The Chevrolet Constantia is an automobile which was marketed by General Motors

General Motors

General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...

 in South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 from 1969 to 1978.

First series

The first series Chevrolet Constantia was introduced in 1969. It was based on the Australian Holden Brougham

Holden Brougham

The Holden Brougham is a large, luxury automobile which was produced by General Motors–Holden's in Australia between July 1968 and 1971.It was based on the mainstream Holden Premier of the same years, but with a lengthened rear body. The boot was simply extended by rather than increasing the ...

 four door sedan, but featured a unique frontal treatment and a 4.1 litre (250 cid) Chevrolet six in place of the Brougham’s 5.0 litre V8 engine

V8 engine

A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of four cylinders, in most cases set at a right angle to each other but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft....

. The styling changes were undertaken in GM's Port Elizabeth studios in South Africa and the model was locally produced.

AQ Series

The AQ series Constantia was introduced in 1972 and was based on another Australian design, the Statesman HQ. Again, frontal styling was different to the Australian model, this time featuring a unique grille based on the 1970 Chevrolet Malibu. The restyling work was a joint effort undertaken in Australia.

AJ Series

The revised AJ series Constantia was marketed in South Africa from 1975 to 1978. It was offered as a four door sedan, based on the Statesman HJ  and as a five door wagon, based on the Holden HJ

Holden HJ

The Holden HJ is a series of automobiles which were produced by General Motors-Holden’s in Australia from 1974 to 1976. The HJ series was released on 4 October 1974 and was an improved and facelifted version of the superseded Holden HQ series which had been in production since 1971.- Model range...

 wagon. The AJ Series was offered with a 4.1 litre (250 cid) six and a 5.0 litre (308cid) V8.

External links

• 1974 Chevrolet Constantia brochure cover at www.flickr.com

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