Ice Ice Baby!

Jack Baruth
by Jack Baruth

Did The High Plains Chevette-O-Rama leave you hungry for more ‘Vette action? Of course it did. TTAC delivers with this YouTube video of Chevettes in mortal combat. Find out more here. And yes, your humble author will be trying to buy a seat in the 2013 winter season!


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  • Geekcarlover Geekcarlover on Jul 23, 2012

    Given the growing rarity of older compacts, maybe someone could try it with older Dodge Caravans.

  • Ryoku75 Ryoku75 on Jul 23, 2012

    A T1000 would work here, just not a T101.

    • Ciddyguy Ciddyguy on Jul 23, 2012

      Ryoku75, I have not seen it in recent months but there was a nice 85 or so Pontiac T1000 in my neighborhood for several years, a nice white 2 door example that was still being driven.

  • Ciddyguy Ciddyguy on Jul 23, 2012

    On one level, I've liked these cars and no, I don't think they were great, but they had a certain something that was emblematic of the period and they really didn't look that bad for what they were. They proved to be long lasting if you got a good one and maintained it well. My sister had a bright red '82, 2 door Chevette (bought used) back in the late 80's when she and her first hubby lived in Ft Walton Beach. It was not a Scooter, but it wasn't well equipped either, had the styled steel wheels, center chrome cap and may have had trim rings, I forget now, red with beige interior, no AC and an AM radio. The previous owner connected up 2 small, I think 4" surface mount speakers in the way back area, in front of the removable panel that hid the jack, just under the hatch opening between the taillights and she drove up to Georgia to get me at our youngest sister's place at Ft Benning GA (where this sis's husband was station with her 2 daughters). We drove around Atlanta on the back roads to avoid i-75 with both windows open to keep cool due to it being very hot and could barely hear the radio over the wind, cranked up even. But the car was a decent ride to do trips like that in, would've been nicer if it had AC but oh well. So needless to say, I have a soft spot for these and never in the world considered them the best choice out there, but certainly not the worst either. I even test drove a '79 light blue 5 door when I was looking to replace my '68 Chrysler, but it was going for more than I could afford (this being 1983).

  • Ryoku75 Ryoku75 on Jul 24, 2012

    I remember driving a brown Chevette once, it felt light and nimble but a bit slow and short on build quality (rattles everywhere). They're okay cars, but I'd rather get a Civic and rust proof it, if only I could find a stock example.

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