I bought a VAUXHALL CAVALIER mk2!!!

[@sebastianohalloran9093]

£150 very well spent on the rust proofing (even at 1983 prices). Excellent find Siôn. Great to see your joy. Even more fun to play innuendo bingo.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

I know, such a wise investment by the original owner. I didn’t even realise I had innuendo, but perhaps it’s just so ingrained in me I don’t notice 🤣🫣

[@AndyK.1]

@@MorselsAndMotorsyou paused once or twice. 😂 I think u knew

[@vx.calibre2901]

If I recall the optional 5 speed 'box was around the same cost. The rust proof decision was the best one...

[@fhwolthuis]

Congratulations, what a time capsule! Always found the hatchbacks the most beautiful, like a mini SD1 👍😀

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Yes, I agree, the black panel behind the rear doors in particular

[@Pyjamarama11]

Saturday night mini-cab special "Off to the club, lads ? Don't do anything I wouldn't do" Cavalier proceeds through town at rally speeds 😂😂

[@MorselsAndMotors]

🤣🤣🫣

[@nicholasdavis657]

What a nice example! Always liked a Cavalier and it's great to see such a lot of history with a car.

[@eamonhq7405]

Took me back decades to my x reg cav in china blue was a great car. Nice video fella

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Thanks 👍

[@countludwigvonnippeltassel]

My dad had a couple of Cavaliers, both saloons. AJF 685Y and B224 NNR. Very fond memories of them both.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

That's lovely, and you're like me being able to remember all old number plates! People seem to have very few negative things to say about mk2 Cavaliers

[@johj1344]

I enjoyed your reel. I'm in New Zealand now but, in the 80s I sold Vauxhall cars for my living in Stockport Manchester. The China blue cavalier L mk2 brought back memories for me. Excellent cars (from memory) thanks for sharing.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Glad to bring back memories!

[@paulking5665]

My very first car was a mark 2 1.6 L but it had a manual choke, it was a great car

[@matty5057]

Wonderful video! I got excited seeing my car used for the green interior picture! Thankyou 😊 Bin the varajet carb and fit a weber 32/34 dmtl 👍

[@MorselsAndMotors]

I thought you might like that 😘

[@matty5057]

@@MorselsAndMotors very much so! Merry Christmas 🎅 😘

[@volvo480]

There was a base version of the Ascona C/Mk2 Cavalier with 1.3 litre engine. That would have been perfect FOTU fodder, though this one will be a good candidate too. 😊

[@dreammaker730]

I had one lol .

[@Watty101]

I had one too… the 1.3 engine wasn’t as bad as you might think

[@dreammaker730]

@@Watty101 it was pretty good tbh , and my astra mk2 5 speed was nippier than a 1.6.

[@jonathanmoore994]

My parents bought a 4 year old C reg 1600L in 1990. It was the navy blue colour, and a saloon. I had their previous car - a Mk1 1300 made in 1980. The difference between the two felt more like 25 years than 6. Vauxhall really leapt forward when they launched the Mk2 and the time of the Mk2 (and maybe Mk3) weas the only time that Vauxhall comprehensively trounced Ford's offering.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Yes, the early FWD Vauxhall/Opels were hard to beat. My Astra is brilliant to drive, so sharp and confident

[@chrishart8548]

​@@MorselsAndMotors mk1 was RWD mk2 was FWD that's where the difference was. Once ford had the mondeo they were ahead again.

[@simonhodgetts6530]

Very nice! I remember these being launched - we had a VX estate at the time, which looked and felt positively ancient in comparison to this (although I do love the VX series). I also remember China Blue well - it was ago to Halfords spray paint when I was studying product design - I used it to spray paint my mock-ups. Add some matt lacquer, and it made a passable injection moulding lookalike!

[@stevieboyNI]

Love it, brings back a lot of memories. Great old cars the MK2 Cavs

[@richhawksley9416]

Looks a brilliant find mate, I ran a 83 saloon in brown for a couple of years 1.6 L, very fond memories and should not have swapped it for the 1.8 L sierra. What a great stable mate for your Astra, I’m pleased someone is giving old Vauxhalls some love.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

It surprises me that old Vauxhalls are generally much less loved than old Fords. Even though nobody seems to have a bad word to say against the Cavalier!

[@markwoodhouse4284]

A fantastic video that brings back memories of my first jobs working in Vauxhall dealerships between 1984 and 1988. Bonus points gir the original Phillips radio cassette player, the AN232 IF my memory serves me.

[@jamesbellis4949]

You’ve just taken me back 30 years and I love you for that. My deceased brother had a China blue cavalier 2 door saloon JMB523Y

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Awwww ❤️

[@jaggass]

The same model my Grandma had in the early 90's. She had an A reg one in Leaf Green and ended up traded it in for a MK2 Fiesta. It originally belonged to my dad in from new 1984 and went for the optional 5 speed box as he did long journeys to work and better on fuel. He also stuck a Weber carb with a manual choke because the original GM Varajet was troublesome

[@colinhamilton5989]

I'm sure the ariel on my Cavalier had a small slot on the top, which came with a small key. You slotted the key onto it which enabled you to pull the ariel up. Mine was a slightly later model, 1986 on a C reg.

[@Cyberdyne-kg8ku]

Blimey, I'd forgotten about the aerial key.👍

[@danielrussell446]

Yes that’s right my dad had one on his novas and astras

[@stevencollis1973]

I have a unipart key for my cavalier aerial.

[@zebedep]

Great to see one of these again! These were absolutely everywhere when I was a kid.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Yes, the same for me. It's hard to believe they are almost all gone

[@richardw1970]

Excellent, brings back a lot of memories of my 1987 1.8i GLS hatch, not quite as poverty as yours but virtually no toys by todays standards!

[@danielrussell446]

Nice spec that one you would have had the lovely velour seats in that

[@rickydub6950]

Great find 👍 Mr Wood is the reason it's still here, lovingly cared for it 🙂

[@matthewscott8947]

My father had exactly the same model and colour as this one from 1983 to 1986. Very fond memories.

[@gazp2194]

I had one , mine was a terracotta red. Towed a caravan with it. New sills, some welding around the rear struts, and it was as good as new. This was around 1992. A young lad in his mom's fiesta wrote it off . A mate of mine had one in a pale green .

[@paullickorish6772]

Welcome to the Cavalier club sir! Looks really nice, enjoy!

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Thank you kindly! Can’t wait to line it up with other Cavaliers 😊

[@malcolmcowan9554]

I had the top one the cdi model when I was 19

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Oh that's very posh!

[@adamdavies163]

I had the same model an 84 B plate, same colour. Only difference I can see is that mine had 5 gears and a rear wash wipe, I guess they were added for the following model year. Auto choke on mine was crap too :-)

[@badbooks476]

Very nice original car & the rust proofing has been extremely effective, China Blue good cavalier colour, the 1.6 engine was very lively for the time. living in Chelmsford in the early 90’s, County Motors Vauxhall genuine AC Delco parts were very competitive, Astra oil filter / 5 litre oil / air filter was £11

[@MorselsAndMotors]

That’s fun to remember that! I can’t wait to get the car on the road and feel how the 1.6 behaves

[@badbooks476]

@@MorselsAndMotors Strong engines. Sorry, I am a Mine of useless information, I was at the Agricultural college, so might have got a discount, the Ford dealer, Trimoco were also cheap, but VW Kennings only cheap for Quantum oil

[@stevejones1972]

Back in 1990 - the same year I passed my driving test, I had a Mk2 hatchback in white, the 1.6 as well, and it was registered in May 1983, also on a Y plate - APF933Y if I remember rightly. Sadly even then, it was a lemon, and needed a recon engine put in it as it was burning oil like crazy. But got rid of it quite quickly and later, in 1992 I got another Mk2 Cav, but this time a B reg - B497SNX, a 1985 silver 1.8 CD version which was the top of the range - so much nicer, and really quite quick. I always loved the shape of the Mk2 hatchback Cavalier, I thought they looked like a shrunk down Rover SD1 - which was a car I always wanted but never got as they would have been too costly to run. Never really liked the saloon version though, I thought they were too old fashioned looking - it was amazing the difference a hatchback made to this model. How lovely to see a Mk2 in such great nick and 40 years old too. Hope you get the engine running sweetly again on cold start - auto chokes of that ere were not especially reliable.

[@davefrench3608]

Loved all my Cavaliers, a truly great car And what a survivor this 40 year old is. Lucky bugger

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Thank you, yes I’m very lucky to have found one in such good condition

[@michaelkeen5010]

Love your new purchase, look forward to you bringing it up to your requirements.👍

[@rosbifle413]

Nice Reg "Kar" When I was a kid my parents had the same car as this. Lovely motor.

[@anemone104]

Had some friends had one of these that they bought for a song in the 1990s. Twice. It ran and ran and would not die. Didn't rust either, possibly due to a good underseal job early in its life. Love the '70s deep pile carpet boot liner.

[@BigDave1965]

That's in fantastic condition, I had a A reg one 1984 which I bought two years old.that was an 1.6 L the same. But did have a rear wash wipe on it. I would read the owners manual as I'm sure there was a technique to start it from cold, I'm sure it was ign on press gas pedal to the floor then start or something like that. there was a manual conversion choke kits available aftermarket. But my father had a couple of MK1 1.3 Astras as company cars , one was a 1981 with Auto choke, then the last of the MK1 Astra s 1984 had a factory manual choke with a light on the dash when it was pulled out. They did suffer from camshaft wear, the root cause was put down to high revs on cold starts due to the auto choke

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Yes you’re right, having had a look at the manual. I’ll give it a bit of a service and nice fuel and see how it goes

[@Stars_Falling_93]

What a beauty! This generation Opel Ascona (as they're known on the continent) in hatchback form was one of my favourites while growing up.

[@richardhowlett9424]

That’s special ! AHD 868Y was a favourite car of mine 1.6 gls saloon .

[@paulillingworth1242]

What a gem, had a few variations of the Cavalier back in the day, loved them , my last cavalier 1996 was a favourite I then stepped into a Vectra it was ok but it didn’t quite have the cavalier feel, despite all the effort of GM/Opel/Vauxhall, that was sold on back in 2005. The Auto choke (hot or cold) can be a bit iffy on these, even when not very old, a tip as you start it give throttle a little stab as it’s turning over, yum that engine sound and engine takes me way back.

[@toddnelson5132]

What a find and a great video! Hugely nostalgic as my mum had an A-reg Cavalier 1.6 L hatch in white with the red interior from 1989 to 1996 - the first car I can remember as a very young child. Details like the hinged parcel shelf, original radio, rear ash trays, black lock buttons on the doors (which we had to push down, no central locking) and high boot lip are all coming back to me. When she bought it it only had 1 rear belt fitted, and I can fully remember my Dad buying a second one from Halfords and installing it himself when my little brother arrived - such a different time!

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Oh my goodness, I’ve never heard of being able to buy and fit individual rear belts. That’s so funny and indicative of the time as you say!

[@astranomical]

A superb example of a Mk2 Cavalier, even the original radio with the front and rear fader wheel next to the hazzard button. We owned a 1982 X-reg saloon in China Blue that we sold in 1988 for a Mk2 hatchback in Nordic Blue, which we still own to this day and with only 42000 on the clock.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Thank you. I’m very happy with it (although I’m afraid I am going to have to upgrade the radio to one from a slightly later Cavalier so I can have FM for my Bluetooth transmitter)

[@marktmdyorkshire7610]

My dad had this Same colour, spec and interior colour with the same philips radio. A927 GAD wow it takes me back. Ultimately rust broke her back and the back shock absorbers almost came through.

[@Cavalier_Steve]

The engine sounds exactly like mine, there is a few differences between the early spec Cavalier L’s and the mid spec ones, mine has a manual choke but has a rear wash wipe. They really are great cars! I absolutely love driving mine around! Well done for finding such a fine example! Steve.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Steve! Nice to hear from you. I’m so excited to get this out on the road properly, and seeing what it’s like.

[@Cavalier_Steve]

@@MorselsAndMotors You will enjoy 😉 I drive mine with a smile on my face!

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

That looks a lovely example, the rustproofing has really helped save this Cavalier, hard to beleive I am exactly two months older than this Cavalier.

[@charliecoco2115]

Looking forward to when you start on this project. You do seem to have an eye for well looked after examples.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

I keep an open mind and pounce when I see something that is worthy

[@peterobrien3539]

I had an identical company car from new. Was a 1.6L, Jax and an X-reg. interior was ahead of its game at the time.

[@marklawton5753]

OMG the boot mat. My gran had one the same I think it's much older than the 70s lol

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Yes I think you’re right about the age of it. It’s the sort of carpet that used to be everywhere!

[@simonhodgetts6530]

Very nice! I remember these being launched - we had a VX estate at the time, which looked and felt positively ancient in comparison to this (although I do love the VX series). I also remember China Blue well - it was ago to Halfords spray paint when I was studying product design - I used it to spray paint my mock-ups. Add some matt lacquer, and it made a passable injection moulding lookalike!

[@ClunkerCars]

This is gorgeous! The switches on this era are so satisfying for some reason. That blue colour reminds me of my grandads mk2 Astra. What a stunner!

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Thank you!

[@philippeterson4711]

Hi Sion, that looks lovely mate, takes me back to when i was a child and i used to go to school in an estate version which was a taxi, the estate ones' reversing lifhts were square and on the boot which made them look like buck teeth but it looked nice 👍 Nice find mate

[@MorselsAndMotors]

I’ve never noticed that about the reversing lights til you said!

[@philippeterson4711]

@@MorselsAndMotors I'm right though aren't I?😂😂😂

[@bryjan51]

Very, very nice, i want one again.🤔

[@davepax982]

I shared this on the Auswide Holden Camira page! They will love it. 😊

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Oh awesome, thank you!

[@andrewlorenz3139]

Loved my H reg Cav! Everything bullet proof going strong until rust got the rear arches. Engine had appx 130k on it at the end and was still great. Sold it to a used car centre with 1 day left on the MOT and bought a Corsa. That was also a good car.

[@gabrielepertusati1692]

What a lovely Vauxhall you have bought! I'm so happy to see such happiness and such a lovely car!

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Awww!

[@ciaran_socal]

Lovely discovery video, nicely presented. Seems like a great example, other than the lumpy idle, but that’s to be expected. Congratulations! 😊

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Thank you! I’m very happy with it. More videos coming as I get it home to work on it

[@OldManTony]

I had a brown 1.6 mk2 saloon and then a later pale metallic blue 1.8 injection mk2 saloon. I particularly liked the 1.8 injection but enjoyed them both. Not keen on the jelly mould mk3 so then started on a series of Citroen diesels because of a longer commute.

[@tomfoster9924]

Lovely example Sion, well done, another great purchase, can't wait to see what you do with it 😊

[@BungleBare]

Previous owners on the logbook: Kenneth Barlow, 3 Coronation Street, Weatherfield, Manchester. WF1 2DG Norman Watts, 9 Coronation Street, Weatherfield, Manchester. WF1 2DG

[@patrickmorgan1495]

Haha. I remember that episode when Ken conned Curly😂

[@MorselsAndMotors]

I don't know this - never watched Corrie! I will have to look it up!

[@dreammaker730]

Cant wait till spring to see more on this lovely car in spring .

[@paultaylor9652]

I remember the cavalier mk2 being released, being around 16 at the time and the start of my interest in cars.

[@bri77uk1]

That is lovely! I've had a few Cav mk2's in my time - My first car was a 1.3 A reg - and all of them had more rust than yours. They are great cars. Enjoy!

[@MorselsAndMotors]

I’m soooo lucky with the lack of rust. Can’t wait to get it on the road and enjoy it

[@jonathonbrett-qn1ic]

Wonderful car :) you have a little gem Looking forward to the next video Thank you

[@damianleah6744]

Gosh my uncle had one of these back in the day (1981 saloon model) same colour too 😂. Was a fantastic car at the time.

[@BelfastMurf]

That’s in amazing condition! My 1985 1.6LD needed a bunch of welding done by the time it was 6 years old!

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Yes, I'm not surprised - Cavaliers were known for being rustbuckets

[@BelfastMurf]

@@MorselsAndMotors The 1.6 naturally aspirated diesel engine was terrible too, I spent lots of time pushing it…!

[@lesklower7281]

A very nice car and the service records also the parts in the boot l am sure they will come in handy

[@Cyberdyne-kg8ku]

I had a black 1600 L ex RAF staff car. One day, the door handle wouldn't work so I was locked out of my car, at a car wash with the engine running. Friends had to drive to the local town to get the police to come and break in using wire.

[@dreammaker730]

Love it i had a D reg saloon 1.3 l didnt keep it long but i enjoyed it . They have got to be in limited numbers now . What a good condition find . And in nearly basic spec just how you like them 😂. Green velour interiors 🤩 ❤❤❤. As you say £150 well spent on the rust proofing .

[@adeandtrish]

How many of those mark twos did I drive during the 80s, dozens of them. The company I worked for had them as fleet cars. I remember the radios weren't switched with the ignition and frequently got left on🤦

[@nealeburgess6756]

What a great car. If I remember correctly it has a Pierberg carb. Please don't throw the automatic choke away and convert it to manual. The auto choke has a diaphragm that pulls the choke open a bit when it has started. Almost certainly that will be what is causing the over chokeing and rough cold running. Replace that diaphragm and your problems will be over! There is the slightest chance that the hole for the suction to said diaphragm could be blocked. However, the chances are that the 40 year old diaphragm has perished and is holed. I have a lot of respect for those 1.6 Cavaliars. Easy to work on, super reliable and quite quick (considerably quicker than the 1.6 Cortina and Sierra). You are a lucky man!

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Thank you, that's some useful advice. I intend to keep the automatic choke, so yes I will investigate what might be wrong with it and see what I can do

[@davidmitchell8178]

Owned a B plate 1.6L saloon in china blue . It was a great car. The only issue I had was warped discs.

[@1066gaz]

My family owned exact same as this from 1986 to 2000, except ours was a GL model. A great car it was for its day, very comfortable ride and great quality. The GL model had black velour seats, rev counter, oil pressure gauge, battery gauge, electric mirrors, slightly tinted side widows, blue tinted strip at the top of the front windscreen to block the sun glare and rear wiper. HUB 660Y. Owned a mk1 cavalier before that in the same colour and engine. Superb car also. BHL638T.

[@1066gaz]

Make sure you clean or replace the rocker cover gauze because if that gets blocked the camshaft will get destroyed. Its situated inside the rocker cover where it says OHC. Check the pipes connected to the rocker cover to see if they are blocked as well.

[@markwoodhouse4284]

Don't forget the headlights on warning buzzer 😊

[@robertngreen6]

I love it! What a wonderful stablemate to your Astra!

[@MorselsAndMotors]

It really is!

[@danielrussell446]

Oh Sion what a find an amazing time capsule! How lovely to see one after all these years they were everywhere and suddenly you don’t see them often! My dad had a hire one in exactly that colour when his Astra was off the road with a technical fault such great motors they could swallow miles and everything a family could need and in my opinion always seemed a better car than the sierra That’s well worth restoring and enjoying and will be a lovely addition to the fleet! It will look amazing next to that gorgeous Astra E Merry Christmas to you both daniel

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Thank you Daniel! Always love hearing your stories

[@danielrussell446]

@@MorselsAndMotors thanks Sion was around a lot of the cars you like and in the fleet! Many of the family were BL workers others had fords and my dad was a staunch Vauxhall buyer in the 80s!

[@austinmatthews347]

I bought one of these around 1992 mine was same colour and spec 1.6 saloon on x reg my mate had one same as yours y reg hatch in that blue colour

[@davidjack825]

Nice purchase i had a B Regn in the same spec but it was dark brown with brown interior was a good car i seem to remember the gearing was quite high on it so only the 4 gears wasnt an issue at higher speeds

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Oh that's interesting. I will see what it's like when I get it out on the road

[@LeeFradley]

You're got a really good one there and they drive really nice. Enjoy and yes I'm jealous lol.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

I can't wait to see what it's like on the road

[@victorbox6289]

Wonderful Cavalier! Same age, model and colour as my Dad bought brand new in 1981 and I drove on its first day. Try to keep the radio if you can as it looks original and very rare now. Originality is the key these days.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

I am going to have to upgrade to FM as otherwise I can't listen to anything around here. But I've already sourced a period correct one that was an option in the Cavalier brochure

[@victorbox6289]

You can tax it now of course for free as it's over 40 years old.😀

[@Rosco-P.Coldchain]

My first car in 1988 was a cavalier…I absolutely wrecked that car and didn’t look after it..Wish I still had her 😢

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Awww, we all do things we regret with cars when we are young!!

[@JimTheCorsa]

Congratulations Siôn, it looks a lovely car. Vauxhall clearly don’t update their key design very often, it has the same style key as my ‘94 Corsa

[@MorselsAndMotors]

I did not know that!

[@danielrussell446]

Keys probably the same basic design from the late 70s to early 00s my Corsa B had a different design with the remote buttons on the key for central locking

[@owensteele1645]

@@MorselsAndMotorsTotally agree. It's the same with Vauxhall gearknobs of the '80s/90s. The key design changed in late-1994 for the Tigra and facelift Astra mk3 and most mainstream Vauxhalls (M reg until about 2001) for that semi-circle shape key with the round button, most had torches and blank buttons, posh versions had separate teardrop remote fobs.

[@theempirestrikesback2939]

Remembers me of my Opel Ascona times.....

[@0161pumaste]

the auto choke is on the left side of the carb and has some screws which you can loosen and turn the auto choke unit clockwise to make the choke less strong. it was the same on my nova years ago until i did that then never over choked again.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Oh that's interesting, thank you. I will take the air box off and have a play with it when I can.

[@lucythemoggy1970]

I had a mk2 cav in beige, lovely car it was.

[@justinlambert1324]

What a survivor!! Lovely 👍

[@DJHayes100]

Fantastic car and colour, my Nan had one of these for 8 years before trading up to a Volvo 740. When is the next fleet update?

[@MorselsAndMotors]

I was hoping to get one filmed this week but time didn’t happen. I’ll do something in early January

[@paramedicchrisbookseries]

Love this.

[@markf4720]

That looks in amazing shape, congratulations! Where do you find these gems?! I remember when there were loads of these about, there were quite a few "pastel" type colours including a green, beige, yellow and of course the blue. I always thought the hatch was much better looking than the saloon.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Yes, the colours all work well I thought. The green is my favourite I have to admit. I was lucky enough to spot this for sale on a mk2 Cavalier facebook group in which I'd been lurking for a few years, waiting for the right car to come along!

[@markf4720]

​@@MorselsAndMotors yes! I didn't like the green when they were current, but it looks great now, very reminiscent of the period, I suppose because so few cars have been painted that colour since.

[@philhayes3148]

I had a beige/ brown upholstery gl hatch b reg, if you pull the lightswitch outwards it turns the interior lights on.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

A cool Vauxhall feature 😀

[@CreRay]

Congratulations on the new purchase! A cool fact about this generation Cavalier, it has to do with the blanking plate next to the light switch. I bet you never saw one with a switch fitted, but can you guess what it was for when it had one?

[@AndyK.1]

Electric mirrors? Though it went in the Center console in the end

[@terryatkinson899]

Electric Ariel

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Intriguing: no I don’t know!

[@CreRay]

It's the activation switch for the start-stop system, yes really!! Only available from 1985 with the (obviously carbureted) 1.3 engine in combination with 5 speed gearbox. Google "Ascona C Stop-Start System" and you'll find more info. I fell over backwards in amazement when I read about it!

[@mattw8332]

Nice one! I am jealous: I have always fancied a Cavalier. Was on my shortlist for my 1997 car hunt and sadly Vauxhall ownership has evaded me in my 28 years of driving. One of my teachers had one like this in terra cotta. Cavaliers loomed a lot smarter from the 1985 mild facelift and nicer colours too.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

The Astra I bought last year was my first Vauxhall - before then I was quite sceptical, but it's really surprised and delighted me at how good it is. Which is what inspired me to get a slightly bigger and more powerful version. Personally I prefer the pre-facelift cars like mine, but I can objectively see that the later ones did look sleeker

[@simonc858]

Great car, I remember when these were everywhere.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Me too! It's scary how intensely they have disappeared

[@grayfool]

My father had two. Very nice cars. Way better than the Orion he letter owned.

[@ericparton1232]

Took my driving test in one they were a great car.

[@J500ANT]

What a fantastic vehicle

[@Stephenb033]

This is magnificent.

[@stevenking2946]

Had a 1.6 GL 1984 A as my first car, 5 speed box and auto choke, and in the same colour as this car, china blue, was given it and it was half the price of insurance than on my mates fiestas (£780 a year 1997)....and when their fiestas had broken down, or beint welded up i could carry them around in comfort....great cars.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Awesome to hear your memories, thank you ☺️

[@GentilsGarage]

Nice one Siôn, I love it!

[@mattylamb9194]

Rust proofing when new was a very wise option chosen by the original owner. These rused badly! My mum had a 2 litre GLSi when I was growing up. A lovely reliable car which was pretty quick for it's day, but it was rusty as hell! Srangely that one also had malfunctioning dials - the fuel gauge!

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Yeah, they were so renowned for terrible rust. I’m so lucky this one has survived

[@robertpollock2037]

Just don’t take bends too quickly- after a test drive in one of these followed by a drive in a 405 I decided to buy the 405. The front wheels in the Vauxhall didn’t seem connected to the steering wheel.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

Interesting, I’ll see how it goes!

[@jonharnew]

You can do a clutch in 30 minutes (changed with the mk3 you had to take the gearbox out on that). Did 500k in two diesel’s Leeds Hackney carriage. Plate 138. Think I’ve still got the cam press to replace rockets when cam belt went.

[@MorselsAndMotors]

I wish manufacturers would have continued that easy clutch replacement trend. I’m sure thousands of cars have been scrapped because it’s uneconomical to pay the labour to replace the clutch

[@eddiecobbett]

The only car I've ever had an accident with was a Cavalier in that colour, although I think that was a D reg. But if there's evidence of a repair to the nearside rear quarter, that might have been me.

[@marcioferreira7774]

The Cavalier was sold in Brazil as the Chevrolet Monza, between 1982 and 1996. Succeeded by the Chevrolet Vectra.

[@J500ANT]

Oh and the loose trim in the boot is lower front chin strip

[@badbooks476]

Well spotted, most mk2 cav’s lost the chin strip

[@lucythemoggy1970]

from memory the auto choke was unreliable, most upgraded to a manual choke

[@AndyK.1]

Are you thinking of Ford escorts?

[@dandandan389]

Lovely cars