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I don't know where this Fleetwood Southbridge comes from (I never saw this kind of plates) nor how it "landed" in Biert, a really small village in Ariège, where it appears to be one of the long term dwellings available in the municipal camping...
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This motorhome was apparently made from 1981 (according to owner's manuals) until 1987 (less trustworthy source: a classified ad site). It's propelled by a Chevrolet 454 ci / 7.4 l V8, like here, or by a Diesel engine.
Does anyone have more info about this vehicule (accurate production period, chassis...)? Later models are built on Ford and Workhorse chassis: does the Workhorse option imply a GM P-Series chassis for earlier models, as they used a Chevrolet V8?
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This motorhome was apparently made from 1981 (according to owner's manuals) until 1987 (less trustworthy source: a classified ad site). It's propelled by a Chevrolet 454 ci / 7.4 l V8, like here, or by a Diesel engine.
Does anyone have more info about this vehicule (accurate production period, chassis...)? Later models are built on Ford and Workhorse chassis: does the Workhorse option imply a GM P-Series chassis for earlier models, as they used a Chevrolet V8?
What is it?
a Daewoo Nexia.
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daewoo_Nexia
one of the uncountable T-Cars:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_T_platform_(1979)
The very last ones were sold here as Chevrolet.*
On my street is one survivor left, owned by the son of a neighbour.
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hmm, Wiki says, only the late, Uzbekistan-made ones were badged as Chevrolet. But AFAIK these weren't sold here.Dunno, if the Daewoo was dropped, before all Daewoos, sold in the EU, were labeled as Chevrolet, of if some very last already got the badge.
But the badge of the car on the photo can be just a pimp-element by the proud owner.
I don't think I've ever seen one of these in person? It's a wonder this one is still around, and even more why someone would pimp it:
(And yes, that's a Chevrolet badge on the fender...
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(And yes, that's a Chevrolet badge on the fender...
)They had a nice series of Flash commercials where an Element would be in a conversation with animals. 
(among others a unicorn, a kangaroo and the infamous crab)
There was also one highly controversial (and I think banned) commercial where the Element was talking with a pointer dog...
(among others a unicorn, a kangaroo and the infamous crab)
There was also one highly controversial (and I think banned) commercial where the Element was talking with a pointer dog...
yep, base model ( DX ) wheels
not a big event yet when we get to see one but they are a little bit harder to see than a few years ago around here
not a big event yet when we get to see one but they are a little bit harder to see than a few years ago around here