1982 Vauxhall Chevette ES

1982 Vauxhall Chevette in First and Last, Movie made for TV, 1989

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

00:39:40 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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dsl ◊ 2016-01-07 17:10	(reverses back up to Joss Ackland standing by roadside, but reversing lights don't come on!!) We've identified this car using the details you provided CHEVETTE ES SLN 1982 Registration number: OJW267X Body type: 2 Door Saloon Colour: Blue ✗ Untaxed Tax due: 01 October 1996 MOT No details held by DVLA Date of first registration 29 April 1982 Year of manufacture 1982 Cylinder capacity (cc) 1256cc Fuel type PETROL Vehicle status Not taxed Vehicle colour BLUE Black bumper = ultra-poverty ES trim, only our 2nd example after this dark blue one "October 1980 - Chevette ES 2-door Saloon and 3-door Hatchback introduced with similar specification to the E models but with even lower level of trim with vinyl trim plus carpets" (wiki) "Even the advert was economical.....My dad had one as a company car for a year and it had plastic seats, no demister, one sun visor and the seats didn't recline. Even by the standards of 1980 this was brutal, basic transport and he hated it"
ElSaxo ◊ 2016-01-08 00:27	Wonder why the tv commercial's version doesn't have even the wing mirror.

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◊ 2016-01-07 17:10

(reverses back up to Joss Ackland standing by roadside, but reversing lights don't come on!!)

We've identified this car using the details you provided
CHEVETTE ES SLN 1982
Registration number: OJW267X
Body type: 2 Door Saloon
Colour: Blue
✗ Untaxed Tax due: 01 October 1996
MOT No details held by DVLA
Date of first registration 29 April 1982
Year of manufacture 1982
Cylinder capacity (cc) 1256cc
Fuel type PETROL
Vehicle status Not taxed
Vehicle colour BLUE

Black bumper = ultra-poverty ES trim, only our 2nd example after this dark blue one

"October 1980 - Chevette ES 2-door Saloon and 3-door Hatchback introduced with similar specification to the E models but with even lower level of trim with vinyl trim plus carpets" (wiki)

"Even the advert was economical.....My dad had one as a company car for a year and it had plastic seats, no demister, one sun visor and the seats didn't recline. Even by the standards of 1980 this was brutal, basic transport and he hated it"

◊ 2016-01-08 00:27

Wonder why the tv commercial's version doesn't have even the wing mirror.