First year Chevettes had the big block option of a 1.6 liter single-overhead-cam engine from Isuzu, which were rated at 62 horsepower at the crank. But how much of that goes to the rear wheels today?

By Pat Ganahl Gregg Petersen's Hilborn-injected Chevette. ... Bill Watson's Dodge pickup (featured in this issue), and Gregg Petersen's big-block Chevette (featured in the August '85 issue).

The Chevrolet Chevette is sort of a forgotten classic; ... BIG BLOCK 427 COMPLETELY REBUILT L88 ALUMINUM GM HEADS SOLID LIFT CAMSHAFT GM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALUMINUM INTAKE WITH HOLLY 780 CARB.

Read about this 1982 Chevy Chevette commuter car with a Isuzu 1.8L diesel engine and a five speed transmission, only on dieselpowermag.com, the official website of Diesel Power Magazine.

Sold from 1976 to 1987, the Chevette was actually a pretty big success for GM—it was the best-selling small car in the U.S. in 1979 and 1980.