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The History of the Nova
THE VAUXHALL NOVA MK1 1.3L WAS THE START OF A UNFORGETTABLE EIRE.
THE VAUXHALL NOVA MK1 WAS A GOOD SELLER AND WENT ON TO SELL MILLIONS. THEN THE NOVA MK1 GTE WAS INTRODUCED AND THAT SOLD JUST AS WELL.THE MK1 GSI CAME OUT AND THEN THE 2.0L VERSION THAT WAS A BIG HIT,
THE MK2 NOVA WASNT AS GOOD AS THE MK1 BUT WAS STILL BRILL. THE MK2 WAS BOUGHT BY THE TEENAGERS WHO HAD JUST TURNED 17 AND WAS A SPECTACULAR CAR.THE 1.3L,GTE,GSI,2.0L MK2 NOVAS WHERE A AMAZING HIT WITH VAUXHALL AND MADE APPROXOMATLEY ?90,000 EVRY DAY ON NOVAS FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS.
THE MOST POWERFUL NOVA WAS THE MK2 2.0 GTE WHICH WAS A RARE TYPE OF NOVA TO FIND. I AM LOOKING TO BUY ONE TO GO TRACK RACING IN.
VAUXHALL STOPPED PRODUCING THE NOVA IN 1995 ON THE M REG AND BROUGHT OUT THE VAUXHALL CORSA WHICH IS STILL IN MANUFACTURE 2DAY.
lol
WTF, is the something gaskell wrote by any chance lmao!!!!
THE MK1 GSI CAME OUT AND THEN THE 2.0L VERSION THAT WAS A BIG HIT,
Ooh guess i know nothing about novas then as im sure the GSi was mk2 lol,
VAUXHALL STOPPED PRODUCING THE NOVA IN 1995 ON THE M REG AND BROUGHT OUT THE VAUXHALL CORSA WHICH IS STILL IN MANUFACTURE 2DAY
Err okay then?????
Lucky Luke!
23-09-06, 02:03 AM
No its definately all true cos his mate said that the man from down the road, who walks the next door neighbours daughters dog, who works in the corner shop and sleeps with the guy from mcdonalds mates brother has a mate that works in halfrauds who said it. So it must be true!!!
Ahh well i now know that i really know less than gaskell so i apologise profusely (thinks thats how its spelt) to all parties involved, but was it not the guy who was speaking to the guy from halfruads, sisters, driving instuctors wife`s second cousin who read it in an email wrongly sent to them by an incontinent member of the maxed pooer staffs brothers step-mother who heard it from the talking parrot in the corner shop??? pmsl lol
Lucky Luke!
23-09-06, 02:19 AM
No that was summat totally different!! He said that gaskells car was quite nice really and a refreshing change to the norm.
What the *uck does he know though? He's a parrot.
Thats from a website which has been posted before i'm sure... so technically a repost :p
Even so, I found this hilarious reading at 1:30 in the morning, almost woke the rest of the house up! Almost every line has some sort of error in it!
Mk1 GSi, Mk2 GTE?
2.0 Mk2 GTE litre Novas from the factory?
Complete omission of the existance of the 1.0, 1.2 (possibly the most sold types of Nova) and SR/SRi/sport models?
1995 M plate Novas?
This person needs to sort it the **** out.
General Baxter
23-09-06, 11:09 AM
1995 M plate Novas?
yes there are a few :thumb:
Surely a late registration on a car which was built in 1993? Seen L plate vans, but never a M plate car!
Nova-Flair
23-09-06, 11:52 AM
come on lads, give me a break! took me bloody ages to write that! lol
JSeymour
23-09-06, 11:56 AM
where did you get that from, gaskell isnt that stupid!
my fav bit is 'the mk2 wasnt as good as the mk1 but was still brill' lol
Novadex
23-09-06, 01:00 PM
i want a mk2 GTE 2.0 coz im board with my mk1 GSI 1.1! :s
Novadave06
25-09-06, 12:28 PM
They Never Made A 2.0l Nova .. For **** Sake No 2.ol Nova Was Ever Made
Novadave06
25-09-06, 12:30 PM
and they never made any nova after the last of the K regs for **** sake..
hendrix
25-09-06, 12:37 PM
lol lol lol lol
there are plenty of l reg'd novas about, mostly vans
This was bought up before when said culpret posted their web site with this info, got a bit of grief then, no need to go on again. Think they have definatly learnt from their mistakes. Love the way people have a go and aren't aware of the facts themselves LOL
Youve brigtened up my day with that lol
Think they have definatly learnt from their mistakes
Clearly not if the said culprit has not removed it from their website. :)
total_vauxhall
25-09-06, 01:04 PM
lmmmmmfao
hendrix
25-09-06, 01:13 PM
Love the way people have a go and aren't aware of the facts themselves LOL
...and what facts are these?
wisewood
25-09-06, 01:34 PM
and they never made any nova after the last of the K regs for **** sake..
Except for all the ones that were registered on the L plates, and the "mythical" M reg nova's that everyone always knows a mates uncle's cousins nephew who has one.
Also - the nova was officially replaced by the corsa in 1993 - K reg.
I know this because on my in-laws drive there is a 1993 K nova gsi, and a 1993 k corsa 5 door lol
It really is amazing how many people come on here KNOWING that they are right about loads of FACTS about nova's... and then suddenly find out that what they read on some website somewhere once was actually a work of absolute fiction.
...and what facts are these?
Don't know LOL, if i did i wouldn't post them for fear of being wrong and getting people upset and swearing at me lol
And how people can say they never made a 2.0l nova "for **** sake" there are loads on here and they dont look like photoshops to me.:wtf:
wisewood
25-09-06, 02:14 PM
i hope you're joking with that last comment - or you're in big trouble! lol
There was this story about Lotus having hold of the nova in the way they did with the Carlton - and a 2.0 8valve on twin carbs etc, but the project got canned because the chassis wasnt up to it - i personally dont believe this - if the chassis was an issue, they'd have just stiffened it up - i mean, if track day enthusiasts dont mind welding their chassis etc to stiffen it up - surely this would have been no big deal to Lotus if they wanted to create a limited edition.
Matt2107
25-09-06, 02:20 PM
i hope you're joking with that last comment - or you're in big trouble! lol
There was this story about Lotus having hold of the nova in the way they did with the Carlton - and a 2.0 8valve on twin carbs etc, but the project got canned because the chassis wasnt up to it - i personally dont believe this - if the chassis was an issue, they'd have just stiffened it up - i mean, if track day enthusiasts dont mind welding their chassis etc to stiffen it up - surely this would have been no big deal to Lotus if they wanted to create a limited edition.
Agreed... a load of old tosh.
Philsutton
25-09-06, 02:26 PM
lol cant see anything that could be classed as correct there. Also my corsa is k reg.
And how people can say they never made a 2.0l nova "for **** sake" there are loads on here and they dont look like photoshops to me.:wtf:
You need slapping
Wasnt the lotus story originated from a silver nova in a some magazine as a feature car saying it was styled/tuned/washed/looked at in passing by lotus?
Im probably wrong but im sure a similar thread resulted in the photos being posted up, i think DI4BLO means that Vaux didnt produce a factory 2.0, but im jus guessing lol!!!
hendrix
25-09-06, 03:00 PM
^^lmao you always make me chuckle phil lol lol
Novadex
25-09-06, 03:36 PM
They Never Made A 2.0l Nova .. For **** Sake No 2.ol Nova Was Ever Made
and you think i gotta mk1 1.1 gsi??? erm....
You need slapping
Is that an offer or mearly an observation :D
Personally i find it strange he missed the v6 and twin engined novas from his little insight into the world of the little hot hatch, but i'm not going to mention it, he's only 14 and had a good stab at it, irrespective of the fact that about 2% is accurate and the rest is a wonderous attempt at fiction.
Wasnt the lotus story originated from a silver nova in a some magazine as a feature car saying it was styled/tuned/washed/looked at in passing by lotus?
aha, it surface's yet again...basically its an xe tb'd Nova with Lotus badges and stupid bonnet vents..
http://www.topbuzz1.carenthusiasts.co.uk/gallery/marcus_plowman/b8.jpg
http://www.topbuzz1.carenthusiasts.co.uk/gallery/marcus_plowman/b7.jpg
More info (if you want) @ http://www.topbuzz1.carenthusiasts.co.uk/gallery/marcus_plowman/lotus_nova.htm&res=9&crid=0fff275e5f5c11f8&pos=2&mr=10&qu=lotus
http://www.topbuzz1.carenthusiasts.co.uk/gallery/marcusplowman.htm&res=9&crid=0fff275e5f5c11f8&pos=3&mr=10&qu=lotus
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