One owner 1.2L Nova for a bag

[Rollcage]

CampDavid said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Here you go. Superb thread BTW

[Baz Tench]

OllieC said:

i'd love a pre facelift 1.3sr in the mango sort of yellow, with the twin carb setup from the sport. Yes please

A mate from back then had a 1987 SR in that colour. It was called Jamaica Yellow.

[wormburner]

Baz Tench said:

A mate from back then had a 1987 SR in that colour. It was called Jamaica Yellow.

Jamaica celibate.

[Baz Tench]

wormburner said:

Baz Tench said:

A mate from back then had a 1987 SR in that colour. It was called Jamaica Yellow.

Jamaica celibate.

Fair enough. We were 18yrs old and completely goggle-eyed over his car, and yellow was good enough for us .

[LCR265]

Can't really see the appeal IMO.

So in 25 years will people be posting up ads for this, and gawping at how awesome and tasteful it is? No doubt, the answer will be a resounding 'NO', which is probably the same as what people would have said about the Nova 25 years ago.

[Baz Tench]

LCR265 said:

Can't really see the appeal IMO.

So in 25 years will people be posting up ads for this, and gawping at how awesome and tasteful it is? No doubt, the answer will be a resounding 'NO', which is probably the same as what people would have said about the Nova 25 years ago.

I know what you mean, but as a wide eyed 'yoof', I was impressed by the Nova SR and the Sport. No other model in he Nova range did anything for me. They were also cheaper to insure than an XR2 at the time, and they weren't much slower really, which added to the appeal.

The later GTE and GSi models did nothing for me either, because by then I had learned that all Vauxhalls of that era were a bit wooden to drive.

[hman]

but vauxhalls of that era were faster than their counterparts..

[Garlick]

LCR265 said:

Can't really see the appeal IMO.

So in 25 years will people be posting up ads for this, and gawping at how awesome and tasteful it is? No doubt, the answer will be a resounding 'NO', which is probably the same as what people would have said about the Nova 25 years ago.

I think you'll be surprised. Nostalgia and memory plays a big part in tugging at the heart strings, and when memories become affordable the temptation is there.

No way I'd pay £5k for a memory, but show me a mint example of car I fondly recall from my youth that is sub £1,000 and I might be tenpted to buy it to get it out of my system.

For me, I'd be tempted with a Cavalier, Ital etc...odd, but there you go.

[anonymous-user]

I just saw a right minty C reg Montego drive past my house. It reminded me of my Dad's D reg one in which I learned how to do handbrake turns in a gravel carpark (Dad, don't read this), and in which I first saw 100 mph on a speedo (going downhill). My Dad had the super luxo spec which had amazing kit such as, er... a heater, or something.

[threadlock]

Kentish said:

Pah, no!

It needs to be a nice shade of brown

Hey, don't slag off Mocca Brown. I'm surely one of millions of people who lost their cherry in the back of Mocca Brown Vauxhalls and the colour will always have a special place in our hearts.

[iva cosworth]

When i looked at this thread yesterday i didn't click on the adso i thought

it was a Nova saloon Garlick was lusting after.

Still not worth a oner though.

[Dave Hedgehog]

time for the nova song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtmqcGsuf0U