The Vauxhall Chevette is a supermini car that was manufactured by Vauxhall in the United Kingdom from 1975 to 1984. It was Vauxhall's version of the "T-Car" small-car family from Vauxhall's parent General Motors (GM), and based primarily on the Opel Kadett C.

Aug 9, 2012 · The 1980 Vauxhall Bedford Chevanne’s long life power unit was developed from the well-proven 1,256cm, four-cylinder, over-head-valve petrol engine of the Vauxhall Chevette cars and HA light vans.

Vauxhall Motor subsidiary Bedford Vehicles introduced a small commercial vehicles in 1976 based on the Vauxhall Chevette called the Bedford Chevanne. It was intended at the time as a replacement for the Bedford HA however in the end the two sold along side each other.

The Cavalier and Chevette Club is a lively community for owners, enthusiasts, and restorers of all Cavalier, Chevette, Chevanne, Vectra B, Calibra models, and their Opel equivalents: Ascona B, C, Manta B, and Kadett C.

The Vauxhall Chevette was Britain's best-selling hatchback between 1975 and 1978. We explore its history and how it survived well into the 1980s.

Jan 27, 2025 · 2025 will see the 50th anniversary of the launch of two significant cars into the UK car market – the Vauxhall Chevette and the Vauxhall Cavalier – both of which were destined to not only help turn-round the fortunes of Vauxhalls UK operations, but also benchmarking new standards in their individual sectors of the car market.

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The Bedford Chevanne was a small commercial vehicle based on the GM T platform Vauxhall Chevette estate, Though unlike the Chevette the Chevanne had a flat rear floor.and panels instead of rear side windows.

There were several prototypes of the Chevette made with both the 1.6 and 1.9 engines fitted. When it came to Vauxhall getting into rallying the early plan for the HS was to use the Opel 2.0 CIH fuel injection engine, in the end the 2.3litre twin …

The Chevette was designed to fit into the Vauxhall range below the Viva, and was initially presented as a hatchback, a style that soared in popularity during the 1970s.