Nova's getting rare

[Adam Moran]

Is it me or are mk1 Novas A-D reg getting rare?

I used to see a few about but i havent seen one for months!

shame really because i love the look of the early ones.

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[Mark]

There you go, just to keep you happy, a nice A reg Nova!

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/CorsaNova/DSCF0589.jpg

[Adam Moran]

You know the more i look at salons the more i want one!

I think its time to change the winter runaround :wink:

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[Mark]

There you go then, a nice white 2-door saloon for ?20!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2452405109&category=9883

[Adam Moran]

Hum..... a little to far for me but i good example!

All i would do is drop it 60mm on some gsi alloys and put in my spare gsi engine! What fun :lol:

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[NovaNeil]

Is A the first Reg that the Nova was made in???

[Adam Moran]

I THINK so.

Can't recall seeing anything older than a A reg.

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[Ben3042]

How much did you pay for your saloon Mark?

[andybishop]

They started making them on Y Reg, seen a few knocking around..

[Ste_Nova]

minter Y plate round here... must be washed every weekend and garaged..

[Adam Moran]

http://volcano.photobucket.com/albums/v11/novaaj/media.jpg

VAUXHALL Nova L - 3
dr (1200cc), A reg. red with black trim, all original condition, one lady owner, 23,000 miles only, tax & MOT July 04, history, ideal first car, must be viewed. ?395.

If only i lived near Manchester!

Always the way :roll:

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[peester]

most novas are gonna go the way the old chevettes went i guess the chevette was its predecessor. really not many of them around anymore. but the gte/sri's/gsi etc and modified are the novas saving grace i think because well they're a bit more special aren' they? so they will keep going for a little while longer yet.

[Tazzy]

i didnt know vaux made A reg Novas, i thought they started at a B reg! :oops: dont i feel stupid, never seen an A reg around before!

i reckon Vaux should relaunch the Nova as a special Edition with a big block engine, and make an Estate version as well! :D

[raver]

Ahh the good old chevette, was gonna have a 1.3 that was stripped and rally preped for my first car but couldnt afford it at the time :(

[XZiBiT]

lol thats round the corner from me if anyone wants it id be happy to pick it up for ya!!! :D

[peester]

Ahh the good old chevette, was gonna have a 1.3 that was stripped and rally preped for my first car but couldnt afford it at the time :(

wasn't that one who used to work in cannock halfords was it??

[Mark]

How much did you pay for your saloon Mark?

?50 :D


AND as AndyB says Nova's were first released on a 'y' plate - 1983 and 'a' plate - 1983

[masterclarkson]

Iv'e seen Y reg Nova's kicking about. Just think in 4 years time you could get free road tax on that(25 years!). All you need to do is find an old lady in one buy it off her, max it up and Roberts your fathers brother.

[Mark]

Iv'e seen Y reg Nova's kicking about. Just think in 4 years time you could get free road tax on that(25 years!). All you need to do is find an old lady in one buy it off her, max it up and Roberts your fathers brother.


Sorry mate, that don't work anymore - the government stopped the free tax rolling on and gave it a cut off point - 1975 I think, can't remember exactly, for example, NO MK2 Escort will ever be tax exempt!

[masterclarkson]

:oops:

[Mark]

:oops:


You wern't to know, most don't - I only do 'cos I had an escort...

[nova_mad_2003]

in my moddin manual (max power and haynes) it has a pic of a 'w' reg nova

[Ste_Nova]

http://uploader.co.uk/images/78.jpg

[mikeoxford]

where do you find all these photos ste?

[dan_mk1]

http://uploader.co.uk/images/78.jpg

whats that for??

[Ste_Nova]

doh.. wrong pic... was suppost to be a 1983 nova L

[a2lt16v]

i have a chevette and a saloon and i hatch. saloons will out handle hatch any day chevette is back han happy and hatch is the modding car

[Jules]

http://uploader.co.uk/images/78.jpg

whats that for??

Judging by the "3.000.000" on the banner, I'd guess it was the 3 Millionth Nova to roll off the production line?

[ade]

lol - my 1st "long term" relationship involved a girl and an "A" reg brown nova from wigan! A113 summut - hatch back - brown interior.

8)

thats what got me hooked on them - didnt get my nova for nearly 5 years after we split up - not out of any feelings or owt - didnt passs me test till 5 yrs later!

:lol:

had the same car ever since!

[karl Rowntree]

I remember that chevette from cannock peester, was black stripped out etc? Many a night watching that side-ways off down the A5!

Glad i keep with my D-reg and didnt re-shell it, Although most the body is new anyway. Like it more and more the older it gets.

[peester]

thats the one karl; last i heard (bout 3 or 4 years ago) he was having the shell welded. never seen it since. you spend a lot of time up cannock?? i used to go up a bit, but not so much now..used to see that blue nova turbo from walsall a lot but never never yours.... the rj auto you know mag feature was for sale all summer for ?7000 wonder whos got it now. btw hows youre mate doing with the ex-fraczaks (spelling) works astra??

[nova23]

Heres my 87 nova with original rear arch's!!

http://uploader.co.uk/images/87nova.jpg[/img]

But it has new innerwings at the front and new sills. :lol:

http://groups.msn.com/NovaSR/nova.msnw?albumlist=2

[Dpnova]

what reg is 87

[nova23]

D plate

[shabba16]

mines b-reg but its had new arches on each corner, its shit tho so im gonna scrap it :oops:

[shabba16]

mines b-reg but its had new arches on each corner, its shit tho so im gonna scrap it :oops:

[karl Rowntree]

I never really went over much in my nova to be honest, and cant go over in it any more because i cant get it over the speed bumps!

I go over every now and then, but only if my friends are over there.

I know Mark Harrison who owns the blue turbo, met him a few years ago now. As far as i know mate he still has the nova. He has had many people look at it but mainly dreamers. Last time i spoke to him i think he was thinking of stripping it!

We havnt really done much with the astra so far. Should be going in to have the body touched up though before the summer as its not as perfect as it was in its day, and hopefully phase 3.5 for when we go the pod. No doubt you will see it over the summer.

[masterclarkson]

Heres my 87 nova with original rear arch's!!


Mate. I had a 87 1.3SR in that colour! Brings back memories seeing yours. Mine was an E plate. Have a look on my profile. there's a pic of it
8)

[shauny]

has ne one heard about a batch of brand spanking new nova gsi's? they r supposed to be stashed in a factory sumwhere in spain, neva been registered

[Adam Moran]

ahhh the old "nova in wharehouse" myth!

Just a myth mate.

Its up to us to keep the Nova alive, vauxhall dont want to know.

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[peester]

if anyone off novaload wins the lottery; build a factory manufacturaing new nova shells. then no one will care about any warehouse myths or dents in roof or rusty rear arches.

[shauny]

count me in

[peester]

I never really went over much in my nova to be honest, and cant go over in it any more because i cant get it over the speed bumps!

I go over every now and then, but only if my friends are over there.



theres a pizza hut over there now; only have to cross one speed hump to get to it (i think)

[Adam Moran]

I met Karl there once when we were going up to Stoke. I went over the first hump and BANG then SCCRRRAPPPPPEE!!! Won't be going there now im another 20mm lowwer!

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[benji]

heres my b reg, i paid ?200 for it about a year ago it has a full service history and 60,000 on the clock

http://www.novaload.net/images/car_images/571big.jpg

http://www.novaload.net/images/car_images/571big8.jpg

[Dare-devil]

http://uploader.co.uk/images/87nova.jpg





Very nice and clean looking nova m8. :wink:

[Ste_Nova]

if anyone off novaload wins the lottery; build a factory manufacturaing new nova shells. then no one will care about any warehouse myths or dents in roof or rusty rear arches.

if the demand was there i'm sure it could be done

http://www.bmh-ltd.co.uk/pb001706.html

[dave.gsi]

?2400 complete with panels etc. thats pretty cheap for a brand new shell.

maybe in a few more years novas will become proper clasics and someone might build them again??

[liamp]

some one once told in the back of the auto trader you could get new shells not sure never checked

[peester]

some one once told in the back of the auto trader you could get new shells not sure never checked

no mate they dont. would'nt be sitting here wishing if they were and i guess we'de know about it.