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nathy_87
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26th Jun 10 at 09:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

As i'm after a retro ride, and want it to be a Vauxhall, I got myself on a website and within a few hours, someone cmae up with this:



It's a MK1 Cavalier 1600 sporthatch 1979-V reg blue mot&tax

For ....£550

[Edited on 26-06-2010 by 5dr corsa-3dr_polo]
Daveskater
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26th Jun 10 at 09:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Pic doesn't work, but I'm intrigued.


Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures
nathy_87
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26th Jun 10 at 10:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Ok give me 5 minutes to upload it to my pb account and re-host it.
Daveskater
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26th Jun 10 at 10:01   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Ok.


Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures
nathy_87
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26th Jun 10 at 10:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Done.
Mark.W
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Ian
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26th Jun 10 at 10:16   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

A set of sticky out wheels and some inappropriate camber and you could be king of the internetz with that bad boy.

[Edited on 28-06-2010 by Ian]
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26th Jun 10 at 10:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

it could be cool with about £10k spent on it, but at the moment its a crap old vauxhall
Daveskater
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26th Jun 10 at 10:31   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

What Ian said

I want it If you've got monies to spare playing with it then go for it, make it look tidy


Numberwang!

Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men

Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle

Look at my pictures
Twiggy
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26th Jun 10 at 10:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Its got the right shape. Some trick bits and at least an XE and
mattk
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26th Jun 10 at 10:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

clean it up, get it looking new and whack an XE in there and I reckon it would be decent

RWD too?
Nic Barnes
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26th Jun 10 at 10:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i think thats pretty cool
Brett
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26th Jun 10 at 10:40   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Lets face it...unless you spent a lot of money on that it'd be horrible to live with imo
nathy_87
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27th Jun 10 at 20:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Sending photos as & when just received this.

Nic Barnes
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make it happen. i could sell you a corsa for 7.5k that you could use as a donor engine for that.
nathy_87
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27th Jun 10 at 21:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Fucking hell Nic, I wish, and that would be awesome.
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Oh hell no, without tons of cash threw at it that will just be a piece of scrap.
connollygt30
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27th Jun 10 at 21:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Looks a good basis but needs alot of ££££ spent on it? how reliable are they and how easy is it to get parts for them?
Nic Barnes
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27th Jun 10 at 21:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
Oh hell no, without tons of cash threw at it that will just be a piece of scrap.


same with any old car even 15 year old cars really like corsas and 106's
AlunJ
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27th Jun 10 at 21:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

could be very with some work done to it
still a nice classic though, don't see many about

[Edited on 27-06-2010 by AlunJ]
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
Oh hell no, without tons of cash threw at it that will just be a piece of scrap.


same with any old car even 15 year old cars really like corsas and 106's


That would take far much more cash.
P1CK4D
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28th Jun 10 at 10:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
make it happen. i could sell you a corsa for 7.5k that you could use as a donor engine for that.


If you want £7.5k for your corsa you should definatly strip it. I made £7.7k when I broke mine and yours has far more than mine.
Baskey
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28th Jun 10 at 10:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Same radiator as my vx4/90

Does it have twin su carbs, cant make it out on my phone
AndyKent
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I think you'll never buy it tbh.
Rich H
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quote:
Originally posted by AndyKent
I think you'll never buy it tbh.


My thoughts too!

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