Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Junkyard Find: 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS

The early 1990s was an interesting period for cheap small cars from Detroit with front-wheel-drive and enough power to edge into fun territory. You could get a Geo Storm GSi, or a Ford Escort GT, or even a Plymouth Sundance Duster. Or you could just give up completely and buy the vaguely sporty-looking Cavalier RS. These cars are surprisingly rare nowadays, considering how ubiquitous they once were, though they're still easier to find than the somewhat quick Z24 Cavalier. Here's an example I spotted a few days ago in a Denver self-service yard.
GM was hoping that memories of the Chevrolet "Rally Sport" cars of the late 1960s and early 1970s would help move this iron off the showroom floor. Look, it's downtown Denver in the background!
95 horsepower from this 2.2 liter, Opel-designed pushrod four. Hey, at least it isn't an Iron Duke!
The RS package was always just a bunch of appearance and convenience options, but imagine an alternative universe in which GM dropped the 180-horse Quad 4 in this car. It would have been quicker than the Beretta GTZ, and more sleeper-ish.
These plastic door-panel badges really don't age well. Next stop: Crusher!

29 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 01 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 02 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 03 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 04 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 05 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 06 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 07 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 08 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 09 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 10 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 11 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 12 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 13 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 14 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 15 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 16 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 17 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 18 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 19 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 20 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 21 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 22 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 23 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 24 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 25 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 26 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 27 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin 28 - 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier RS Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee 'Landau' Martin

from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com




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