Found next to the street...

"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich) 10/27/2020 at 08:14 • Filed to: None

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...something that is probably British made for the Canadian/US market probably given the side the steering wheel is on as well as the Lucas markings on the front and rear lights.

And you can see the size of this compared to my Fit.

Anyone know what this is? I haven’t had time to investigate further...

pip bip - choose Corrour > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 10/27/2020 at 08:31

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GM Envoy?

was it Opel or Vauxhall, might have been a short lived Canada only brand. iirc

steering wheel hub says Envoy

pip bip - choose Corrour > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 10/27/2020 at 08:32

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Envoy_(automobile)

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 10/27/2020 at 08:49

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At first I thought it was a Ford Anglia wagon but pip is right about it being an Envoy brand. Definitely appears to be a European compact car as a captive import.

Great pictures by the way. I appreciate you giving us the full shakedown of the car from every angle. It's a surprisingly elegant little thing and very space efficient. 

Grindintosecond > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 10/27/2020 at 08:50

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it’s a car missing a 6-71 blower out the hood. You should buy it and fix that problem.

shop-teacher > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 10/27/2020 at 09:02

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That is cool!  It looks kind of like a mini ‘56 Chevy wagon.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 10/27/2020 at 09:21

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A buddy of mine actually knows where a Vauxhall Victor is abandoned in the woods, near his house (Western NC) . In the US, instead of being a captive “Envoy” brand, they were sold for a while through Pontiac dealers.

In other words, the derelict near him is the sedan version of one of these (and LHD also) but still British in branding.

WilliamsSW > Grindintosecond 10/27/2020 at 10:28

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I like the way you think

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > pip bip - choose Corrour 10/27/2020 at 10:39

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Yup... Envoy Special wagon is what it is.

Thanks!

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > shop-teacher 10/27/2020 at 10:58

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Yup... and it is a GM design... specifically Vauxhall... sold as an ‘Envoy’ in Canada. 

KnowsAboutCars > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 10/27/2020 at 12:33

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Cool car. Never heard of these.

shop-teacher > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 10/27/2020 at 12:46

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I dig it!

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > KnowsAboutCars 10/27/2020 at 14:14

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These cars were brought into Canada before the US-Canada auto pact free trade agreement.  Before that time, it would make more sense to import some vehicles from the UK because because Canada was/is part of the British commonwealth as stuff that came in from the USA had higher tariffs.