A Factory Original Vauxhall Cavalier Mk2 L 1600S with 29,992 Miles - SOLD!

[@cambs0181]

The only red Vauxhall from the eighties never to have turned pink!

[@hutchy1111]

So true...the red colour never lasted long!

[@arthuritchybollix5064]

Mine turned pink someone tried to break into it so I had the door sprayed the door was red but the rest of the car was pink

[@KGFClassicCars]

They did suffer from paint fade this one is still nice and red!

[@owensteele1274]

@@KGFClassicCars Very nice to see one like this again. It's a beautiful car. The bumpers also are still very nice and dark, and the black Vauxhall badges haven't faded off the wheel trim centres like they did at just a few years old. The Cavalier L was a light, fast car as well, almost matching the same-age Ford 2.0 Pinto.

[@Richard-Bullock]

My dad had a 1986 1.6 L 4 door when I was learning to drive. I really liked that car. I was gutted the day he had me take it to the local scrap yard. If I had storage, I would love a mk2 Cavalier.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Great cars!

[@JohnMcMahon.]

When you opened that door and stepped inside it took me back 30 years in an instant. Honestly feels like yesterday.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Memories!

[@busnutta]

Amazing. Plain, beautiful and simple!! A tribute to its previous owner!

[@KGFClassicCars]

We agree, amazing!

[@dgurevich1]

I love how you showcase what was at the time regular cars. It reminds me how things used to be and makes me happy I can see them at their best. I've seen too many of these weathered away by time and abuse.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Very kind of you to say and glad you enjoyed.

[@marcpaola1371]

Out here in Australia we called them a Holden Camira. Ours was styled a little different on the front and back.

[@matty6848]

Yeh the U.K. & Australia shared many models but just named differently. Obviously Holden & Vauxhall are the same company, but just badged up different.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Thank you for sharing!

[@JuniorJr...]

Wonderful car! Immaculate! Known as Chevrolet Monza here in Brazil.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Thank you for sharing!

[@michaelkeen5010]

A truly pristine example of a once popular car, now very rare, hopefully it will find a loving owner.

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Thank you for your comment!

[@roberttaylor90y76]

I drove an 1985 1.6 model 4 door in blue used as a taxi in 1991/92. a great car.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Great cars we love them here!

[@Beastriderpav]

Poverty spec now looks so appealing

[@KGFClassicCars]

The base spec you didn't even get a passenger mirror!

[@farmergeddon7527]

KGF Classic Cars I seem to remember the wheel trims for those was like you'd cut round a tax disc about a mm outside the perforations as it just plain as you like with a load of little holes round the outside.

[@pit_stop77]

I had one of those. I put a 5 speed box and a gls dash with rev counter into it. Straight swop. Brings back memories

[@KGFClassicCars]

Thanks for sharing

[@markwood9987]

Had lots of these and what a reliable motor they were,love seeing cars like this one .

[@KGFClassicCars]

Very reliable cars!

[@ianvicedomini2648]

Beautiful car, I've had two hatchbacks in my time and loved them. Certain characteristics about them that I really liked. I felt at home in them.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Thank you for sharing!

[@elbecko7969]

Absolutely stunning!! I am so glad that some of these old Vauxhalls are looked after. They're often overshadowed by Fords. My dad had a red mk1 Astra 1300S estate A841 TOU. My friend's mum had a green mk2 Cavalier estate. This takes me back. Thank you.

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[@AshrafAlamEldin1396]

My father got same car and color in the past,but its called opel ascona ,this car is very fast and powerful,my mother once drive it in high way and she got the speed of 190 km without filling that speed.i looooove this car so much.

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Thank you for sharing!

[@neilmustow368]

Lovely looking Mk2 Cavalier these were so common on the roads decades ago looks a mid 80's Mk 2 Cavalier by the grille post 1985

[@KGFClassicCars]

This is a 1985 model!

[@spig021]

My Dad had exactly the same car! B145ODF, in Mexico Red.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Thank you for sharing!

[@matty6848]

Another stunning example. Well done to the guys at KGF👍

[@KGFClassicCars]

Stunning!

[@hutchy1111]

Another car I liked back in the day. My favourite was the SRI. This is an absolute beauty 👍

[@KGFClassicCars]

SRi or SRi130!

[@mikeb6385]

Had a few of these back in the day. A car ahead of its time. I much preferred these to the Ford Sierra.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Thank you for sharing!

[@helmethead72]

Fantastic motor, worth £4,495 of anyone’s money. Except mine, I’m skint😢

[@helmethead72]

I'LL BE BACK ! Oh ha ha, very funny! Get a job during the worst recession in a century. Very droll.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Bargain!

[@helmethead72]

I'LL BE BACK ! I’m retired, mate. I quit the workplace 9 years ago at the ripe old age of 45

[@turquoisecat761]

Love these and the mark 1 Astra, always found the interiors of both particularly pleasing (but preferred the instrument binnacle of the pre-facelift Cav).

[@KGFClassicCars]

Thank you for sharing!

[@Stevieweevietv]

Wow that's a beautiful car...love seeing these 80s classics in such great condition. Oh to be the owner!

[@KGFClassicCars]

Beautiful car!

[@rinktinkpoo]

I had an identical one on a B plate to replace an ageing Cortina. Preferred the styling of the saloon over the hatchback version

[@KGFClassicCars]

Same here!

[@zebedep]

What a find! These are so scarce now.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Rare these days!

[@ManCave1972]

What a beaut. Takes me back to my white Cavalier Conquest hatchback. The sparse interior gets me excited- do I need help?....

[@EgoShredder]

You need another Cavalier! Come to think of it, so would I!

[@KGFClassicCars]

Yes you need a cavalier!

[@silvermane9370]

Time warp treasure. Best reps car ever. I did 53000 miles in mine in 15 months. I could actually get the speedo to read 140mph going flat out downhill!! (Not that it was remotely accurate...)

[@KGFClassicCars]

Many a rep had one of these!

[@blade0954]

nice car,reliable too,personally preferred the 8 valve cavaliers to the 16 valve,

[@KGFClassicCars]

Same here!

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

The red socks return! - i wander if you drive any of the classics on the road with those socks lol. Good on ya!

[@KGFClassicCars]

We like red socks!

[@OldCarsNewVan]

Worth every penny

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Thank you for the comments

[@jamesappleyard7459]

Mint car as always👍. I know of a 1983 Vauxhall Royale auto that’s done 10k miles and it’s the same condition as this. Don’t think the owner will sell though🤣👍

[@KGFClassicCars]

You never know pass on our details!

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

Wow clean rocker cover gasket.... they always leaked -;especially in the Nova...

[@KGFClassicCars]

Yes, very clean.

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

@@KGFClassicCars sigh.... my new 208 pug was written off a few weeks back so had to buy a car with the 6k insurance money....forgot about you... but also had to be grown up and..."sensible" - i bought a peugoet 3008 mk1.... its a nice 'lazy' car bla bla...and 50mpg is all good and that (diesal - thank god no adblue!) - But the reason for this comment was the garage in swindon called MOD motors where i got it from had a Toyota corolla on a C plate! - automatic.... 18k miles!!! Oh god i ummmed and ahhhed.... Problem is these old motors use carb - and not to mention oil changes needed every 6k instead of 16k!! - As a family man on a very tight budget.... i had to be sensible. However my good wearing red sock uploader.... I promise one day we will buy not a daily car - but a weekend classic from you... one day! But you MUST show us all the features of the car we choose using those red socks! Keep in touch. And one day soon. Many thanks.

[@del-boysnostalgiatvads7416]

Good car cavalier Reminds me so much of my dad he had one in hearing aid beige lol

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[@neilthommesen4059]

It's about time he changed those 'Red Socks'. They must absolutely reek now 😀

[@KGFClassicCars]

We have lots of pairs of red socks!

[@neilthommesen4059]

I know that’s just my sense of humour 🤭 by the way I love your garage and always checking in to see the stock. I’m in the process of building a new bigger garage and will be looking to put something in it 👍

[@davidbarrera6829]

En Colombia lo conocimos como chevrolet monza, en dos versiones; el 1.8 y uno mas lujoso conocido como chevrolet monza class 2.0

[@KGFClassicCars]

Thank you for sharing!

[@farmergeddon7527]

My Dad had a brand new GL in 1985 and although it was a digital tuner radio it was AM only (I think anyway - I was 8 at the time and I couldn't see why he was replacing it when it looked cool) and he replaced it with something from Tandy which I remember looking horrendous.

[@KGFClassicCars]

This has a AM radio too!

[@farmergeddon7527]

KGF Classic Cars Ahhh... So both the L and GL got a snazzy digital tuner but no FM. Still nice it has the period one in it.

[@glpilpi6209]

My friend had a very elderly but plush 1983 GLS Cavalier in that colour in the 1990s.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Thank you for sharing!

[@smiley4288]

Red car red socks just a perfect retro combination...... 🤣🤘😎🤘

[@KGFClassicCars]

True!!

[@jeanbeasin8707]

Aqui no Brasil conhecido como chevrolet monza produzido nos anos de 1983 a 1990.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Thank you for sharing!

[@michaelsullivan6173]

Damn !! Only Just seen This... I'd Have Bought it..Great Car .Better Than its Succesor The HORRIBLE Vecta.. I Know i've owned them Both

[@KGFClassicCars]

Agreed!

[@andrewmarsden1970]

Nice example.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Great example!

[@E.Andreazza]

Here in Brazil it was called Chevrolet Monza.

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Thank you for sharing!

[@farmergeddon7527]

The end bit on those window winders was the squishiest thing since sliced jelly. An odd texture.

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[@lanehogger1532]

I remember as a kid that digital stereo seemed so state of the art 😂

[@KGFClassicCars]

A non FM digital stereo!

[@lanehogger1532]

KGF Classic Cars my dad had a GLS Cavalier and it did have FM

[@luciosoares7600]

Chevrolet Monza here in Brazil.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Thank you for sharing!

[@joshimitsu96]

Oh so very cool.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Very cool!

[@UnusSedLeo-w5l]

This more than just 'like'!!!

[@KGFClassicCars]

Thank you!

[@stephenwilliams926]

Would love to hear the chocolate cam knock. I had a 1985 model in pea green. Worst car I ever had lol.

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Thank you for sharing!

[@JohnMcMahon.]

That old Griffin @2:50 was a trusty friend of mine through the 80’s & 90’s. Never thought I’d say this but I wouldn’t buy a Vauxhall these days.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Not as good as they used to be!

[@nicholassigsworth7654]

Beautiful car... except those mudflaps 😤

[@KGFClassicCars]

Beautiful!

[@waynepreston5637]

I'm guessing you have a time machine and it's a DMC one.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Sssshhhhh don't tell anyone!!!

[@farmergeddon7527]

Kids today. They don't know they're born, with their rev counters.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Basic but functional!

[@farmergeddon7527]

KGF Classic Cars I think it was only my fourth car that had one. That was also my first car without a choke. I had officially made it.

[@Jimbo-gi7xn]

It's nice n'all but does it have a squeaky clutch pedal??, cant be a genuine Mk2 if it hasn't lol

[@KGFClassicCars]

No squeaky pedal amazingly!

[@Jimbo-gi7xn]

@@KGFClassicCars amazingly is right lol..every Mk2 and Mk3 I've had has had the squeak..🤣

[@scottsvxr]

I remember how the window handles and gear knob used to melt on hot day's.....O those were the day's before lease cars and dodgy Audi/VW limp mode mot emissions tests💥🤣😂. I'd go back to those day's in a flash over this sh#tstorm they call 2020......can I use your time machine if I buy the Cav KGF?

[@KGFClassicCars]

Sorry machine reserved for KGF Staff only :-)!

[@scottsvxr]

@@KGFClassicCars 😪

[@Zeus-kj7nn]

Very good respray.

[@KGFClassicCars]

All original!

[@stevencollis1973]

I own this car and I can assure you it is all original. ☺🚗

[@Zeus-kj7nn]

@@KGFClassicCars definitely not mate. Vauxhall used cellulose paint back in the day. That's fresh new paint, the finish is fresh, not even mopping a 40 year old car would produce that finish. Even with just 29k on the odometer, no stone chips too?! Really?! I used to work in a leading paint shop. Definitely a full respray Bud.

[@hellaarteb1290]

Opel ascona , Chevrolet Monza, exemplar identc .

[@KGFClassicCars]

Thank you for sharing!

[@JonnyWisdom]

How in the hell does it have its original hubcaps?!

[@KGFClassicCars]

Amazing!

[@mattymatty8259]

Bruuuuuuummmm...Dip the clutch...SQUEAK!...Into second...Release the clutch...SQUEAK... This can't be a genuine Cavalier... Genuine ones have special "bubbles" on the back arches. Beautiful Cav. Had dozens of these in my early years... And it isn't the colour of Emus Pink Windmill... Whats going on???

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Thank you for your comment!

[@cowsarsc]

That engine sounds rough

[@KGFClassicCars]

The engine is all good!

[@cambs0181]

Will bet any money that is on a C-plate.

[@tenti1524]

On a B

[@KGFClassicCars]

Yes on a B plate Jan '85!

[@cambs0181]

@@KGFClassicCars Was close!

[@reghollisquimdribbler737]

Sensibly priced unlike your other shite.

[@KGFClassicCars]

Thank you!

[@anywaystohighway]

why would anyone buy this? There's nothing special about this car, just cause it is clean doesnt mean price goes up 10x

[@KGFClassicCars]

Thank you for your view!

[@danrkelly]

The interior, just SO dull. Horrible then, horrible now.

[@adrianrowden8266]

That's a very Cavalier attitude...

[@KGFClassicCars]

Thank you for your view!

[@farmergeddon7527]

I think in fairness Vauxhall interiors were always a bit drab and at odds with their sometimes extravagant exteriors. Mark 2 Astra GTE looked like it had come from space at launch, but digi dash aside it was just Vauxhall doing their thing. Calibra too, just such a contrast between exterior and interior. But I think they were quite well put together, but you also have to weigh it up against everything else in the period. I think they were a little uninspiring compared to the rest but it's not like anyone was doing anything terribly pleasant.

[@Samspianopage]

The Sierras, PSAs, VWs, you name it of the same era were really no better tbh. They were all dull & dreary as. Heck even BMWs & Mercs were quite drab with thier black vinyl panels & stodgy dashboards, albet they were well put together I'll g8ve ye. Only folk really puttin any real effort into an interior back then imo was yer Luxury makes. Maybe some of the Alfas, Lancia's & Citroen too but ye get ma drift. Most mainstream interiors weren't that extravagant. They all followed similar design trends of the day much the same as they do now, black, black, grey & Occasionally silver n the odd splash of colour here n there.

[@fatlad5090]

Bloody cheap car

[@KGFClassicCars]

Thank you!