1973 Chevrolet Firenza CanAm 302

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StriperSS · #1 07-20-2013, 05:35 PM

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** · #2 07-21-2013, 03:36 PM

<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.

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