Like its American parent, Chrysler South Africa turned to Mitsubishi designs to bolster its local market share. Here the mid-'70s Galant - described as 'Fireworks from Japan', though assembled locally - is shown as the Chrysler Colt. #carbluesky
Andy
The model was first sold in South Africa in 1975 in hardtop form, originally with Dodge badges, until renamed a Chrysler the following year. The saloon version took over from the locally-made Chrysler Vogue (a Hillman Hunter derivative). Much was made of the Colt's 2-litre 'Silent Shaft' engine.
Didn't they also call early ones Valiant Galants?
I guess outside North America that red emblem doesn't really signify anything specific.
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My dad had a GTL, I remember it was a good, comfortable car, but suffered from oil leaks and pitted bodywork.
Despite its name, the Daewoo Racer was no performance car, coming with a single 1.5-litre 88bhp engine, which the brochure described as 'revolutionized'. Thanks to its Opel styling the Racer - which came in impressive-sounding GSI or GTE trims - was still one of the more aerodynamic cars of its era.
An eclectic mix of classics outside the Royal Armouries in Leeds today (1/2).
Daewoo's licence-built version of the Opel Kadett E/Vauxhall Astra mk2 had many identities around the globe. Its most optimistic name was the Racer, heralded in this international brochure as 'tomorrow's car for today's world'. The model was available with three bodystyles. #carbluesky
Andy
While Daewoo kept the 3-door 'aerocoupe' and 4-door bodystyles of GM's original design, the 5-door's side profile was changed to add an extra window behind different rear doors. The original looks of the model are shown (in base trim form) in this 1984 brochure on the Vauxhall Astra version.
