#Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS Rally Car

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Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS Rally Car, 1976. The Chevette was Vauxhall's version of the GM T-car, it became one of the first hatchbacks in its class in the UK. The fact that the T-car was rear wheel drive meant a fairly easy transition to a Group 4 rally car. Vauxhall's 2.3 litre 4 cylinder engine was fitted with a Lotus DOHC 16 valve cylinder head and a Getrag 5 speed manual transmission. The DTV HS proved to be a successful rally car achieving a number of wins for drivers such as Pentti Airikkala, Jimmy McRae and Tony Pond. For homologation purposes there was also a road-going version

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Vauxhall Chevette 2300 HS, 1978. The Chevette was Vauxhall’s version of the General Motors T-car. In 1976 a rally version of the Chevette was developed in conjunction with Blydenstein Racing, which ran Dealer Team Vauxhall. In order to homologate the car for Group 4 rallying 400 road cars had to be made. The the HS was powered by a 2.3 litre 4-cylinder engine fitted with a Lotus developed 16 valve head (General Motors had a shareholding in Lotus at the time). All cars were silver with red stripes. Pictured with the car is British racing driver James Hunt.