View Full Version : found a stash of tidy rust-free nova bodyshells
Copyed over from mig... I think we might need to take a road trip!
You know how the rumours go about a load of brand new nova shells stored somewhere in Spain?
well, Ive found maybe 20 novas, most with tidy rust-free bodyshells. The ones I looked at were seriously mint......
......In my local scrappy!
check how clean the rear arches are! :p
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CoolTiger
18-06-08, 08:01 PM
address please
ooh i spy a moss green early mk1!
Smurf-Xx
18-06-08, 08:05 PM
CrAzY! lol
mint mint mint mint mint!! defo road tirp time!!
Definately in need of a road-trip!
Sadly they are in the south of france.
But he might bring me some pannels back,
Wonder how much it would cost to get a car back?
thtas not too far, few days driving for soem of us lol
they are seriously mint, defo worth seeing if you can get afew back to the uk.. or if your a rich fecker all of them!
trackdaynova
18-06-08, 08:21 PM
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc297/dave21478/DSCF0030Medium.jpg
no fecking way . . . I want the front wings from that 4door! grrrr lol
how odd that someone has gone to the effort of removing the drums as opposed to the whole beam... saying that... beams are rather cumbersome lol
twistysnovagte
18-06-08, 08:30 PM
wow there all perfect,im just wondering what the underside of them are like being left in the grass!
NASTYNOVA
18-06-08, 08:34 PM
i spunked!!
paulnova
18-06-08, 08:35 PM
that looks like L33LEG's back garden lol (sorry l33!!)
twistysnovagte
18-06-08, 08:36 PM
BIG BIG van,rape everyone of them of there panels/trim etc
Smurf-Xx
18-06-08, 08:37 PM
Everyones going to rush to france now and fight for bits lol
craig986
18-06-08, 08:47 PM
should go over with my trailer bring a couple back shouldnt cost that much on ferry
Aaaahhhh! The legendary field full of novas myth appears to be true in a kind of way!!!!!
I want one of those white ones pls!
craig green
18-06-08, 09:09 PM
No arguing if I have the red mk2 Cav saloon shell then?
wow there all perfect,im just wondering what the underside of them are like being left in the grass!
From what david said who look the pics most are on there wheels, but even the ones that arnt are still rust free...
peester
18-06-08, 09:46 PM
a charity needs setting up here lol..
will they all fit in C.P's lockup? lol
No arguing if I have the red mk2 Cav saloon shell then?
Fight you for itlol
Matt Pickering
18-06-08, 09:49 PM
Its probably Duick's back garden!!!!:thumb:
Matt...
chris gsi
18-06-08, 09:53 PM
thay do look mint just a shame they are left hand drives
No arguing if I have the red mk2 Cav saloon shell then?
Thats actually the first thing I thought; sod the novas, I'll have me that cav :D
Are they all hatchbacks?
vaughanmc
18-06-08, 10:03 PM
Nice find - I went to Spain and there was about 4 Nova's in each of the 7 scrappy's I went to :)
Didn't bring anything back though except a hazard light switch lol
That takes the pi$$, 165 pound on p&o to Calais for my van, I need the address, load up the ipod, grab a couple of DVDs and an A frame and I'm there
NovaLad
18-06-08, 10:18 PM
omfg!
I need some doors, wings and bonnet!
This is their site, not a clue what to click on tho...
www.leboncoin.fr (http://www.leboncoin.fr)
Mk1 weapon?
http://www.leboncoin.fr/vi/17696023.htm?ca=16_s
This is their site, not a clue what to click on tho...
www.leboncoin.fr (http://www.leboncoin.fr)
Mk1 weapon?
http://www.leboncoin.fr/vi/17696023.htm?ca=16_sonly 250 euros
andybishop
19-06-08, 08:06 AM
Quite often when we've been on the ferry on the way back from the ring we've seen mint MK1 and MK2 Escorts on trailers being brought back from the south of france.
Quite often when we've been on the ferry on the way back from the ring we've seen mint MK1 and MK2 Escorts on trailers being brought back from the south of france.
As i said, if i had the money and a passport, i'd hire a 7.5tonner and drive down, buy a car and a sh*t load of pannels..
Hmm, Ash works for a van rental company. Wonder if he can blag another tranny and fancies a short "holiday" to France... lol
As i said, if i had the money and a passport, i'd hire a 7.5tonner and drive down, buy a car and a sh*t load of pannels..
Tht way Novas are being priced at the minute, I'd hire a 44ft Artic!!
The only problem is there's no doubt that there'll be no Tax book and they're all LHD. Easy to convert but what about re-registering?
How could you break any of those??
If they are as good as they look, drop an engine in and away you go.
Welsh Dan
19-06-08, 10:50 AM
Tht way Novas are being priced at the minute, I'd hire a 44ft Artic!!
The only problem is there's no doubt that there'll be no Tax book and they're all LHD. Easy to convert but what about re-registering?
Q plate?
Yeah but dont you need a donor car or proof of purchase documnets?
Instead of "El za pisa va va voom Opel Corsa A Blaa blaa blaa frog"
a2lt16v
19-06-08, 11:28 AM
whos going to scour google earth till they find it then
craig green
19-06-08, 11:32 AM
The only problem is there's no doubt that there'll be no Tax book and they're all LHD. Easy to convert but what about re-registering?
I'd just weld my VIN/chassis numbers straight into it. Who cares if you had no intention to sell it on, only keep it?
I'd just weld my VIN/chassis numbers straight into it. Who cares if you had no intention to sell it on, only keep it?
agreed, i have about 5nova IDs from previous cars
craig green
19-06-08, 11:52 AM
Its only ringing if you are doing it to cover up/sell on IMO.
Yeah but what if you are intending to sell?
I've been thinking about this for years now, Novas/Corsa A's are worth an absolute fortune over here at the minute, seem to average €3000 for a standard and as much as €7000 for a finished Road car.
Yeah but what if you are intending to sell?
i wouldnt be selling if i had a minty mint nova like those, or they could be used as track cars since you dont need a registration
craig green
19-06-08, 12:07 PM
Yeah but what if you are intending to sell?
I've been thinking about this for years now, Novas/Corsa A's are worth an absolute fortune over here at the minute, seem to average €3000 for a standard and as much as €7000 for a finished Road car.
Even then it'd be OK. If I showed you around my 'mint' Nova & explained it had been ringed, with my old VIN numbers welded on it in order to get the minter on UK roads. I think you would agree thats a small price to pay for a mint Nova shell.
It is ofcourse hypothetical anyway.
You'd need a RHD loom amongst other parts to convert to RHD anyway. Dash, steering rack, column, bulkhead parts & brake servo/pedals etc to name a few more.
Would be ideal for track cars what with the brake setup being on the left hand side.
Instead of "El za pisa va va voom Opel Corsa A Blaa blaa blaa frog"
LMFAO!
I've been thinking about buying as many dead and/or rotten Novas with ID as posible and transferring everything onto a minty LHD shell but its the legality of it all thats going to get me. A bill of sale can be presented but whos to say some french frog hasnt just stolen this and given me a Menu for the local takeaway on headed paper?
How do I prove the LHD isnt stolen?
Welsh Dan
19-06-08, 01:20 PM
Get the french documents?
Yeah but how do you know they're genuine and chances are, if they're in a scrap yard, there wont be any.
the point was tehy wont have the documents? lol
CoupeUK
19-06-08, 01:42 PM
Wish I could borrow our lowloader for a few weeks, i'd have this lot on British soil in no time!
craig green
19-06-08, 02:00 PM
How do I prove the LHD isnt stolen?
Does it matter? lol
Well yes if i wish to register them properly and not illegally.
craig green
19-06-08, 02:04 PM
I see your point. But for one myself, I'd just have my VIN welded into the floor pan (nicely I might add) & pretend its my car I've had for the past 9 years.
I see your point. But for one myself, I'd just have my VIN welded into the floor pan (nicely I might add) & pretend its my car I've had for the past 9 years.
Yep and done right no one will ever know
Welsh Dan
19-06-08, 02:10 PM
Way to present us to any VBOA reading guys :p.
tom_beverley
19-06-08, 02:10 PM
I've booked a ferry :)
I WISH! lol
Very true. but would it really matter. to do it legaly the car would go onto a Q plate as the shell has been previously registered/used. the only legitimate way to keep the original identity is to re-shell with a brand new un-used shell and you have to prove its new with the purchase receipt.
but would you care if it was on a Q plate if it was truely mint?
Well we dont have Q plates over here so what happens is you just use the number of the donor car you've made the new one from. But in this instance, I dont have a clue.
craig green
19-06-08, 02:13 PM
but would you care if it was on a Q plate if it was truely mint?
Hence my method of retaining my existing reg plate & simply burying my GSi in the back garden as worm food.
If importing it through the normal channels like a grey import, wouldnt it be allocated an age related plate?
Way to present us to any VBOA reading guys :p.
LMFAO!!!
Rep Added.
craig green
19-06-08, 02:19 PM
Way to present us to any VBOA reading guys :p.
I'm no dodgy geezer, but if I were reshelling my GSi with one of these shells, I certainly would have no inclination to sell it & that makes the legitimacy of the VIN no my perogative.
Its all hear say.
If any of these French delights make it over here & onto this forum I'll gladly lick the rim of said cars steering wheel! lol
Each Car and does Ireland count Cuz I've a meeting at 3 O'Clock with a lad with a 26ft Truck and transporter about doing something like this over a period of a week or so.
craig green
19-06-08, 03:04 PM
and does Ireland count
Of course not!! lol
Fair play if you pull it off. :thumb:
Ive got 2 weeks off at the end of july/august i also have a car trailer just a shame i need to renew my passport.
Does anybody live near swansea.
Ernie,
No bit I do live in Wales! (hour and a bit from Swansea)
I want some... but have no way of getting there.
If anyone goes can you bring me back some parts? Or maybe a car? lol
I have the time and the trailer i would just need to sort me passport asap lol
rednova
19-06-08, 04:42 PM
would they not just go on to an age related plate? obviously youd have to be able to prove the age but surely the chassis number would still be valid in opel/vauxhall dealerships?
would they not just go on to an age related plate?
Probably would!!:thumb:
Philsutton
19-06-08, 05:13 PM
TBH when im over at my dads in portugal there are millions an million of mint novas. Plus they seem to have a field every mile full of mints cars like that.
Still i cant be ****d to do anything about it lol
~~joycey~~
19-06-08, 05:37 PM
Thats porn! :eek: :thumb:
I have the time and the trailer i would just need to sort me passport asap lol
Don't need a passport for going to France iirc :thumb:
Ah ha!!! I just got one better!!
WANTED, NOVA ID's!!!
I has a plan for a nice long summers drive :D
craig green
19-06-08, 09:11 PM
Don't need a passport for going to France iirc :thumb:
You need a passport for an internal UK flight!
Pretty sure you will need passport...
NovaLad
19-06-08, 09:12 PM
Ferry you don't.
ideal, the ferry for france is just in town lol. ill walk over n drive one back, if only it was closer lmfao. i would defo be up for a mass PNG scrappy run to france lol
as each shell will have its own legitimate vin number you could simply leave that on there and register that vin number. and YES it will get an age related plate :D
How long before Keith puts up a post saying he's been over and bought the lot, lol.
As for transferring the VIN number to your car, im pretty sure it would be the same as clocking, its only illegal if you don't tell the new owner when/if you come to sell it.
Would be worth going over there if you wanted a whole car but as for wings/ doors etc I couldn't be ****d with all the hassle. Wings are easy enough to get hold of as are door skins.
mikey14sr
19-06-08, 10:30 PM
Bugger, got HGV licence but no passport :mad:
You don't need one. I didn't when I drove to Germany, went across on the tunnel. I think you can use your driving license if they do want ID....
[edit] Just had a look and its recommended you take one with you though. Poo.
This maybe useful - I'm sure you can get around the "missing docs" issue...
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/BuyingAndSellingAVehicle/ImportingAndExportingAVehicle/DG_4022583
The DVLA provides all the necessary information and forms required to register an imported vehicle in an 'import pack' which is available on DVLA's form ordering service.
DVLA form ordering service (opens new window) (http://www.dvla.gov.uk/onlineservices/order_forms.aspx?ext=dg)
Looks like I'm heading over in a few months time. SWEEEET!!!!
you need a passport to get back in the country iirc when i went to belgium on coach/ferry we had to.
Looks like I'm heading over in a few months time. SWEEEET!!!!
Just as long as some bugger doesn't beat you to it.
I've been looking into this for a few years now, not as seriously as I have been recently but it seems that most of the warmer Europien Countries ase in the same boat. France and Spain are the 2 I've concentrated on most.
Think og a Nova, the first thing to go is always the body work. Then Sods Law, the Running gear. Places like America where cars seldome rust have scrap yards full of cars with maybe slight damage or some form of mechanical failure which is usually a slight very easily fixed problem. Europien Countries are the same.
I've been thinking about this particular Scrasp yard and I'm going to pass on it. First off, the cars are in a field and with the warm weather and the damp ground (and it will be damp due to the river next to it) would cause moisture to rise and catch in the Novas underside. Its probably nothing at al to worry about but if you're going to the effort of doing this on as big a scale as I'd like to, it may be a risk and IMO, its not worth it. But I am still looking and I do intend to ship some this year!! Watch this space.....
Rick Draper
20-06-08, 09:48 AM
You need a passport for an internal UK flight!
Pretty sure you will need passport...
Not with all airlines.
craig green
20-06-08, 10:15 AM
Not with all airlines.
I knew I was half right in any case. lol
Ringing a car is illegal under no circumstances and if you were to be stopped by the police they would take the car off and have it checked if they suspected anything untoward (like a plate over the vin number). re registring is easy enough to not need to do it.
Q plates dont get issued anymore they issue an age related plate, basically check date stamps etc on the car and the foreign paperwork abd issue a plate accordingly.
As others have said theres loads of very clean corsa a's all over europe, i have 2 in my street out here and yeah there are loads of scrap yards with a few in, the scrap yards dont work like back home they just sit on them and wait. Should see some of the polish yards!!!
Bingo!! But the Polish are so miserable that they probably wouldn't sell them.
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