Chevrolet 400
The Chevrolet 400 was a compact car manufactured by General Motors in Argentina in 1962 with this car General Motors responded to the proposal made by Ford and Chrysler, both brought to the country when the first compact cars. Falcon Ford and Chrysler Valiant.
The car was based on the car known in the U.S. as the Chevy II and later as the Chevrolet Nova. It was manufactured in the country only in version 4-door sedan, although at the beginning of those years had an armed derivative by Froilan Gonzalez famous pilot, who was called Chevitú American Chevy II 2 door, imported to Argentina to run in Turismo Carretera.
In the 60s, the auto industry was revolutionized with the emergence of a new concept vehicle: the compact cars. In Argentina, meant a radical change in the structures of large factories, such is the case began manufacturing the Chrysler Valiant and Ford made the Falcon.
General Motors, would not be left behind and his response was a derivative of the Chevy II American, who was baptized in Argentina as Chevrolet 400 car. The first Chevrolet 400 that arrived in the country, brought round headlights on his forehead and came equipped with engines 194 cubic inches or 3179 cm3.
The Argentine first Chevrolet 400 was assembled on 21 March 1962 and came equipped with the same engine called "194". The presentation of the 400 range offered two models:
Both generated a power of 106 HP. All this came mated to a gearbox 3 speed.
In 1964, the ‘Super’ version, which had a light touch on his forehead going to bring a whole new grill is launched. The novel also passed through the mechanical, as the Super premiered the new engine "230" of 3.769 cm ³, 127 HP. and a Holley Carburetor R 2751, always equipped with its 3 speed manual transmission.
In 1965 suffered its first restyling changing your front and your back headlights incorporating two double one for the light recoil, more ornate chrome and accompanying American line.
1967 reaches its second restyling, incorporating dual round headlights on the front and back light changing the bumper, also renews its interior with the dash and instruments that would have until the end of his days in the Special and Super versions. Mechanically renews box 3 gears for another of same but now with all their synchronized gears
The year 1968 is considered the year of glory Chevrolet, because in that year is launched the new Chevrolet 400 Super Sport. It was the more aggressive version of the brand because it came equipped with the more powerful engine and a new transmission. They were the engine "250" of 4.097 cm ³, and the gearbox Corvette 4-speed selector to trigger, released just this year. The Super Sport, equipped with this engine duo-box power erogaba 155 HP. also come equipped with a Holley Carburetor RX 7214-A 1 mouth. It also brought a new touch to his forehead going to wear 2 pairs of round headlights.
That same year, the pilot Carlos Alberto Pairetti, TC Champion was crowned, piloting a Chevrolet prototype called the "Orange Thunder" adopted the name because of the color of the unit, equipped with an engine and "250" with gearbox Chevrolet Corvette.
In 1969 the front is renewed by the round headlights framing a square frames and rear undergoes modernization, on the other hand makes its appearance Chevy, a sports car that became the most famous in the history of the brand and which still continues to be used to compete in the main category of the country car (Road House). The idea was to offer a luxury car with sporty features on the one hand (Chevrolet 400), and a sport born on the other (Chevy). What was not taken into account is that Chevy sales increased at the expense of its big brother, the 400, causing a self-competition between the two models.
In 1970, the "Rally Sport" line launches with the base of the Special Body, more economical version sporting the "Super Sport". It came with the engine called "194" but at the beginning of "1972" will change the graphic, with more aggressive character and for this bigger engine adopts the line the "250", equipped with a Holley Carburetor 1 mouth and coupled to the 4-speed gearbox. These versions came with different shades of color characteristic of this series: White, Red with black side stripes, Celeste with white side stripes or orange with black best known sidebands. It also highlighted the "RS" logo on the back of the car and a new grille to differentiate the Super Sport with 2 headlights instead of 4. Moreover begins to market the diesel version would be equipped with motor and box then (Rastrojero) XD 4.88 Indenor that name refers to 4 cylinder and 88 millimeters in diameter each.
In 1974, Chevrolet ended production of 93,000 units 400 having been manufactured. It was replaced by the Chevy Malibu, indicating that General Motors would bet all the Chevy. However, that same year, the engine "194" Chevrolet 400 was used to start the project which would be the first midsize Chevrolet in Argentina: the Opel K-180.
Chevrolet 400 Diesel
Chevrolet 400 Std
Chevrolet 400 Special
Chevrolet 400 Super and Super DeLuxe
Chevrolet 400 Súper Sport
Chevrolet 400 Rally Sport
The Chevrolet 400 made its debut in the TC in the 60s at the same time the first compact began to appear in national motorsport. The prototype Chevitú armed by the famous pilot Froilan Gonzalez (derived from American Chevrolet Nova, matrix 400), was the pioneer in this activity receiving praise and rejection alike. The "400" was piloted in several TC flyers, including Jorge Cupeiro highlighted, Marincovich Carlos Jorge Carlos Martínez Boero and Giay, among others.
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