Vauxhall Nova / Opel Corsa

ON THIS DAY 33 YEARS AGO TODAY (28th Sept 1982) General Motors launched the Spanish built Opel Corsa, which was sold in Britain from April 1983 as the Vauxhall Nova. The new front-wheel drive range of small hatchbacks and saloons effectively replaced the Chevette. However, the transport workers union threw the future of the new car, which was expected to sell around 50,000 units a year, into jeopardy by blocking imports to Britain.