Ok, this is a slightly accidental thread as I was simply going to ask what this car (above) is, since it looks like an Opel Kadett Coupé (C platform / 3rd generation) with a different nose. The nose looks a bit like the Mk.1 Vauxhall Astra / Opel Kadett D-platform but it isn't because ..
.. I investigated further (after looking at the ISUZU sunstrip 'clue') and discovered that it's actually an Isuzu Gemini.
I'd totally forgotten (!) that there were regional variations of the Kadett C / Chevette in other territories and some of you may never have seen any of these before, so this has warped from a "car ID thread" to a "GM 'T' car extravaganza". Hope some of you like it .. it took a while to assemble. Here goes ...
Apparently our Opel Kadett C / Vauxhall Chevette [GM's "T Car"] first appeared in Brazil in 1974 as a Chevrolet Chevette. Here are some international versions:
(USA) Buick Opel
(USA) 1976 Chevrolet Chevette
(USA) 1977 Chevrolet Chevette
(USA) 1977 Chevrolet Chevette Rally
(USA) 1983-85 Chevrolet Chevette
(We didn't get a five-door hatch variant of the Vauxhall or Opel versions over here)
(Canada?) 1981 Pontiac T1000
(Canada) 1986 Pontiac Acadian Scooter
(Brazil) 1978 Chevrolet Chevette SR (prototype)
(something of the Vaux. Chevette HS / HSR 2300 about it ..)
(Brazil) 1982 Chevrolet Chevette SL
(Brazil) 1986 Chevrolet Chevette Marajó ("Marajó" = Estate)
(Brazil) 1988 Chevrolet Chevette
(Brazil) Chevrolet Chevette Gp II
(Argentina) Opel K-180 Rally
(Argentinian designed 1800cc engine)
(Japan) Isuzu Gemini
(Japan) Isuzu Gemini PF
(Japan) 1983 Isuzu Gemini ZZ-R
(South Korea) Daewoo Maepsy
(South Korea) Saehan Max
(Australia) 1976 Holden Gemini TX
(Australia) Holden Gemini TD
(Australia) Holden Gemini
(Australia) 1983 Holden TG Gemini SLX
Some further reading:
www.howstuffworks.com/chevrolet-chevette.htm/printable
(not much love here ..)
www.chevroletpedia.org/2009/11/02/chevrolet-chevette-a-walk-down-memory-shame/
Isuzu Gemini:
japanesenostalgiccar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5225&sid=bfc542b54deaf646d51a7400841e8aa3
modified Holden Gemini TX Coupé
www.holdengemini.net/feature_holden_danieltx01.php
mad custom Holden Gemini
www.avhub.com.au/Features.aspx?MagazineID=7&FeatureID=55
1979 Opel Kadett Coupé (2 litre)
www.cardomain.com/ride/2581442
(General Lee)
www.thetruthaboutcars.com/in-defense-of-the-chevrolet-chevette-sort-of/
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