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As we have a Capri Perana thread going, it seesm only fair to have one on it’d arch racing rival, the Cheverolet Firenza Can Am The Chevrolet Firenza Can Am was the brainchild of SA saloon car champions Basil van Rooyen and Geoff Mortimer, produced in 1973 to compete on local SA race tracks and rally stages. To make it eligible for the Production Car Championship, one hundred road-going examples had to be sold. The engine that van Rooyen & Mortimer specified was a Z28 motor built for competition in America, but available in road-spec in the Camaro. 290 bhp from what was essentially a factory race-level five litre Chev V8. And the cars weighed just on 1100 kg.        |
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Last Edit: Oct 5, 2010 16:09:31 GMT by e21meister
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lovely. 100 levels of WaNt
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Foxy
Posted a lot
Making pink manly in the north!
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Manlier than Chuck Norris, fighting a bear, with a spoon! |
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I'm the handsome fella with the cheesy white specs or is that the cheesy fella with the handsome white specs?
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matty2300
South East
Red ones go faster!
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one day turning up at work in my (vaux) firenza a south afican guy i work with said "wow we used to have those back in south africa! they really did f**K off!!"
as far a s i can tell... he meant they were fast ;D
i saw blue and white one at billing and was sorely tempted to v8 mine! alas it involves bulkhead mods and i don't wanna go through all that biva rubbish!
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2002 Saab 93 - Daily
1972 Vauxhall Firenza Sport SL - in storage
1978 Vauxhall Magnum - PROJECT
1993 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 GLS - DEAD
1994 Vauxhall Astra 1.4 LS - DEAD
1999 Saab 93 2.0 SE - DEAD
1999 Mercedes W202/C200 - DEAD
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love it apart from that rear spoiler ruins the lines for me
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got the motor from a z28 sat here with loads of good tuning bits in it.......revs to 9k,sounds ace.....for sale if you need it...?
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9 litre,2 speed,tube framed,alky burning...chevette
2002 merc sprinter (the bismarck)
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matty2300
South East
Red ones go faster!
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love it apart from that rear spoiler ruins the lines for me this one better?  |
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2002 Saab 93 - Daily
1972 Vauxhall Firenza Sport SL - in storage
1978 Vauxhall Magnum - PROJECT
1993 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 GLS - DEAD
1994 Vauxhall Astra 1.4 LS - DEAD
1999 Saab 93 2.0 SE - DEAD
1999 Mercedes W202/C200 - DEAD
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 14,962
Club RR Member Number: 174
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Chevrolet Firenza Can Amstealthstylz
@stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member 174
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love it apart from that rear spoiler ruins the lines for me Don't think looks come top of the list with a car like this. Matt |
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spoiler does look a bit like a halfords buy on all but the properly roided up ones, like the one thats manlier than chuck norris with its vacum cleaner spec break ducts that car looks awesome!
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Seth
South East
MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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