Vintages

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 07/20/2019 at 18:02 • Filed to: Vauxhall Viceroy, Rust, Moto Guzzi

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Seen today.

Something out of the ordinary. Vauxhall Viceroy (aka Opel Commodore). Bonus Rover 3.5 litre.

It had one of those posh automatic gearboxes. Still windy up windows though.

No matter how often you paint and repaint your vintage, chemistry still tends to win.

It’s easier and cheaper to maintain and keep bikes than cars, so there were lots.

Like this brace of single cylinder Guzzis. No, me neither. I’ve only ever seen V twins.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Cé hé sin 07/20/2019 at 18:07

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Cool! What’s the sleek, rounded silver/gray car at the FAR right just in-shot?

Cé hé sin > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/20/2019 at 18:11

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I think it’s a Morgan.

EDIT: If it’s the one I think you mean, it’s a Karmann Ghia. It’s the one behind the blue Volvo.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Cé hé sin 07/20/2019 at 18:27

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Cool, I THOUGHT it might be a Karmann Ghia, but wasn’t sure! Pretty distinctive body lines! :)

not for canada - australian in disguise > Cé hé sin 07/20/2019 at 19:40

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That generation of full size RWD GM executive car has to be one of the most prolificly rebadged cars in the world. An Opel in mainland Europe, a Vauxhall in the UK, a Holden in Australia, and even a Chevrolet in South Africa.

Interestingly, despite the long and storied relationship between GM South Africa and General Motors-Holden’s, the South African Commodore was not based on the Australian VB Commodore which was similar but not exactly the same, but instead the European Opel/Vauxhall variant.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Cé hé sin 07/21/2019 at 05:19

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nice VB/VC Holden Commodore

:P