I agree Vauxhalls of around that era were always fast but could never quite take the Ford crown.
One For Classic Car Fans.....
- Thread starter Alex H
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Good lord that is lovely
biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
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Spotted this Mg Midget whilst out earlier today
gbb
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Being a Vauxhall man
..I had a Mk1 Opel Ascona 2.0 SR, same as the one in the photo basically. TBF it was reasonably old when i got it but i dont remember it being particually fast. Moved on through later Cavs and was dumbstruck by a 2ltr, relatively basic looking and specced fleet car....the acceleration in 1st and 2nd was stupid, a typical sleeper. It may have been a turbo but I dont think so, those were the days when everyone proudly badged their cars as such.
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
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- Scotland
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
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- 52 Festive Road
XJS I think
battered
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I used to have a Cavalier mk3 2.0L 8v, it was a very good engine. Economical, as in 38 mpg on a motorway cruise at 90, I mean 70 officer. Muscular too, more than capable of getting in the BMW lane and staying there all day. I've heard it alleged that such a car could do Portsmouth docks to Leeds city centre in 3 hours flat, with a petrol stop, but that would be an average of 87mph officer, so I wouldn't have been at the wheel travelling at illegal speeds in those happy days before the roads were lined with cameras.Being a Vauxhall man
battered
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XJS. The TR3a shell looks reasonable. I installed a new wiring loom in one, for a girlfriend s dad many years ago. He'd just completed a resto, lasting years.
Smokin Joe
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Now that I like.
I had the 1.6, a beautifully clean design that has stood the test of time and a much better drive than it's main rival, the Cortina.
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Getting there, new roof on.
DRM
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Was at a job on on friday , and I spotted in the corner of the warehouse a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, I didn’t have my phone on me but it was a 4 door version, like this one, but orange all over with 4 doors
Profpointy
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Those are rather splendid aren't they - and are the most stylish thing in the film "diva", which is already a very stylish film in itself. The later DS models are cool too, and look like something from Dan Dare
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You’re right, one of the great films. And it introduced me to Catalani and his opera La Wally. Best opera title too!
