A11VXL
26-01-14, 09:58 PM
This year sees our 30th anniversary so we were digging out some old photo's for some press stuff and came across these so i thought I would share, many are from old Courtenay dealerships days...
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n402/a11vxl/Nova%20Sport/Novasport_zpsd8ac5255.jpg (http://s338.photobucket.com/user/a11vxl/media/Nova%20Sport/Novasport_zpsd8ac5255.jpg.html)
This is Neil Crofts Nova Sport that we supported in the Willhire 24 hour at Snetterton,
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n402/a11vxl/Nova%20Sport/Novasport2_zpsad13146b.jpg (http://s338.photobucket.com/user/a11vxl/media/Nova%20Sport/Novasport2_zpsad13146b.jpg.html)
If my memory serves correct the car did well only suffering from one minor fault in the 24 hours and finished if I remeber right 1st or maybe 2nd in class.
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n402/a11vxl/Nova%20Sport/Nova18_zpsefc4105a.jpg (http://s338.photobucket.com/user/a11vxl/media/Nova%20Sport/Nova18_zpsefc4105a.jpg.html)
This wide body Nova was fitted with a 1.8 16V big block engine from a MK Astra Ceasaro.
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n402/a11vxl/Nova%20Sport/Novaturbo_zpsfb154d15.jpg (http://s338.photobucket.com/user/a11vxl/media/Nova%20Sport/Novaturbo_zpsfb154d15.jpg.html)
This Nova was built for Chris Courtenays wife and was 1.3 Turbo on a carburettor, as you can see it had the Hutchinson treatment along with irmscher headlamp kit, bumper and side skirts, with 2 tone paintwork also featuring early Cavalier SRi wheels.
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n402/a11vxl/Nova%20Sport/novatbrr_zpsd40a8d87.jpg (http://s338.photobucket.com/user/a11vxl/media/Nova%20Sport/novatbrr_zpsd40a8d87.jpg.html)
From the back.. the bumper was a standard saloon bumper that the bdy shop spent along time sanding and smoothing to match the Irmscher front bumper. I think we could have made a bit more of an effort and managed a few more stickers on the back!
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n402/a11vxl/Nova%20Sport/moodie2sml_zpse3ef5e7a.jpg (http://s338.photobucket.com/user/a11vxl/media/Nova%20Sport/moodie2sml_zpse3ef5e7a.jpg.html)
This is a Nova we supported in Jamaica that won many many championships it was driven by the owner/ dealer principle Peter Moodie who was also a handy rally driver as well.
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n402/a11vxl/Nova%20Sport/Moodiesml_zps42f856e0.jpg (http://s338.photobucket.com/user/a11vxl/media/Nova%20Sport/Moodiesml_zps42f856e0.jpg.html)
The car also featured aload of Titanium valve gear as it blew the top end a few few times due to the revs it was pulling on some long straights.
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n402/a11vxl/Nova%20Sport/NovaGTEsml_zpscd77f9e4.jpg (http://s338.photobucket.com/user/a11vxl/media/Nova%20Sport/NovaGTEsml_zpscd77f9e4.jpg.html)
This was the second of our Nova GTE Turbo demonstrators a G reg running Astra GTE wheels. Seen here as a coarse car at the Thunder saloons at Snetterton.
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n402/a11vxl/Nova%20Sport/Topgear_zps12dd4d0c.jpg (http://s338.photobucket.com/user/a11vxl/media/Nova%20Sport/Topgear_zps12dd4d0c.jpg.html)
Lastly some then young man having a chat with Steve Berry on Cromer pier A16VTB in the back ground for the Top gear shoot.
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n402/a11vxl/Nova%20Sport/Novasport_zpsd8ac5255.jpg (http://s338.photobucket.com/user/a11vxl/media/Nova%20Sport/Novasport_zpsd8ac5255.jpg.html)
This is Neil Crofts Nova Sport that we supported in the Willhire 24 hour at Snetterton,
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n402/a11vxl/Nova%20Sport/Novasport2_zpsad13146b.jpg (http://s338.photobucket.com/user/a11vxl/media/Nova%20Sport/Novasport2_zpsad13146b.jpg.html)
If my memory serves correct the car did well only suffering from one minor fault in the 24 hours and finished if I remeber right 1st or maybe 2nd in class.
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n402/a11vxl/Nova%20Sport/Nova18_zpsefc4105a.jpg (http://s338.photobucket.com/user/a11vxl/media/Nova%20Sport/Nova18_zpsefc4105a.jpg.html)
This wide body Nova was fitted with a 1.8 16V big block engine from a MK Astra Ceasaro.
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n402/a11vxl/Nova%20Sport/Novaturbo_zpsfb154d15.jpg (http://s338.photobucket.com/user/a11vxl/media/Nova%20Sport/Novaturbo_zpsfb154d15.jpg.html)
This Nova was built for Chris Courtenays wife and was 1.3 Turbo on a carburettor, as you can see it had the Hutchinson treatment along with irmscher headlamp kit, bumper and side skirts, with 2 tone paintwork also featuring early Cavalier SRi wheels.
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n402/a11vxl/Nova%20Sport/novatbrr_zpsd40a8d87.jpg (http://s338.photobucket.com/user/a11vxl/media/Nova%20Sport/novatbrr_zpsd40a8d87.jpg.html)
From the back.. the bumper was a standard saloon bumper that the bdy shop spent along time sanding and smoothing to match the Irmscher front bumper. I think we could have made a bit more of an effort and managed a few more stickers on the back!
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n402/a11vxl/Nova%20Sport/moodie2sml_zpse3ef5e7a.jpg (http://s338.photobucket.com/user/a11vxl/media/Nova%20Sport/moodie2sml_zpse3ef5e7a.jpg.html)
This is a Nova we supported in Jamaica that won many many championships it was driven by the owner/ dealer principle Peter Moodie who was also a handy rally driver as well.
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n402/a11vxl/Nova%20Sport/Moodiesml_zps42f856e0.jpg (http://s338.photobucket.com/user/a11vxl/media/Nova%20Sport/Moodiesml_zps42f856e0.jpg.html)
The car also featured aload of Titanium valve gear as it blew the top end a few few times due to the revs it was pulling on some long straights.
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n402/a11vxl/Nova%20Sport/NovaGTEsml_zpscd77f9e4.jpg (http://s338.photobucket.com/user/a11vxl/media/Nova%20Sport/NovaGTEsml_zpscd77f9e4.jpg.html)
This was the second of our Nova GTE Turbo demonstrators a G reg running Astra GTE wheels. Seen here as a coarse car at the Thunder saloons at Snetterton.
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n402/a11vxl/Nova%20Sport/Topgear_zps12dd4d0c.jpg (http://s338.photobucket.com/user/a11vxl/media/Nova%20Sport/Topgear_zps12dd4d0c.jpg.html)
Lastly some then young man having a chat with Steve Berry on Cromer pier A16VTB in the back ground for the Top gear shoot.