Today in South African automotive weirdness.

"not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada)
11/15/2016 at 18:51 • Filed to: None

The Chevrolet El Camino. “But wait! Isn’t that a Holden?” you may ask, and the answer is yes. This is not the El Camino North America got, instead it’s a Holden Kingswood ute (or bakkie, as they are known in SA) with a chevy badge. You could also get it in sedan or wagon forms, as the Chevy Kommando.

It was later replaced by the Chevy Commodore, which is NOT a rebadged Holden, it was a rebadged Opel. The Holden was also a rebadge of the Opel version.

And then, just a few years ago, there was the also Holden-based Chevy Lumina based off the VF Commodore. Also was sold in the Middle East.

And, just to top things off, the Chevy Firenza. Which you could get with a V8 somehow shoehorned under the hood. Because fuck it.

Considering the Firenza (at least the Canadian market ones) !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , I doubt many Chevy Firenza owners had very long life expectancies.

In short: Chevrolet South Africa is fucking weird.

DISCUSSION (4)

pip bip - choose Corrour > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/15/2016 at 19:29

FYI, that Ranger is not a rebadged Monaro. that good sir is a rebadged Opel.

AuthiCooper1300 > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/15/2016 at 19:32

I suppose you’ve heard about SA’s early 7-series BMWs with M1 engines? or about the several V8-engined smallish Fords sold there, such as the Sierra XR8?

Admittedly many of those were strict homologation specials, but not all. Also with some roads being so high sheer displacement solves a lot of problems.

not for canada - australian in disguise > pip bip - choose Corrour
11/15/2016 at 19:38

You’re right.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > not for canada - australian in disguise
11/15/2016 at 20:21

Pass on the Opels.