saltford vauxhall gm rally team

[stevie-p]

was looking through photos earlier and found some picyures of when my dad used to be a mechanic for saltford motors rally team i think it was around 1986-89 ish i think the rac lombard rally? not too sure got his teams van the nova used by warren hunt (colin mcraes rival) some mantas astra's etc and a few other cars he got snaps of in his spare time ill post more pics soon (the nova is a 1.3sr btw not a sport)
hope you enjoy - some true history

cheers

me mum with? at gm dealer day silverstone '86
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee325/loonlovers/mumsaltford.jpg
the van at gm dealer show '86
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee325/loonlovers/saltford.jpg
warrens nova gm dealer show '86
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee325/loonlovers/saltford1.jpg
warren on left with co-driver british mid ulster rally '86
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee325/loonlovers/saltford2.jpg
jimmy mcrae i think circuit of ireland '87
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee325/loonlovers/jimmy-1.jpg
my dad in the saltford rally jacket gm dealer day brandshatch '86
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee325/loonlovers/dadwithnova.jpg
the nova again
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee325/loonlovers/danova.jpg
warren in the middle with saltford rally jacket
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee325/loonlovers/warrenhunt.jpg
some other cars from the swedish and german opel teams
http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee325/loonlovers/rally.jpg

thanks again
steve

[Matt]

Bit of a blast form the past there!! :cool: :thumb:

[stevie-p]

Bit of a blast form the past there!! :cool: :thumb:

yes i have been meaning to do it for ages but never got around to it hes just got so many pictures but these are the best i think

[vaughanmc]

You should stick the [IMG] codes at the beginning and end of each link :)

Good pics

[stevie-p]

You should stick the [IMG] codes at the beginning and end of each link :)

Good pics

what do you mean mate?

[Andy]

so the pics are posted and not links.
They are brilliant mate,good quality aswell

[stevie-p]

so the pics are posted and not links.
They are brilliant mate,good quality aswell

i am not sure how to do just the pictures and not the links
could you explain
and thank you

[Andy]

On photobucket theres a choice of boxes to click on yeah? well i just click on the one that says "for forums" and it automatically "copys" it then you paste the link into the post.

[stevie-p]

On photobucket theres a choice of boxes to click on yeah? well i just click on the one that says "for forums" and it automatically "copys" it then you paste the link into the post.

on photo bucket it says
direct link
email&im
html code
image code
that is all?

[vaughanmc]

Your Link

:)

[stevie-p]

Your Link

:)

cheers i will try it now:thumb:

[vaughanmc]

Nice one mate :) Makes it far easier then clicking links etc

[stevie-p]

http://i532.photobucket.com/albums/ee325/loonlovers/danova.jpghttp://i532.p[IMG]

[stevie-p]

Nice one mate :) Makes it far easier then clicking links etc

that right?
i put image code then link that was all

[vaughanmc]

Much better now mate - Do that will all the pics you put up and you'll be sorted! :)

[stevie-p]

cheers mate v helpfull glad you liked the pics anyway smile

[stevie-p]

:)

[vaughanmc]

:)

[novacabrio]

Fantastic pics, may be worth posting them on retrorally.com

[Sturge]

That's Mike Smith in the first pic, former BBc sports reporter and rally co-driver :)

[stevie-p]

That's Mike Smith in the first pic, former BBc sports reporter and rally co-driver :)
lol was not sure who he was

[stevie-p]

Fantastic pics, may be worth posting them on retrorally.com

cheers mate enjoy

[stevie-p]

cheers mate enjoy

just went onto retro rally they have got a few pics of warren themselves if you search his name under rally drivers cheers mate:thumb:

[Mike.]

some awesome pics there :thumb:

[stevie-p]

some awesome pics there :thumb:

thanks alot;)

[duncanf]

Wow, the power of Google images! OK Stevie, thanks for the nostalgia trip for me and give my best regards to your dad, ace-mechanic Kenny!
These photos were all of the 1.3 Nova Sport (not an SR) we used in 1987, having won the Astra Challenge the year before. Officially the car was known ("homologated") as a Group A Nova Swing, following some problems getting them accepted for use in International rallies by the FIA, but we all knew them as Nova Sports, twin carbs and all.
As a team we were class winners in 5 of the 6 rounds of the British Open Rally Championship. The engine gave out on the first stage of the Manx rally, preventing a clean sweep, so Colin McRae took that one in his similar car. We also won the World Championship RAC rally too, finishing 17th(?) overall, and beating the Skoda team for the first time in 18 years. Warren was an exceptional young driver who enjoyed a good rally career and still runs the family Vauxhall dealership in Saltford. The bad news (for all of us) is that he turns 50 next year!!
Happy days and a wonderful little car :)
Duncan
(Team Co-Driver)

[novacabrio]

Do you still play with rally cars Duncan?

[stevie-p]

Sorry to revive an old thread. Does anybody have any info or contact with Duncan, would be good for my dad. I believe the nova had driveshaft issues issues on the man, rally. Cheers. Stevie