The Chevrolet Chevette
Under the hood, the Chevrolet Chevette didn’t really have anything wrong with it. At the time when the sub-compact car was commissioned by Chevy to be made, Americans were actually energy conscious and preferred smaller and fuel-efficient cars. However, by the time the Chevette finally came out, big trucks were becoming more popular again. Chevrolet’s initial prediction was that they would be able to sell 275,000 Chevettes, including import sales of 150,000 units. By 1976, the predictions were halved and in the late ’70s, the Chevette became America’s best-selling small car. Sadly, that wasn’t enough to save the car.
The Chevrolet Chevette
The Trabant
When the Berlin Wall got erected, Germany became divided into East Germany and West Germany. In the west, Volkswagon existed and was flying high thanks to the Beetle’s success. East Germany refused to purchase cars from the west, so they made the Trabant. However, there was a problem with the Trabant – it was missing too many features to make it worth driving. It had no seat belts, its hood had to be opened in order to refill the gas tank, and it had no tachometer or fuel gauge inside. Yikes!
The Trabant
