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After a not-so-successful run
selling Opels in the United States
during the 1960s and 1970s, The General looked to his partners in the East for the next round of low-priced GM-badged imports. There was the 1985-1988
(which later became the
Metro), 1988-1993
, and a bunch of
machinery based on
. Here’s one of the first of those
: a 1988
Spectrum
sedan, found in a Northern California self-service wrecking yard.
The first model year for the Spectrum (sibling to the U.S.-market Isuzu I-Mark) was 1984, and these cars wore Chevrolet badges through the first part of 1988. At that point,
decided that its Asian-built imports would belong to the
brand starting in the 1989 model year, so 1988 models can be either Geos or Chevrolets, depending on when they were imported.
Most Spectrums (
?) were hatchbacks, so a 1988 Chevrolet Spectrum sedan is now one of the rarest 1980s cars sold in the United States. This is yet more evidence that
rare
does not equal
valuable
.
The interior looks non-thrashed, and the odometer shows a startlingly low reading for a 30-year-old
.
The buildup of rodent bedding in the engine compartment suggests long-term abandonment prior to the car’s final ride to this place, possibly dating back 20 years.
In keeping with 1980s design trends, the HVAC controls show vivid pink and blue colors, and the option to direct air at your feathered hair or your high-heeled boots. Perhaps
owned this car.
Most Spectrum buyers would have been too cheap to get air conditioning or an automatic transmission, but this car has both. You just never know
what you’ll find in the junkyard
!
As slick as city rain.
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