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Dan. T
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9th Oct 05 at 20:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
As the heritage centre opened it doors to vxscc members, i took the chance to capture some of the finest vauxhalls on camera


VX Lightening - Vauxhall Concept.


Astra 888 Coupe.


Astra mk2 GTE, Astra mk2 4S rally car & Chevette HSR rally car.


Firenza - Driven by Gerry Marshall.


Calibra SE9, 2.5 V6.


XVR - Vauxhall supercar built in 1966, although the Opel GT looked very similar, also where Vauxhall got the name VXR from for their sports range.


Silver Aero - Based on the mk1 cavalier & styled by Wayne Cherry, this supercar had a firm 500 orders placed for production however it remains the only one, it has a 2.4 turbo charged engine producing 150bhp & easily capable of 120mph+


Lotus Carlton - The Daddy of all saloons, built by Vauxhall with the aid of Lotus, this car was based on the successful 3.0 GSi, however the Lotus Calton produced 380bhp from its twin turbochargers & capable of speeds of 170mph+, this car when new cost £48,000!!!.

[Edited on 09-10-2005 by Dan. T]
Greg_M
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9th Oct 05 at 20:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wow i wanna go
jr
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9th Oct 05 at 20:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks

Astra 4S is

btw thats not baby berther

thatsa a firenza touring car, baby berther was a spaceframe built for the orginal big buther with a holden V8 and replicat fireze panels

[Edited on 09-10-2005 by jr]
Matt H
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9th Oct 05 at 20:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
LC =
Dan. T
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
looks

thatsa a firenza touring car, baby berther was a spaceframe built for the orginal big buther with a holden V8 and replicat fireze panels

[Edited on 09-10-2005 by jr]


Thanks corrected now
Graham
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9th Oct 05 at 20:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the place looks so shoddy

but the cars
Jambo
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9th Oct 05 at 20:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wheres that!!

I wanna go!
bradfincham
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9th Oct 05 at 20:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Near luton, i wish i had renewed my bloody membership as i missed this last year :
Dan. T
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9th Oct 05 at 20:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
wheres that!!

I wanna go!


Its in Luton, just passed the vauxhall recreational grounds.

Brad - No-one checked if i was a member of the vxscc, me & the g/f walked straight in
chr15barn3s
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9th Oct 05 at 21:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Are they all the cars that they have there?

That place sounds cooooool
Dan. T
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quote:
Originally posted by chr15barn3s
Are they all the cars that they have there?

That place sounds cooooool


Yep vauxhall heritage centre actually owns them, must be one of the most expensive vauxhall collections ever

They also had an Astra VXR & Monaro VXR there aswell
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9th Oct 05 at 21:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
hmm i will have to contact them about a family car that we have that is a vauxhall and is the only one in the world!!
will have to get sum pics up of it!!
Ojc
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9th Oct 05 at 21:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I want to go any Novas?
Dan. T
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9th Oct 05 at 21:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Ojc
I want to go any Novas?


No nova's

Not even a MK1 astra GTE which has classic status, was also expecting to see a manta 400 or monza

was also surprised at no vectra ST200's or cavalier turbo's as there is only 54 registered on dvla's list.

[Edited on 09-10-2005 by Dan. T]
Dan. T
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Originally posted by C4 WLK
hmm i will have to contact them about a family car that we have that is a vauxhall and is the only one in the world!!
will have to get sum pics up of it!!


sounds interesting tell us more
Graeme
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9th Oct 05 at 21:44   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
basically it is like an very old mini bus kinda thing, was made by vauxhall as a one off and my grandad used to own a very large vauxhall garage in Glasgow and bought it, it is a kinda bigger version of a Model T and a bit newer!!!
Dan. T
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quote:
Originally posted by C4 WLK
basically it is like an very old mini bus kinda thing, was made by vauxhall as a one off and my grandad used to own a very large vauxhall garage in Glasgow and bought it, it is a kinda bigger version of a Model T and a bit newer!!!


Cool, there was some old school bedford buses & lorries there aswell
& vauxhall victor with the gear change on the steering column
Ian
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9th Oct 05 at 22:00   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Cool place.
Dan. T
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9th Oct 05 at 22:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ian & Tim you need to sweet talk VBOA directors into letting corsa-sport becoming a reconised club, then the club can display at VBOA at Billing Aquadrome & get invites to heritage centre etc.. though gaining VBOA status is very difficult
Ian
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I'm sure whatever their requirement is we can meet it. I believe not only is it difficult to get but also difficult to keep as a few clubs have found out, nothing a bit of clarity in the organisation wouldn't sort.

[Edited on 09-10-2005 by Ian]
Dan. T
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Originally posted by Ian
I'm sure whatever their requirement is we can meet it. I believe not only is it difficult to get but also difficult to keep as a few clubs have found out, nothing a bit of clarity in the organisation wouldn't sort.

[Edited on 09-10-2005 by Ian]


Its just a shame that corsa-sport dont attend as its a good weekend/3 days
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9th Oct 05 at 22:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah indeed I would like to be involved, it is a fairly benchmark achievement. Got to be sure we can carry ourselves well though before going for something like that.
bradfincham
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9th Oct 05 at 22:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
There was a few new clubs at billing this year, just no large piss ups or we will loose the privellage right away
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9th Oct 05 at 22:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
4S, HSR, Firenxa and Carlton are all exceedingly and requiring one example of each for the GM wing of my garage that I shall build when I have a suitable windfall

 
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