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The Vauxhall Cavalier is a large family car that was sold primarily in the United Kingdom by Vauxhall from 1975 to 1995. It was based on a succession of Opel designs throughout its production life, during which it was built in three incarnations. The first generation of Cavalier, launched in 1975 and produced until 1981, was Vauxhall's version of the General Motors U car, bearing a strong resemblance t0 the Opel Ascona B - Opel Manta. The second generation of Cavalier, launched in 1981 and produced until 1988, was launched simultaneously with the identical new generation of Opel Ascona, which was sold across the world in various guises on the GM J body platform. The third and final generation of Cavalier, launched in 1988 and produced until 1995, was based on the first generation of Opel Vectra with the same production span. Cavaliers for the UK market were predominantly built at Vauxhall's Luton plant, but were also built alongside their Ascona/Vectra sister models at Opel plants in Continental Europe. During this period GM had embarked on a policy of renaming its model ranges hence the new car would carry the Vectra name in both Opel and Vauxhall guises, Vauxhall however with its strong brand loyalty in the UK, elected to keep the Cavalier name.

The third and final Cavelier was introduced in October 1988 for the 1989 model year, and was Vauxhalls version of the Opel Vectra A. The model was offered as a Saloon or Hatchback but with no Estate version. At the lower end of the engine range came a new economical 1.4ltr The biggest changes to the range were the addition of 2.0 L 16-valve engines, better known as the red top or XE. This was fitted to the GSi 2000 and later SRis. Also made available was a four-wheel drive system, fitted to a 2.0iL model (8 valve SRi spec) and on a version of the GSi 2000.. There were two new Diesel engines a 1.7 L, 60 hp (45 kW) from launch, and a 82 hp (61 kW) 1.7 Isuzu-engined turbodiesel from 1992. The early SRis were fitted with the 2.0 8-valve engine from the previous Cavalier model, which produced 130 hp (97 kW). This version of the Cavalier shared its chassis with the Saab 900 that was produced from 1993 until 1998, and continued until 2002 as the Saab 9-3, due to Saab also being within the General Motors combine at the time.

Despite the lack of an Estate option the Cavalier topped the large-medium family car sales charts in Britain in 1990, ahead of the Ford Sierra, Rover 400 and Rover Montego and it remained the top selling car in its sector until overtaken by the Ford Mondeo in 1994.

A facelift in 1992 saw the exterior updated with The facelift also saw the end of the 1.4ltr entry model along with the addition of a 2.5ltr V6 and a new four-wheel drive version badged simply Cavalier Turbo with a turbocharged version of the 16-valve engine producing over 200 hp replacing the 2000 GSi

The third generation Cavelier had seen a big improvement in terms of durability and the rusting problems that had plagued earlier Vauxhalls

The last Cavalier, registered N54UWK, was first used on Saturday, 21 October 1995 and is now SORN. the car pictured was first registered six and a half weeks earlier on 11 September 1995 and is still hail and hearty.

The Cavalier was the last car to be named entirely by Vauxhall Luton, its successor the Vectra and all subsequent models have shared their model names with their Opel twin. .

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Rust on the Wires by Doug Sooley Photography

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Rust Consession I by Tristan R.S. Locke

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colors of rust by Sara

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rust

rust and corrosion by Marcu Ioachim

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Rust on the steel sheet

Rust by Brad Merrell

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Code Green and Pink by Elvis Branchini

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Rust Series #04

Rusting Brooklin bridge by Pedro Vidigal

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The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River. With a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m), it was the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903, and the first steel-wire suspension bridge.

rust by Stig Andersen

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Rust by lukefedida

Rusted Shut by Mike Wyner

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18-wheeler all rusted shut in Marietta, GA.

Rusted Plow by Brad Spawr

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Rust by HOUSTON STREETS

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Rust Snake by Max Johnson

Or a rust creature of some kind... found this in the Florida Keys when driving around with Ben looking for photo ops. The second story of a two-story-single-room apartment structure had burned itself hollow.

What this thing was originally, I have no clue.

I was on the fence about posting this pic. It's interesting, but so busy that there isn't a strong focus.

Rust by Ian Sanderson

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rusty compressor by mike krzeszak