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Hi All,
This thread will cover the restoration of a Mk1 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 GLS Coupe, which is essentially a UK rebadged Opel Manta B.
Apologies if anyone was following the last thread on this subject that I had created, but I decided to delete it and start again as when content from another thread was added it just felt all muddled and lacking structure/natural order to me.
When I received the car on November the 6th 2017 it is fair to say it was a mess and perhaps even beyond (sensible, rational) saving.
However, I have an emotional attachment to these cars (this will be my third Coupe, plus a Saloon), so I just had to try to save it from the crusher.
The purchase price was negotiated down from £1,300 to just £300 and delivery from the South Coast by a dedicated classic car courier was only another £165, so it hardly owes me too much.
Over this weekend I will endeavor to bring you all of the progress so far, from initial delivery photos up to today.
Stay tuned.
This thread will cover the restoration of a Mk1 Vauxhall Cavalier 2.0 GLS Coupe, which is essentially a UK rebadged Opel Manta B.
Apologies if anyone was following the last thread on this subject that I had created, but I decided to delete it and start again as when content from another thread was added it just felt all muddled and lacking structure/natural order to me.
When I received the car on November the 6th 2017 it is fair to say it was a mess and perhaps even beyond (sensible, rational) saving.
However, I have an emotional attachment to these cars (this will be my third Coupe, plus a Saloon), so I just had to try to save it from the crusher.
The purchase price was negotiated down from £1,300 to just £300 and delivery from the South Coast by a dedicated classic car courier was only another £165, so it hardly owes me too much.
Over this weekend I will endeavor to bring you all of the progress so far, from initial delivery photos up to today.
Stay tuned.