The travels of the J-Body.

"not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada) 02/16/2019 at 16:10 • Filed to: International car studies

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If you’re from North America, chances are you’ve been in a J-Body once in your life. Here, we know it as the Chevy Cavalier and Pontiac SunbirdfireJ2000. But it went by many other names.

If you’re from the UK, you know it as the Vauxhall Cavalier.

If you’re from the rest of Europe, you know it as the Opel Ascona C.

If you’re from South America, you know it as the Chevy Monza.

If you’re from Australia, you know it as the JB/JD/JE Holden Camira.

If you’re from New Zealand, you know it as the JJ Holden Camira.

If you’re from Japan, you know it as the Isuzu Aska.

And finally, if you’re from Korea, you know it as the Daewoo Espero.

The J platform was very well travelled.

DutchieDC2R > not for canada - australian in disguise 02/16/2019 at 16:31

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‘ The J platform was very well travelled.’

And yet, looking like a crapcan everywhere it went. 

not for canada - australian in disguise > DutchieDC2R 02/16/2019 at 16:32

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The J was a cockroach. Ran forever, but ran like shit forever. And looked bad doing it.

jimz > not for canada - australian in disguise 02/16/2019 at 16:35

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the first picture looks exactly like the Cavalier I drove in Driver’s Ed.

that gen actually wasn’t a bad car.  just boring as shit. 

404 - User No Longer Available > not for canada - australian in disguise 02/16/2019 at 16:40

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That Cavalier up top looked exactly like my sis’... except ours was gray on gray and had a dealer-installed spoiler.

Chinny Raccoon > not for canada - australian in disguise 02/16/2019 at 16:55

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I think the Cavalier died off fairly quickly.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > not for canada - australian in disguise 02/16/2019 at 16:58

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“The J platform was very well traveled .”

I prefer to think of it as ‘trafficked’ or ‘whored’.

And in North America, there was also the Oldsmobile Firenza, Buick Skyhawk and Cadillac Cim arr on

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > not for canada - australian in disguise 02/16/2019 at 17:08

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My prevailing memory of the j-body is that the weed dealer in my high school drove one as his “delivery” car. Apparently the center console was stupidly easy to remove and had a generously sized hiding spot in there. And since no one questions a 90s cavalier with half a dozen air fresheners off the mirror and fast food stains on the seats smelling a little weird.....it worked for him.

WilliamsSW > not for canada - australian in disguise 02/16/2019 at 17:39

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Oh wow - now I know how to say “ shitbox” in so many different languages.  

WilliamsSW > not for canada - australian in disguise 02/16/2019 at 17:39

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Not if you had a turbo J car! Ask me how I know...

fhrblig > not for canada - australian in disguise 02/16/2019 at 17:48

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You forgot the Buick Skyhawk, Oldsmobile Firenza, and *shudder* the Cadillac Cimarron.

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > not for canada - australian in disguise 02/16/2019 at 18:01

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gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > not for canada - australian in disguise 02/16/2019 at 18:03

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Somehow we had a ‘93 Wagon in our fleet at work up until about a year ago. Not awful shape either. Everything gets surplussed by sealed-bid auction here, and I got outbid on it by $200. I was going to bid $500 but I figured it wouldn’t go for much and I wasn’t   convinced I actually  wanted it, so I only bid $250.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > not for canada - australian in disguise 02/16/2019 at 21:49

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My dad drove a Cavalier for a few months while I was in middle school. He bought it cheap out of an estate. He hated it so much that he sold it and went back to getting 12 mpg in our Ford E150 during the recession. They’re that bad.

pip bip - choose Corrour > DutchieDC2R 02/16/2019 at 22:14

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you’re not wrong