No matter what they’re attached to, we admit that we’re suckers for some box flares. scottmasterton’s Vauxhall Nova Type R sports a set, and he’s detailing the car’s restoration and transformation on our message board.
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Type R? I'll have to read the article. As a teen I always lusted after these little front drivers. The GTE and I think later GSi obviously. And the 1.3/1.4 SR models simply because they had the Chevette HSR flares. Actually every model had the flares. ![](/media/img/icons/smilies/grin-18.png)
And here's Mark Higgins on the Isle of Man. Much hairier than the boring Subaru video.
https://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=22DHYkkX-9E
LOVE box flares. I'm considering trying to fab up a set for my '83 Volvo 242 project. Can you say Swedish e30?! ![](/media/img/icons/smilies/laugh-18.png)