Vauxhall - Vauxhall Firenza
The Vauxhall Firenza was produced from 1971 as a two door fastback coupe, with 4 cylinder engines and rear wheel drive. Originally offered with the three engine sizes of 1159 cc, or overhead cam engines of 1600cc and 2 litres. But by the end of the year these engines were increased in size to 1256cc, 1800cc and 2.3 litres. For 1972 the 2300SportSL was using the over square 2.3 litre engine slanted at 45 degrees and tuned to eventually give 131bhp. Firenza production continued to 1975. The rarest of the Firenza models was the High Performance (HP) Firenza which became known as the Droopsnoot. Vauxhall had planned a huge production but eventually only a couple of hundred were made due to the 1973 oil crisis.
Tyre size for the Vauxhall Firenza on the 1,159cc and 1,256cc models was quoted 5.20x13 for which there is a radial ply equivalent 145R13 tyre. The Firenza 1,600cc model was quoted with 5.60x13 tyre size, and as Vauxhall themselves adopted radial tyres they fitted the 1600 Firenza with 155R13 tyres, while the 2 litre Firenza had the slightly larger 165R13 tyre size. From 1972 the Firenza 1800 was listed with the 155R13 size while the Firenza 2300 version was listed with 185/70R13 tyre size. This 185/70R13 tyre is the same diameter as the narrower 165R13, while for interest a 175/70R13 is a wider version of a 155R13 size. Blockley produces high quality, authentic tyres built with a steel belt crcass design that cover all the Vauxhall Firenza models, that will transform the handling, guaranteed - see full details of these superb tyres at the links below:
