1973 Chevrolet Firenza CanAm 302

[Lynn]

Have never seen it.
Would be the same chassis as an Opel Kadett.
Have always wanted to do a SB chevy in an Opel Rallye car.
Would be similar to a V8 Vega.
My fourth car was an Opel Rallye.
Traded it for my 10 10 69 Z.
I don't regret the trade.
But, still, a very solid, well built car.

[StriperSS]

Firenza's were sold in Canada, and were an updated Vauxhall Viva, completely different from the Opel Kadett. Ours were all 4 cylinders, and had horrendous reliability issues. In South Africa, 100 were converted to V8 power, all with Z/28 302 engines, just to make them legal for a local racing series. This would have been a handful on the street, but I would have loved to drive one! Some still survive in New Zealand, and here's a photo of a vintage racer.
Flickr photo

[Lynn]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: StriperSS</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Firenza's were sold in Canada, and were an updated Vauxhall Viva, completely different from the Opel Kadett. Ours were all 4 cylinders, and had horrendous reliability issues. Flickr photo </div></div>

Are you sure? I know the sheet metal is different. Vauxhall was owned by Opel, and I always thought they shared common chassis components, even though the Vauxhalls were made in England.

Sorry to hijack the thread. The CanAm looks like a great car. Just not sure I could live with right hand drive.