When Vauxhall Built Sports Cars

You probably know Vauxhall and their German cousin Opel as the makers of reasonably prices cars that maybe aren’t that exciting. But in the 60s and 70s Vauxhall produced several amazing sports car and supercar concepts that rivalled the best Lamborghini had to offer. And Vauxhall didn’t just make concepts, there was the VX220 – a car that was a lot of fun with great handling. But why didn’t these 60s cars or the last concept ever make it to production?

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Sources:
http://www.vauxpedia.net
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_B-Type
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Prince_Henry
https://www.vauxhall.co.uk/content/dam/vauxhall/Home/brochure-library/cars/new-corsa/all-new-price-guide.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_International_Motor_Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phlJ2fvcd4s
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/big-reads/dont-call-me-baby-meet-coolest-vauxhall-ever
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panther_Lima
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Sky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_GT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAumb8Rv2SQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Calibra

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