The Ranger was a General Motors car brand that lasted from 1968 to 1976. The brand was used in conjunction with two markets, an automobile marketed as "South Africa's Own Car", built in Port Elizabeth from 1968 to 1973, and another model range that was produced from 1970 to 1976 in Antwerp, Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

, by General Motors Continental SA. General Motors Suisse SA in Biel-Bienne, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 also produced Rangers from 1970 to the factory's closure in August 1975.

The cars built in this period were a mixture of parts from other General Motors products and featured a body shell similar to the Opel Rekord

Opel Rekord

The Opel Rekord was a large family car/executive car which was built in several generations by the German car manufacturer Opel.-Naming:The Rekord name evolved into the main name of the model; at first the name was used in close relationship with the Opel Olympia name, which pre-dated the Rekord...

 with internal parts from various large Vauxhalls

Vauxhall Motors

Vauxhall Motors is a British automotive company owned by General Motors and headquartered in Luton. It was founded in 1857 as a pump and marine engine manufacturer, began manufacturing cars in 1903 and was acquired by GM in 1925. It has been the second-largest selling car brand in the UK for...

 and Holden

Holden

GM Holden Ltd is an automaker that operates in Australia, based in Port Melbourne, Victoria. The company was founded in 1856 as a saddlery manufacturer. In 1908 it moved into the automotive field, before becoming a subsidiary of the U.S.-based General Motors in 1931...

s. However, as the second generation cars became too similar to the models marketed by Chevrolet

Chevrolet

Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...

 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...

 and Opel

Opel

Adam Opel AG, generally shortened to Opel, is a German automobile company founded by Adam Opel in 1862. Opel has been building automobiles since 1899, and became an Aktiengesellschaft in 1929...

 in Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

, it was decided that this kind of brand was irrelevant and so the marque was discontinued.

South Africa

• 1.9 L (4 cylinder engine) 4 door saloon
• 2.1 L (4 cylinder engine) 4 door saloon
• 2.5 L (4 cylinder engine) 4 door saloon
• 2.5 L (4 cylinder engine) SS2500 hardtop coupe

Belgium

• 1.7 L (4 cylinder engine) 2 door saloon (from 1972)
• 1.9 L (4 cylinder engine) 2 door saloon
• 2.1 L (4 cylinder engine) 2 door saloon
• 2.8 L (6 cylinder engine) sports coupe

Switzerland

• 1.9 L (4 cylinder engine) 2 door saloon (Model A from 1970 to 1972)
• 1.9 L (4 cylinder engine) 4 door saloon
• 1.9 L (4 cylinder engine) 2 door coupe

• 2.5 L (6 cylinder engine) 4 door saloon (Model A from 1970 to 1972)
• 2.5 L (6 cylinder engine) 2 door coupe
• 2.5 L (6 cylinder engine) 4 door saloon GTS (fuel injection)
• 2.5 L (6 cylinder engine) 2 door coupe GTS (fuel injection)

• 1.9 L (4 cylinder engine) 2 door saloon (Model B from 1972 to 1975)
• 1.9 L (4 cylinder engine) 4 door saloon
• 1.9 L (4 cylinder engine) 2 door coupe

• 2.5 L (6 cylinder engine) 4 door saloon (Model B from 1972 to 1975)
• 2.8 L (6 cylinder engine) 4 door saloon GTS (fuel injection)
• 2.8 L (6 cylinder engine) 2 door coupe GTS (fuel injection)