Comments on: CarDomain Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot: The Chevrolet Firenza Can-Am 302 http://blog.cardomain.com/2009/11/30/cardomain-obscure-muscle-car-parking-lot-the-chevrolet-firenza-can-am-302/ CarDomain Blog - Crazy news and CarDomain Finds Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:12:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: bitterswede http://blog.cardomain.com/2009/11/30/cardomain-obscure-muscle-car-parking-lot-the-chevrolet-firenza-can-am-302/comment-page-1/#comment-129570 bitterswede Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:27:53 +0000 http://blog.cardomain.com/?p=32972#comment-129570 Great to find this rare car here. My father worked for John Guskie (sp?)at Oldsmobile before John became the Chief Engineer for GM Port Elizabeth. In '73 we were living in SA and John got us into the pits for the 9-hour at Kyalami where we watched Basil van Rooyen race one of these Z-28 powered rockets. Also had a terrifying ride in one in downtown Jo-burg. (South Africans are unreasonably fearless) Also remember finding one on the showroom floor in Nelspruit. Can Am's were campaigned in rally too, but they were hard to keep straight on pavement, can't imagine trying to stay hooked-up in the dirt. Tiny car, big smiles! Basil started the ball rolling but the guy inside that gave it the nod was an old gear-head from Michigan. Thanks for putting this up here. Great to find this rare car here. My father worked for John Guskie (sp?)at Oldsmobile before John became the Chief Engineer for GM Port Elizabeth. In ’73 we were living in SA and John got us into the pits for the 9-hour at Kyalami where we watched Basil van Rooyen race one of these Z-28 powered rockets. Also had a terrifying ride in one in downtown Jo-burg. (South Africans are unreasonably fearless) Also remember finding one on the showroom floor in Nelspruit. Can Am’s were campaigned in rally too, but they were hard to keep straight on pavement, can’t imagine trying to stay hooked-up in the dirt. Tiny car, big smiles! Basil started the ball rolling but the guy inside that gave it the nod was an old gear-head from Michigan. Thanks for putting this up here.

]]> By: Legacy_camaro http://blog.cardomain.com/2009/11/30/cardomain-obscure-muscle-car-parking-lot-the-chevrolet-firenza-can-am-302/comment-page-1/#comment-112957 Legacy_camaro Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:02:52 +0000 http://blog.cardomain.com/?p=32972#comment-112957 this is a muscle car. totally awesome they needed these in the US! this is a muscle car. totally awesome they needed these in the US!

]]> By: The CarDomain Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot Year End Wrap-Up: The Foreign Contenders – CarDomain Blog http://blog.cardomain.com/2009/11/30/cardomain-obscure-muscle-car-parking-lot-the-chevrolet-firenza-can-am-302/comment-page-1/#comment-112921 The CarDomain Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot Year End Wrap-Up: The Foreign Contenders – CarDomain Blog Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:15:32 +0000 http://blog.cardomain.com/?p=32972#comment-112921 [...] Ford with a mind blowing name. - The Ghia L6.4: Italian Body with a Chrysler Power Plant. - The Chevrolet Firenza Can Am 302 – South African Muscle with a Yankee Heart! - The Ford Capri Perana – Another South [...] [...] Ford with a mind blowing name. – The Ghia L6.4: Italian Body with a Chrysler Power Plant. – The Chevrolet Firenza Can Am 302 – South African Muscle with a Yankee Heart! – The Ford Capri Perana – Another South [...]

]]> By: Straff99 http://blog.cardomain.com/2009/11/30/cardomain-obscure-muscle-car-parking-lot-the-chevrolet-firenza-can-am-302/comment-page-1/#comment-112799 Straff99 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:47:09 +0000 http://blog.cardomain.com/?p=32972#comment-112799 If you like these cars please check out my Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/FirenzaCanam If you like these cars please check out my Youtube channel:

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]]> By: CarDomain Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot – The Ford Capri Perana – CarDomain Blog http://blog.cardomain.com/2009/11/30/cardomain-obscure-muscle-car-parking-lot-the-chevrolet-firenza-can-am-302/comment-page-1/#comment-111502 CarDomain Obscure Muscle Car Parking Lot – The Ford Capri Perana – CarDomain Blog Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:01:45 +0000 http://blog.cardomain.com/?p=32972#comment-111502 [...] V-8 Muscle Cars are not the exclusive property of the States. A great example was the Chevy Firenza built in South Africa during the early 70’s. However, Ford of South Africa also had a V8 [...] [...] V-8 Muscle Cars are not the exclusive property of the States. A great example was the Chevy Firenza built in South Africa during the early 70’s. However, Ford of South Africa also had a V8 [...]

]]> By: wsbob http://blog.cardomain.com/2009/11/30/cardomain-obscure-muscle-car-parking-lot-the-chevrolet-firenza-can-am-302/comment-page-1/#comment-110901 wsbob Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:02:42 +0000 http://blog.cardomain.com/?p=32972#comment-110901 Cars like these would be a very good idea today. Definitely an obscure muscle car. Small cars with big power are still very popular when you do them right. Cars like these would be a very good idea today. Definitely an obscure muscle car. Small cars with big power are still very popular when you do them right.

]]> By: troutster52 http://blog.cardomain.com/2009/11/30/cardomain-obscure-muscle-car-parking-lot-the-chevrolet-firenza-can-am-302/comment-page-1/#comment-110902 troutster52 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:33:53 +0000 http://blog.cardomain.com/?p=32972#comment-110902 I say yes. Slick little car. Nothing says muscle car like shoe-horning an oversized engine into an undersized car. Even with all the V8s that were prevalent in the US during that time, 5.4 to 60 mph is at the top of the game. I can't wait to see the equivalent Ford. I say yes. Slick little car. Nothing says muscle car like shoe-horning an oversized engine into an undersized car. Even with all the V8s that were prevalent in the US during that time, 5.4 to 60 mph is at the top of the game. I can’t wait to see the equivalent Ford.

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