Barn Find 80s Turbo Conversion Fast 4 door - rarer than a Lotus Carlton. Not driven in decades!

[@noisysprings]

Great to meet you guys and Phil and I had a great day filming this. Eyebrows and beard have grown back now as well! Cheers, Steven.

[@jeremyturner4327]

Are you going to get it back on the road

[@noisysprings]

@@jeremyturner4327 Unfortunately no as Phil has too many projects on the go. Hopefully the right person will take it on.

[@patreekotime4578]

Thank you for your sacrifice! 😅

[@TekNeil]

Took one for the team there mate lol, well played!

[@FF-gg1bm]

Class , one of my favourite barn finds let me know if it comes up for sale thanks

[@Ash-ky8jo]

I've been sent out to buy gravy. I'm sat in the carpark outside of the shop watching this. Mrs is gonna be asking questions. 😂

[@Klutch58Customs]

Mine expects it now. Last barn find I spent an hour "lighting the BBQ"

[@AntonHoward-mx9sb]

Worth the bollocking chap

[@thebigbowler]

Took the bins and recycling out ♻️ out 😂

[@harveytr7106]

#hero

[@alanpassmore2574]

Who buys gravy? I make my own..

[@CourtenaySportLtd]

Hello Jonny what a great piece thank you. Lovely to see the car again along with Phil the owner and also that old invoice with my scruffy writing! Best regards Jon Shield.

[@patrickbruijsten2831]

They did a great job on it so far, would be an awesome story if that car would be running someday, and driven back for a service at you guys.

[@slimzy1990]

Very cool 😎

[@robin_marriott]

Great find, and props to Jon at Courtenay for taking the time to talk to you about something they built all those years ago.

[@paulmoor595]

We had a grey Senator 24v on Brentwood Traffic Unit covering the M25. This car was an absolute legend!. It was by far the car of choice, despite it getting old and becoming a proper beater. We kept it far longer than we ever should do. That car was single handedly responsible for more yuppy licences being taken than any other vehicle Essex Police ever had....including JK 😂. It was also like driving a tank in a TPAC...I remember smashing a stolen Fiesta through the front wall of a house in Gravesend. It only had bumper damage!!. Loved that car....

[@RaymondWormald]

@@paulmoor595 haha classss

[@paulelverstone8677]

If this was a plain wrapper then it might've been the same one that pulled me over in 1997 on the A12 Brentwood bypass! The copper was an absolute diamond. Followed me for 5 miles and averaged me out at 98mph on my VFR to avoid the 6 month ban. Got 3 points and £60 fine instead. Was forever grateful as it was my first 'big' bike and I'd only bought it the day before. Passed my IAM the next year. Was taught an attitude more than anything. Nearly 27yrs later and I still have that same motorbike...

[@RaymondWormald]

@@paulelverstone8677 story that 👍

[@cogboy302]

I'll bet the folk whose house you pushed the Fiesta into were pleased.

[@tpow5906]

Paul Moor, that’s brilliant

[@Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick]

Phil Thorpe.....a blast from the past. I remember Phil back in the day when I had my 1977 VX490 and Phil had a Swedish VX2300, which there's every possibility it's the blue one on the ramp. Phil was always a gentleman.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

That blue one on the ramp is from Sweden, yes!

[@kamidphish]

As an Aussie that grew up on Holdens, my immediate reaction is "is that a narrow VN Commodore?" Top of the line Holdens even had Senator and Statesman monikers.

[@Low760]

Yes it is a narrow lwb vn. The omega is what Holden started with and modified for Australia.

[@MrTubeuser12]

I owned an '89 vn commodore and I thought the same thing when I saw the body,

[@CoreyjGrieve]

Yeah, all of the side glass,surrounds and door handles were used on the VN Commodore. I still own a VN SV5000 from Tom Walkinshaw's (TWR / HSV) stable, owned for 25 years.

[@mclouj]

Yep first thing I thought of. Classic shape.

[@AlanMCcormic]

Very similar to the VQ Holden Statesman 🇦🇺

[@timlowe3081]

Bloke sounds like a top chap, what a workshop, love this show

[@Stoobers]

"I can smell your eyebrows" made me quite literally laugh my spleen out. What an ultra rare awesome old Vauxhall, it looks like KITT on the inside omg!! It's been very well looked after tbh.... Respect to Phil :)

[@Murtayafourfun]

What a gem! I had a white red top Mk3 Astra GSI 16v, on route back to Germany I came across a white Mk2 GTE 16v and I thought I’ll go past. As I tried it went away from me like I was stood still. I eventually caught back up to him and then saw the badge, Courteney turbo!

[@matthewc.419]

Lad I knew in the 90s had a 5 door mk3 Astra SRI , 130mph easily ...cracking motor

[@Murtayafourfun]

@@matthewc.419 I had a mate with one too, great cars.

[@syncro18t10]

I had a Dreg mk2 astra 5door 1.8 SRI Turbo Technics in metallic blue and was as rotten as a pear, swapped the running gear over into a Greg white SRI 5door but getting parts for it was a nightmare I managed to buy the last downpipe TT had in stock and they also told me they only built a handfull as they weren't popular but with a Garrett T3 on it went like f#$k, it was one of many cars I wish I'd kept😢

[@ferrumignis]

I had a 1989 dark grey metallic 16v GTE for quite a number of years and it was a really quick car for the time, and also very good on fuel if you resisted the urge to boot it everywhere. Despite the generally poor quality interior (though Recaro seats were nice) and middling handling it's one of a few cars I have owned that really stand out for me.

[@Murtayafourfun]

@@ferrumignis I’ll bet that was stunning, I always like the MK2. Lad on camp had one in that nice purple, although it was the Opel Kadett GSI 16v.

[@TheManmoths]

This is LBS Barn Find gold! Super rare, cool, kinda underworld image… and two top chaps geeking out over it all. Speaking to Jon at Courtenay was the icing on the cake 🤌🏻

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Thank you. Really chuffed you enjoyed this one.

[@barney3417]

As a retired traffic officer , you are correct, I loved driving the 24v Senator , 162 mph on Vascar!! Accurate!! Straight out of the box ❤❤❤

[@peterbalac1915]

I had a mate on traffic used to drive a 24 valve senator, he told me they used to get to 150mph coming off at junction 13 on the M1north bound , hardest part was getting it stopped because it was really heavy with all the kit they carried.

[@realMaverickBuckley]

It definitely won't do 162mph. But they would show 150(135 rs) But they were incredible cars, I miss mine. For those interested: 201bhp 1576KGs 0-60 7.8s 139 mph 1/4 mile 17.0@87mph

[@barney3417]

@@realMaverickBuckley Police Spec 162 on calibrated equipment

[@Cyberdyne-kg8ku]

You have really, really, really got to revisit these so we can see what happens to these cars once you uncover them. That'll be a series in itself.

[@kramer26]

LBS Barn Finds REVISITED

[@BlackNYella]

Johnny, for your knowledge, it’s a Kenwood Mask head unit. Its predecessor is called the Kenwood Stealth, it had a metal flip-over panel. The Mask had a screen that flipped-over. I was a car audio engineer in those days. Martin from Max Power ended up at the same Oxford firm as me. Happy days.

[@RustyBonnet]

I had a couple of them. Both got stolen lol. Went for the Alpine 7909 in the end with removable cage. Can't steals what's not there.

[@aarongraham7177]

As an old Vauxhall fan this is one of the best episodes I've seen. What a car and what a story!

[@stevehertfordshire1879]

I took my own GTE 16v to Courteney Turbo back in the day. It was later in my ownership featured in Revs magazine! G888 EJL. torque steer was interesting and in the wet it would just wheel spin everywhere!! Oh to be young again!!

[@mikerichards9196]

"I can smell your eyebrows"! What a line 😂

[@brianiswrong]

As a man of a certain age Just seeing a senator with a boot spoiler gets my juices flowing🎉

[@alidaniels2487]

You me both mate. I saw that spoiler poking up as he was doing his intro and immediately knew the video would been about that. I was just thinking, I'm sure that's a senator when he said it! Great car

[@ca9968]

Wow! Haven`t seen one of these in 40 years... My family emigrated to South Africa in the early 1980`s and my dad was given one as a company car, it was badged as the Chevrolet Senator there...my first road trip to the Natal coast from Johannesburg was taken in that car...good memories!

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

I didn't know they made Chevy badged versions.

[@ca9968]

@@TheLateBrakeShow I believe they were Chevy badged in SA until late 82, then they switched to an Opel badge, he later was also given a Chevy "Record" estate with Furniture City decals all over it (the company he came over from the UK to work for), he had that car for ages and liked it so much that he bought off the company for the family car when they decided to replace the fleet with Toyota Corolla`s...

[@oldieman730]

The same body shell was used by Holden for the VN/VR/VS series Commodore in Australia.

[@victorbox6289]

What a video! 1980's and 1990's Vauxhalls bring back so many happy memories. As a Cavalier guy it's so lovely to recognise all the features, trim and parts common to all the models😀

[@paulknight1332]

The trip computer was the same as the one in my 1991 Cavalier GSi - I miss that car 😥

[@EasyRhino2]

In the early 90s I worked for a funeral home. The fleet was a mix of Carlton 2.6l and Senator 3.0l. They were good, solid cars and felt fast to me as a new driver

[@Ivc406]

Hi Jonny best one yet my best car was a vx Carlton 1.8 GL bought it for coppers had it a couple years car was minted but cos it was a yreg my wife wanted something newer and a bit smaller as she wanted to learn to drive, broke my heart ended up with a nissan bluebird, my grandson is into vxhalls he's got a few novas astras and corsas,he's trying his best to get me a senator, the Strathclyde Road Policing had a few senators they were rapid,ps my grandson trying to get me a Carlton not a senator keep them coming Jonny top man regards from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@richardtaylor2449]

FANTASTIC man cave of Vauxhalls' thanks Phil and Steven thanks Jonny 🖤👍

[@Damien-bi6ng]

Great video, Jonny! Vauxhall Senator was one of my favourite cars growing up. My dad had an ‘88 E plate Cartlon 1.8 GL (which he still swears was his best car he’s ever owned) & used to get it serviced at Green’s of Rainham (Kent). They had a black Senator in their show room - roushed leather & all!❤

[@RaymondWormald]

Same here they wer silky n kwik wernt they like a big saloon

[@samuelgarrod8327]

​@@RaymondWormaldThey were a big saloon.

[@RaymondWormald]

@@samuelgarrod8327 that’s what a more or less sed a think 🤔 a remember them well

[@wingcommanderdaltonwalton67]

Same ,I passed my test in it. 3 point turn was a doddle even though it was 75ft long it turned like a black cab!😂

[@kramer26]

Greens of Rainham! Was that the one bottom of Maidstone Road opposite the a Manor Farm pub?

[@ianwatson3315]

Vx2300 ..brought back memories. 8 years old , 1972 going with my mum and dad to pick up a brand new yellow vx490 rosstyle wheels and over drive…that car took us all over Europe towing a caravan…very happy times!

[@marcusoutdoors4999]

The digital dash is awesome. Very funny to see Phil laughing his head off. Excellent effort.

[@markopolo9559]

Can't believe how good the Senator looked after a clean, just imagine the paint after a full detail. A special car!

[@anthonyfernwood8093]

Always wanted a Senator but went for its competition so I bought a three year old Granada Scorpio that was 26years ago but glad to say I still have it in my garage and it still runs, love these old cars.

[@Galahadfairlight]

Love a Senator, sold my last one two years ago, a J reg 3.0 24v auto. Those Senators also have speed sensitive power steering, the faster it goes, the less the steering reacts to prevent too sharp a turn at speed.

[@neildaniel8232]

Lovely to watch and also to hear that Phil is willing to let it go to the right person who can recommission it. He's made sure it survives and it's only right it's allowed to live again, either with him or a new owner. As soon as I saw the stereo I instantly yelled 'Kenwood MASK!', took me right back as I sold them in my Saturday job and had one in my Corsa 🤣

[@--Zook--]

I will say it every time. As a 49 year old car nut, this is my favorite car show. Love the passion for "everyday" cars. The people and the stories in this series are amazing!

[@philtucker1224]

(Jump ahead 25 years Zook ) - to nearer my age and you will also probably be one of these “old geezers” with a weird car collection of half a dozen or more old cars covered in dust and old house carpets ha ha! Live long and prosper mate! 😁

[@alexanderheron1702]

Dad had a senator when I was 7 or 8. I absolutely loved the kickdown on the auto and the noise the big lump made

[@johnkilburn6923]

I used to travel from Ireland in the 80s and always impressed with the kit the British police had never ever seen in the republic, what a classic

[@MdvK-d6c]

Great find/shout-out from Steve and Phil! The Senator in itself is already very rare. Even back in the day!

[@davidf2281]

Another *magnificent* episode. Well done Jonny. And that digital dash is so Knight Rider, love it.

[@davelawrence594]

WOW what an incredible find this old baby its still amazes me too this day what awesome cars are still out there waiting to be found & brought back to life!!👌🏻👍🏻

[@guyredshaw1422]

Wow! What a great history tour about the car and Courtenay. Another excellent find and (flash🤭) video production.👏👏

[@trevorclayton9180]

Good memories,I started my apprenticeship at a vauxhall main dealer in 1985 till1997 what memories, wish I could go back, senator 24v were the bees knees 👏👏

[@DaveLaw73]

Your record of every barnfind owner being an excellent person is still intact. Were those Denis Taylor spec glasses Phil was wearing at the beginning? The sign of a committed poolsman.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Yes, absolutely !

[@TekNeil]

They did a turbo Manta too. My Dad had a black one, never seen another since! Must've been pretty rare. EDIT: Ah, I was only a couple minutes in when I commented, and then saw the Manta mentioned. Me and my Dad built the 1988 British MOD saloon championship winning Manta. So, nice to see another old series mentioned (Thunder saloons). Anyway, I'm yapping. Another great episode, another bit of inspiration to do something with my Corrado G60 and Mk1 Golf GTI. I miss and love you Dad, wish you could be watching this with me. My hero.

[@TekNeil]

4am in the UK watching this, crying my eyes out. Depression is a hell of an illness. Cars, just sat there, unable to even see em. (Never leave the house) Never mind get em back on the road. Just remembered I have a 2001 IS200 Sport Aero sat in a garage as well. Factory slippy diff, factory body kit etc. Just wish my Dad was here to spur me on...

[@dannyholder1359]

​@@TekNeilHey fella. Stick with it, people care. As my dad always used to say...onwards and upwards👍

[@timbarrington3607]

​@@TekNeilsorry to read your comment. My dad was my hero and engineering mentor. I try and make everyday count in my dad's memory. Many people on here have your back and as a community I am certain plenty of people would rally round if you needed help or someone to make tea and have banter with. Take care mate. From another dub head.

[@idesignyou...9257]

Absolutely fantastic episode, had me in tears of laugher at poor Steven's eyebrows! The stereo also took me down memory lane, had exactly the same one in my Cavalier SRI back in the day!

[@andyc9187]

Fair play! Awesome video Johnny! Brought back lots of memories. Passed my test in ‘85 and Vauxhalls were the car to have!

[@damowilliams204]

Best car ever on Late Brake show! Fair doos to the guy from Courtney Turbo, very helpful. I never knew they were still going

[@alexbakermault4518]

I had that stereo and it was epic. Now, the car has and will always be a favourite of mine. A very underrated car and an awesome police car. Those who knew back in the day, knew it was a diamond in the rough. So nice to see one again and on barn find. This episode has been excellent. Thanks again Johnny for a quality show.

[@peterbowden2646]

Great vid jonny loved the vx2300 and victor FA estate all the vauxhalls in the late 70s / early 80s were stylish cars cavaliers,carltons,senators as were the opel equivalents mantas,monzas etc 😊

[@gmain1977]

Great find, did not know they about one of these. Its funny because Janspeed did same thing to the Ford Granada in in 1985ish ,that is very rare as well. Your channel is very honest and no faffing around.

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

Thank you for this feedback. We love hearing from folks who appreciate these stories.

[@niklaswejedal463]

It would be great if you did revisit some of those earlier barn-find cars that have come back on the road, someday!

[@TerranBrown]

At 20ish I was lucky to own one. As you can imagine I got a rubbing from my peer group but really it was comfy and it was quick. Got me in to Vx and autos in a big way. Loved it and still miss to this day.

[@jt500_salvage]

A guy who lives down my road has a lotus Carlton, stays on his drive and uses it regularly…love seeing and hearing it go by.

[@kings3803]

What a cool car. I had a carlton gsi "back in the day" I loved that car. Used it for a 30 mile return journey everyday for 2 years. Comfortable and fast enough to make the drive a pleasure.

[@SurvivingTheApocalypse]

I remember my best mate showing me his brand new Kenwood Mask in his Corsa. Blew my mind.

[@neilhudson7099]

Still have mine in the garage, no idea if it works still!

[@idesignyou...9257]

Loved that stereo! I had one in my Cavalier SRI, saved the hassle of unclipping the facia and then having to carry it into a night club! lol

[@GazzUnseen]

Great episode and a very cool car and collection. Brilliant story and a proper 80’s digital dash to top it off, beautiful!

[@n22pdf]

My dad was a Vauxhall dealer and I worked there in the holidays and drove a few Senators, GSEs, Monzas, uncle had a silver lotus Carlton.. dad had a few Carltons.. owned many Vauxhalls back in the day.. friend of mine had a GSI2000 turbo charged by Courtney man it was awesome 😊 great vid.. Pete

[@Gmh6477]

When I was young the boss at my local Henley’s Vauxhall had a fully converted Imscher senator in dark green complete with the 4.0 engine conversion ! I would ride to the dealership in town on my bike into the car park just look at it because my parents had a senator at the time 😂

[@TheLateBrakeShow]

That would be such a retro tuner weapon by today's standards.

[@Levenstone132]

What a beauty.I'd love to see that '58 Victor back on the road.Super rare.

[@fusionfan6883]

My Dad had the Omega, which was a 2 door fast back version of the mark 1 Senator. It was built like a tank, had real presence and was a great cruiser. It’s heavy build quality also saved our lives in a nasty side on shunt. Great car🚗 I had a couple of great Vauxhalls including a mark 1 Astra GTE and Cavalier SRI, both surprisingly fast motors. Dad also had a mark 2 GTE and the digital dash was a real novelty, but I always preferred the mark 1 as it just looked more planted and aggressive.

[@KangoV]

Absolutely awesome. This interrupted me tracking down a parasitic battery drain on my LR Discovery 3.0. I watched this waiting for it to go to sleep ;)

[@KingLaudrup]

Loved this video - anything off the beaten track from the 80s/90s is like catnip for me!

[@oggie1967]

Oh Jonny, i remember having a Manta GTE back in the day and desperately wanted a Courtney turbo one but couldn't afford it! Someone needs to put that Senator back on the road! What a piece of kit! Great vid as u sual!👍👏👏👏♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@AnagramAutoclassics]

My dad had a bronze-coloured VX2300 auto with a black vinyl roof and lovely ginger-coloured velour interior. It was gorgeous, and surprisingly quick too. He sold it, rather than letting me buy it from him. I still like old Vauxhalls, and hanker after an Omega.

[@80gam]

Great video Jonny…such a joy watching you showcasing these classic cars…keep them coming 👍

[@jeffshaw4553]

Wow one way of trimming the Gerard and eyebrows 🤣🤣love this proper nice classic do love them one off vehicles.what a shame couldn’t get it started well done guys and Phil the owner 👍🏽

[@si2546]

❤❤❤ wow wat a super rare car there jonny.?. Wat a lovely video to watch.... i do hope he got his beard and eye brows back agian.... much much love xxx

[@AndrewJB]

What a rare car, been reading online there was potentially 6 of these not 2! Deserves to be back on the road that does.

[@edsterhunt]

My dad had one of these beasts when I was a kid the Digital dash use to blow my mind I don’t think I had ever seen any thing like that back then, it was a rocket to me

[@MikeLovesCars]

Excellent video. Really enjoyed this one. I was a member of the Vauxhall Performance Car Club back in the mid-late 90's and remember seeing a few Courtenay Turbo Vauxhalls. Wish I had got my hands on one back then😞

[@LordBass]

I'm American. I confess I had to enable the CC to understand the Scottish brogue. And dang what a unique car!

[@nikvandeneede1228]

I can understand them and English is my third language

[@minioner5080]

The Vauxhall senator 24valve was one of my favourite late 80s cars 👌🏻 as for the turbo conversion 🤤

[@dcallan812]

I used to love my Vauxhall Firenza's having owned more than a few, I lalso had an Opal Manta round about the same time period. All the Firenza's had modifications one to a 3.5 Rover V8 and Jag back axle. Great video 2x👍

[@chrisslater3174]

Great find, and it has certainly peaked the interest of many men of a certain age on here. As an 80's induced petrolhead myself, reared on the weird and wonderful back then, I never even knew it existed!

[@peterlisyak5396]

It’s called a hospital wash, ie: blanket bath. Great job Phil and Steve hope you continue the recommission, thanks Johnny keep the great work up.

[@dominicbarne5218]

Ahhhh the old jam sandwich and with the added bonus of a turbski, i’m an old skool bmw fan but this is still up there with the best.

[@TheJensenInterceptor]

Very very interesting, brings so many memories back when I had Cavalier CDi in 1980's 3 times brand new company cars and my big boss blew up his Senator engine. I loved the Vauxhalls from the 1980;s I did hundreds of thousands of miles in my many new CDi cars.

[@StuartBursnoll]

great to see this car is still about, i converted several vaxuhalls for Chris the cavalier 4x4 with water injection was a real handful on the road as was the nova GTE

[@Daytonafox1]

I loved these cars when i was in the motor mechanics industry back then. What a beast.

[@StuartOliver83]

Stunning car I love that huge overhang over the back wheels

[@tankthelord1178]

Nice one Jonny, Phil and team (including the Chair of Hope). Excellent.

[@saveourplanet6051]

What a car , needs fully restoring and taken to shows for all to see

[@markmanderson]

the local traffic police up here in tayside had a few senators back in the day, always looked so lovely in the jam jar paint setup.

[@robertstirzaker767]

I think you mean jam sandwich 😂

[@robinfoster7597]

Another great show Jonny, well done. I have some affection for the Carlton - I had a Carlton estate and got almost an entire rave in it - 2 x turntables & mixer, 4 big speakers, massive tarp, even a generator! Happy days :)

[@samuelgarrod8327]

No, you need ravers for a rave pal. I assume you've never been to a real one.

[@robinfoster7597]

@@samuelgarrod8327 you can think what you like! Obviously you’re not going to get all the ravers in a single vehicle!

[@stuartleckie]

I was a young Vauxhall mechanic when these cars were brand new (not using the name to avoid spoilers) I had the privilege of delivering a couple to Strathclyde Police. 5 speed manual, definitely not standard, calibrated speedo. I’ll never forget how nimble they were for their size. This is a great find, and a great guy too!

[@AlanMCcormic]

There's a awesome video of the late Peter Brock on KZbin wringing the neck out of one these in 1991 Bathurst Mt Panorama top 10 shootout definitely worth a watch 🇦🇺

[@countmurcielago9802]

I was waiting for a flame and sure enough singeing eye brows normally your finger hairs 😂😂😂 great video 😊

[@swackerle]

Is that L Jetronic by chance? If it is, it won't run unless there is air being pulled through the MAF by the filter. The L stands for "Luft". It cuts the fuel if it doesn't sense air coming through. Learned it that hard way from a very stubborn Alfa Spider...

[@hozzer68]

In the early to mid 90’s I used to chauffeur the Deputy CC and the 2 Assistant CC of Lothian & Borders Police in an unmarked 3.0L Senator automatic, great car.

[@andrewsanderson2591]

The traffic lads down here in Teesside loved the 24 valve Senators - had to be the auto box,though,the manual used to lose traction too easily.

[@hozzer68]

@@andrewsanderson2591 yep, theTraffic cars were all manuals just the top brass cars were autos for us.

[@80skidgrownup00]

I've always been a Vauxhall man and my favourite car of all time was a Carlton club estate. It was so smooth and spacious you could've lived in it! I now have a Corsa 1.4 turbo Limited Edition with a stage 1 remap that would probably give this beast a run for its money, but I'd still love to drive the Courtney Senator!

[@ashfranklyn2847]

Nice one Jhonny! Cool episode! Presumably this is the basis for the Holden Senator in Australia and New Zealand? No turbo... but a 5l American donk makes up for it!

[@PThorpeXJ900]

Thanks for all your great comments, had a brilliant time filming!

[@oscardean6351]

This one brings back some memories condolences on the loss of your son mate, I bet you he would’ve loved to have seen this old girl running 👍☹️

[@rogervd666gamer]

" I can smell your eyebrows" hilarious line 😂. Great Opel/ Vauxhall, it's a shame only standing there.

[@GTE_Channel]

As a kid I frequently went to visit the local Opel dealer. He allways let me sit in the Senator and the dash allways captivated me.

[@ruleninetyone]

Love a Senator. My brother had one and we had 146MPH out of it (downhill) Great days ❤

[@Stokie_Helen]

My grandad had a plain white 12v Senator manual with a black velour interior. Bought it second hand as an "ex-police car" - first time he took granny out in it some police officers saluted them 😂 D247 KKH. What a car. I loved it because it was cool, sounded nice, had seats like armchairs and didn't make little me carsick unlike the bloody Ambassador he had before!

[@wightangel]

Now that is my dream workshop. What a great video and some great cars that brought back memories that still make me warm inside and craving them times back. I remember the police on the Island had an E reg one and even now I do not think it has been bettered. It was very low to the road and looked sexy has hell.

[@Davey_Sprocket66]

Unmarked Senators were popular with the Suffolk and Norfolk constabularies.... don't ask me how I know 🙄😁 I knew about the Senator and always lusted after a Courtney kit for my Manta 🙂 The picture of the Thunder Saloons pace car at Snetterton brought back good memories of going there with my dad ❤

[@AlanMCcormic]

Popular with Aussie cop's aswell hear em coming miles away Holden slipped a 304 V8 under the bonnet

[@sbv-zs7wz]

I'm running a rare GSI 24v Carlton from 1990 and so much of it seems inherited from here

[@icanseeyouallfromuphere]

Nice to see, reminded me of the Manta and Nova ones and the Calibre Cavalier was another very rare custom Vauxhall,

[@mikebull1972]

What a handsome motor...glad Steve was ok when it spat at him, too! 💥💥 Good stuff Jonny 👏👏

[@harrow33lee]

Man, what a find, I loved the lotus Carlton, and I love the senator, but I had no idea this existed. Thank you for Video.