Might as well use this rather laid back challenge to relax from modding for a second.
The 1984 Halcón Salvaje GT :
The Salvaje is a small, lightweight roadster with gull wing doors designed for enthusiasts. It is powered by a 2.4 L Twin Cam V6 producing just north of 130 HP and 130 foot pounds of torque. This small engine gives the car decent economy, while still powering the car to 137 MPH, and 0-62 MPH in 7.7 seconds. The five speed manual gearbox is fairly standard for what was expected at the time, four speeds and then an overdrive gear. The pedal feel is very linear, to help with rev-matching and fit sportier driving styles.
This performance and weight does not mean that the car is completely lacking in substance. Inside the car are leather bucket seats and a sporty interior meant to help hold and assist you during cornering. There’s also a completely functional cassette player for long rides, with a full suite of rewind, skip and other controls. The two-seater also comes with the best safety equipment available for the era, including tensioning belts, airbags, safety glass, collapsible steering column and more.
The GT trim in the ad is for the GSDM (Gasmean States Domestic Market), and has the larger bumpers to prove it. The trunk lid located on top of the rear lifts up and out more like a cover than a trunk. The small Spanish flag on the passenger side of the car is representative of the country where the manufacturer, Halcón, is located.
The car shipped to market with all season tires which left something to be desired in corners, but makes the car comfortable to drive in almost all conditions, aside from a Hetvesian blizzard. The car wasn’t necessarily innovative aside from the early EFI, or spectacularly rare, with almost 25,000 made, but the gull wing doors, diminutive frame, and playfulness of the chassis gave it a cult following for the rest of the decade, before being nudged out of the spotlight by faster, fancier cars. But, this means if anything does break on a relatively reliable car, the parts are far easier to come by than an exotic.
