The little Chev with big muscle: Firenza Can Am

[@Zama_Nkosi]

"Hy skuif links, hy skuif regs - hy wil nie reguit ry.", I felt that. 🙂

[@anthonyserfontein7432]

Nee wat...... Lekker man, lekker. Ou Frikkie jy is wild ou maat. Nice Afrikaans content. Love it

[@nevillepretorius8948]

24 dislikes, just because the owner spoke in his native language. Great video and great car.

[@paxhumana2015]

I am convinced that Afrikaans is to to the nations of South Africa and The Netherlands what Cajun, Creole, and Quebec French/Acadian are to the USA and France.

[@gbone7581]

Maybe they have been beaten by a Can Am.?

[@chrismckeown9424]

Had a homebuilt one of these ..worked 400 chev th400 9 inch diff ..did 145mph from standing start to mile marker..daily driver..miss that car

[@lehlogonolomaringa3213]

Wish this video had subtitles.. 🤗

[@DieterPey]

Click on the cc button below the video then the subtitles will be availble

[@050wickey]

@@DieterPey yes select captions, Afrikaans and the english subtitles will appear

[@MrWkala]

Subtitles are either Dutch or Afrikaans. English is not an option

[@gbone7581]

@@MrWkala Choose Afrikaans , the subtitles are English. Why🤷‍♂️

[@RRSmurf]

I'm an English speaking Saffer... But damn what a charming video 👌🏼

[@britishbarbadian]

Vauxhall Firenza , great cars

[@richardsorensen797]

Lovely video Sentimetal, great photography & story telling. By the way, only 100 Can-Ams were built, inclusive of the three race cars & two rally cars.

[@moegammadkamaldien9374]

I just want to say dankie oom!

[@neiljarvis8911]

I'm a petrol head of 58 yrs and had never heard of these, though Viva GT, Brabham and Firenza Droop Snoot. I have always looked at the engine bay and thought they were crying out for a small block chevy or a LS6.

[@friedookiehil]

Awesome beauty!! Remember them when I was in primary school when they launched them. Had the priveliege to get a spin in one in Vanderbijlpark in 1997 and it was a BLAST!!! Never realized how powerful it really was and still is. Needs rto be properly handled, unlike modern cars with AWD or FWD where you think you can drive well and the car actually does most of the driving. RESPECT!!!!!

[@bravofoxable]

The one car on my bucket list that has not been ticked off.... Legend of a car 👍🏻

[@rudedogii]

Love it! Thanks for sharing.

[@AFExploration]

a mix of the Vauxhall Firenza/Viva HC we got in Europe but yours is a Monster, love it

[@YusufPetersenCPT]

Boomer comments incoming.... Yasis man Frikkie dit is mooi ne!!!

[@iceopc]

Growing up in the small town Welgedag, the Vos brothers passed our house daily, and as children we loved hearing the V8's roaring down the street, good mems

[@VLVanDerMerwe]

My Dad and I are the proud owners of one!

[@ockertolivier6474]

What a beaut....the capri perranna killer. This was/is an annimal, and true to his word, if you do not know how to drive it, hands off. This car will shame you in a flash. Ai, dankie vir die goeie Afrikaans, heimwee hier uit n verre land. Pas daai karre op, weet jy sal.

[@tabishahmedparkar9734]

Hands up if you know the purple Chevy Can Am that races at Killarney

[@clintjoshua9965]

Nitrous fed..... Willie Nel 🙌

[@Badassracecarcpt]

And the twin turbo one of ralph

[@miles.a1.9]

I still have a bad 35 mm camera Pic of willie nells firenza. 👌

[@eubo383]

I enjoyed the oom's Afrikaans mondeling as much as I enjoyed the audio visual track. But he's right, it's not a pretty car 😂

[@richardharvey9495]

Mate of mine’s Dad still has one Super rare

[@MotoringMayhem]

Another awesome video! 🔥 Amazing cinematics en die oom se liefde vir sy kar is pragtig.

[@BoldRam]

That's a 70's Vauxhall Viva here. In New Zealand we only got the 1100/1300cc motor that blew head gaskets every time it got hot. I would have loved to transplant a better motor in like this. Handled better than my Avenger coupe but with it alread being tail happy I hate to think how a heavier engine was in the wet.

[@local56]

Fantastic pair of cars.

[@rudiboggenpoel711]

THEE LEGEND👌💪

[@ryanwalker372]

I've been looking for one for 7 years! very very scarce.

[@ashsingh1429]

Rohan Jordan has 3 projects for sale, search for him on Facebook

[@ryanwalker372]

Thank you! Will do!

[@conradwilson8586]

World class video! Thanks @Cars.co.za for producing such enjoyable and professional content - keep on doing what you do! #lekker

[@geraldhector9743]

When I was at school in the late 90s there was one across the road from Rhenish high school in Stellenbosch standing under the af dakkie in front of a house. It was parked with its side facing the road, stunning side profile, reminds me of Escort MkII 1600 Sport. Same colour as the one the oom drives in the Vid, Spotless 👌🏻

[@azaadvee8138]

It sound very nice and that car is looked after

[@hanjostier4211]

Daaarrrsy. 👍

[@estieswart1]

Awesome oom Frik!! Baie goeie afrikaanse profiel oor die kar! Baie goed gedoen!

[@thobanigumede8927]

Baie dankie Oom! Lekker video.

[@markvantonder6922]

Awesome 👍😎

[@sporkfindus4777]

Nice Vauxhall!

[@mojalefammila6537]

What a beauty

[@marnusmoolman1620]

Great video!!!

[@clownnworldorder]

This has the same platform as the Vauxhall Viva sold in the UK and Ireland in the 70's. This looks like a beefed up version.

[@wernerdeetlefs3678]

Hello Brandkop raceway! Haak Vrystaat, super cool kar!

[@GaryLaaks1]

Watched one today at Aldo Scribante win its class and it included a Stock R8 Audi in the pack.

[@christiaanbotes6404]

Great Afrikaans Video!

[@paulsmith9497]

Still my dream car

[@kwikbug]

Mine too!!!!

[@gertvanrooyencase3909]

Can am is wild he in die 80 s teen een gejaag met ñ 535i bmw daai can am het almal plat gemaak

[@strictlybm-pasopaguluva6202]

Classic!

[@sthembisomadlala6943]

Muscle beauty

[@Getouttahere78]

Ek was 12 toe hierdie Chevy op die pad verskyn. Almal van ons het in ons dagdrome die paaie aan die brand gejaag met die monster 😜

[@martie6578]

Nee kyk oom Frikkie daar is 100 gemaak en jy het 2 lekker man

[@LRCBRUWER]

Wow!!!

[@gbone7581]

Hoe vinnager hy is , hoe beter hy lyk! You don't get an ugly fast car.❤

[@steveanderson3942]

Can't understand why they never sold this in the UK? Price of petrol I expect? 😅

[@paxhumana2015]

1:46 "It's nice to play with it, and you can give lots of guys on fast motorbikes a good scare with a Chevrolet (South Africa) Firenza Can Am." Random Biker That Rides A Boss Hoss Motorcycle: "You ARE aware that my bike has the same engine that powers the Chevrolet C7 Corvette ZR1, right?" Second Random Biker That Rides A Barbarian Motorcycle: "Me too."

[@hendo337]

Shame it didn't get the Firenza Droop Snoot Wayne Cherry designed, might have been capable of 160mph+ with the right gearing and some over the counter GM Performance parts designed for the Z/28 or Formula 5000 program screaming out 465+HP.

[@ashvalentino7400]

Ya nee dream car dream car.

[@philtucker1224]

Hi Buddy, (if you can understand what I’m writing) could you repost this video with English language subtitles please! I love 2300 Firenzas! 🙏

[@Carscoza]

Hi there, we can certainly give it a go. We usually publish in English but this particular guest only spoke Afrikaans.

[@philtucker1224]

@@Carscoza Thanks, (I’ve spent some time there and speak a little bit, but not that much ) 😊

[@neliusbothma1200]

Wat het van die Vos broers geword het en hoe dit gekom het dat hulle verkoop het.... Jare terug n program op TV van hulle gesien. Het dit nog iewers. Hulle was gek oor daai 2 can-am's!

[@iceopc]

ek het hulle donkie jare terug gesien toe bly hulle nog in Welgedag, Gauteng

[@Prince_Unknown1]

Did he say something about fried springboks being lekker? Sorry i don't understand Afrikaans

[@fjesterhuizen2353]

Ek mis oupa

[@musadagreatmusa1069]

Lovely car.. but I ddnt hear anything 💔

[@gomolemomolete2838]

😂😂😂😂

[@NormanCoombes]

Oom kan ek oom se can am erf? Ag pleez. Lol.

[@ntsikamthiyane1982]

Can we have subtitles

[@justinpinto2989]

Press the subtitle button !

[@bokangbeekmokotedi1720]

Great video but exclusive to people who know Afrikaans. Cars.co.za you really should have included subtitles to cater for most of the audience. KZbin Captions are poor

[@Carscoza]

Hi there, we made English subtitles available through KZbin's built-in subtitle feature. Thanks for watching!

[@bokangbeekmokotedi1720]

@@Carscoza Thank you.

[@vpanday1977]

Alride this video makes now sense tome. Result of what language? Remember I am note one who can speak foreigners with ease as one can sea iam a native English speaker. Perhaps please we wish for suptitels or a English voiceover in words for us to be familiar with. Idid speak to Mat Watson about this some time ago now hedoes all his words in English so iam able to understand. This car is grate and I say to all that ido wish for such a great quality of movie and such a amazing car. Blessit and bless you.

[@justinpinto2989]

Press the cc button and subtitles will come on

[@vpanday1977]

@@justinpinto2989 I didit! Thangs you are now my friend. Do you want to come visit me?

[@paxhumana2015]

I honestly hate the spoiler that is on the Chevrolet (South Africa) Firenza Can Am. Honestly, a spoiler that is more akin to what a Chevrolet (USA) Camaro had from around the 1967-1969 or 1970-1981 periods, and ditto for the Pontiac Firebird/Trans Am from around those times as well, would not only aesthetically look better on the car, but that it also would be aerodynamically better for the car as well.

[@johnpoile1451]

Dealer Team Vauxhall DTV produced many body mods for these cars. BTW check out Baby Bertha V 8 powered Firenza for the track.

[@sheehansingh3016]

First

[@StefanKotzeMedia]

Pragtig!

[@mofmradio1261]

Subtitles???

[@Carscoza]

Hi there, there are English subtitles available, hit the CC button on KZbin and select Afrikaans.

[@JustinPaul1st]

2nd 😁😁

[@mojalefammila6537]

I had to turn on subtitles here

[@shivasimashau5750]

Hahaha

[@andresteyn457]

Frikkie ja ek is mal oor n Can Am,ek soek myself so n klein bliksemstraaltjie van n 302 V8,as ek nie een kry nie,dan bou ek n 302 V8 in my 1970 Escort mk1 twee deur,ek glo ook hy sal mooi loop met n V8, jou Can Am is pragtig Frikkie...