1983 Chevrolet Chevette [GM-T]

1983 Chevrolet Chevette [GM-T] in The New Detectives: Case Studies in Forensic Science, Non-fiction TV, 1996-2005 Ep. 3.02

Class: Cars, Hatchback — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
CougarTim ◊ 2020-01-20 21:22	Not sure why this was listed as a 1979 (episode dialogue?), but the taillights are 1980+, and the style of fender badge and black license plate surround are 1983+; no CHMSl narrows final range to 1983-1985. The graphics are interesting; I found an example of a 1985 with the same, though I cannot guarantee if it was an option unique to that year.
night cub ◊ 2020-01-20 21:25	At first I thought the black bumpers were Scooter, but that was only in 1983. The 1984 brochure shows the base models having them and only the CS with non-black bumpers: Link to "www.picclickimg.com" -- Last edit: 2020-01-20 21:27:40
CougarTim ◊ 2020-01-20 21:33	I suspect this 1980-1982 four-door Chevette in the same episode is meant to be the same car:
rjluna2 ◊ 2020-01-20 23:03	1984 or later due to the script placement at the front fender for the main picture.
dhill_cb7 ◊ 2020-08-30 16:30	rjluna2 wrote 1984 or later due to the script placement at the front fender for the main picture. Please stop with this. This is incorrect. Here is a 1983 brochure and the script clearly is above the molding....