jollyfkr2 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 I was just thinking of putting my name down on a new Vauxhall Viva and reading the reviews etc when I came across this strange creature, the Grumett Indiana, Grumett were based in Uraguay and had Vauxhall make up glassfibre molds for the HC Viva and Chevette, Here's the Indiana And here's a Chevette: Asimo, Tickman, cobblers and 21 others 23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 I only discovered these things earlier this year. South American cars a brilliantly oddball and somebody really needs to write a proper book on the subject. There was a nuts Grummett four-seat pick-up based on an HB Viva before the Chevette became a thing LightBulbFun, warch, Angrydicky and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyfkr2 Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 6 minutes ago, barrett said: I only discovered these things earlier this year. South American cars a brilliantly oddball and somebody really needs to write a proper book on the subject. There was a nuts Grummett four-seat pick-up based on an HB Viva before the Chevette became a thing What a gorgeous piece of kit! There was a Chevette Crew Cab pick and (Viva HB) Van JeeExEll, anonymous user, Mrs6C and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Why didn't we do them, imagine a 1970s Vauxhall that didn't rust like hell. warch, madwelshman, Asimo and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 1 hour ago, barrett said: South American cars a brilliantly oddball and somebody really needs to write a proper book on the subject. Indeed. If only there was a motoring journalist out there with an interest in, and talent for finding, obscure old cars... Sudsprint, Mrs6C and Skizzer 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 yeah, and loads of free time... Mrs6C and STUNO 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyfkr2 Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 30 minutes ago, barrett said: yeah, and loads of free time... yeah, but think of the money and fame somewhatfoolish and Angrydicky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 https://auto.mercadolibre.com.uy/MLU-468271141-chevrolet-c-10-grummett-_JM#position=6&type=item&tracking_id=d49c7e89-ef63-436e-811b-109ab0f30f58 3800 USD Lacquer Peel, somewhatfoolish and Mrs6C 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Green Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Someone, somewhere told me the street of Uraguay were full of the kind of tat I liked. So, let's streetview one random street in Montevideo and see what we get: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Prof+Carlos+Bacigalupi,+11800+Montevideo,+Departamento+de+Montevideo,+Uruguay/@-34.8930614,-56.1824129,3a,75y,171.95h,78.28t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sP6dvZZClanSs3bs0GaR7xA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x959f80383ddd938f:0x960e0bb29e27141c!8m2!3d-34.8924937!4d-56.1827216 JeeExEll, Sudsprint, scdan4 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyfkr2 Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 How about this Hunny... https://auto.mercadolibre.com.uy/MLU-468159238-opel-indiana-kadett-_JM#position=46&type=item&tracking_id=b83dc1e3-4dc2-40bc-a051-fc0ef439a338 grummmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 31 minutes ago, Alan_Green said: Someone, somewhere told me the street of Uraguay were full of the kind of tat I liked. So, let's streetview one random street in Montevideo and see what we get: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Prof+Carlos+Bacigalupi,+11800+Montevideo,+Departamento+de+Montevideo,+Uruguay/@-34.8930614,-56.1824129,3a,75y,171.95h,78.28t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sP6dvZZClanSs3bs0GaR7xA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x959f80383ddd938f:0x960e0bb29e27141c!8m2!3d-34.8924937!4d-56.1827216 I'm on a virtual chod spotting journey round Montevideo, it looks like a paradise for shite! Mrs6C, richardmorris and Sudsprint 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Green Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 There's a Ledbury Maestro on that street. Uncle Jimmy, JeeExEll, wuvvum and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 2cvs get bloody everywhere. Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 I didn't know about the Grummett Indiana. Or more fibreglass weirdness, the Volkswagen Gurgel, until just now. https://www.arcar.org/volkswagen-gurgel-safari-111266 somewhatfoolish, Mrs6C, anonymous user and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Uruguay was and remains a popular place for Citroens! How about a nice Axel or twin-pot Visa? https://www.roodos.com.uy/de/53_vendo-o-permuto-todo-al-dia.html https://www.roodos.com.uy/de/849_vendo-citroen.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 isnt there a certain insania you should be showing that to Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieInExile Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Always liked the Argentinian VW rebadge of the Avenger. madwelshman, Sudsprint, JeeExEll and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwelshman Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 On 11/30/2019 at 6:24 PM, GeordieInExile said: Always liked the Argentinian VW rebadge of the Avenger. VW 1500 Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChinaTom Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 I once rode in a Fiat Oggi in Cauca in Colombia. One of my better taxi rides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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