Mark Watts - Purple GTE Nova Turbo

[krobinson]

I was quietly looking through the First ever Total Vauxhall Mag, and found Mark Watt's old GTE Turbo nova. I know he sold it some years back, and have heard terrible stories of it being a mess now. However no one's ever came up with any evidence!

Doe's anyone know its whereabouts now? Any photos? Is it being restored or is it way past it?

Keith

[Mike]

On the courtenay site many years ago, there was a build thread of a 1.6T GTE, that was purple, it was stolen and found sometime later burnt out.

EDIT: Could possibly be the wrong car lol

[Lee]

Last i saw of it was on ebay, using one of Marks pics to advertise it. Apparently someone went to see it and it looked like it had been under a tree for about 2 years! The guy selling it had the ad removed iirc. Not seen it since.

[krobinson]

How long ago was this Lee?

[yellow nova]

Keith give me a ring i'll tell you all about when i went to buy it:eek: i was the man that saw it under the tree

[yellow nova]

http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/member-chat/180502-mark-watts-old-nova.html

[vaughanmc]

I'd love to see that page - I'm registered to the site as well

Remember that car from a few years back as well..

[Chris S]

There Was Apurple Nova Gte Turbo And Trax This Year On Track, Went Past Him In A Valver Corsa

[andybishop]

I'm pretty sure it was at Trax this year, parked on the carpark to the right of the 0-60 strip. Did'nt look too bad!!

[TonySR]

Last time I saw it was about a year ago parked up at the side of the road near sainsbury's in Warlingham, Surrey. 'Looked' ok to me.

[vaughanmc]

Still got the reg on it? MAP 18W or something...

[TonySR]

/\ Yeah.

[novacabrio]

nope thats on his vx220

[Spudly]

Anyone got any piccies of it previously, as there was a lad in scarborough that bought a turbo`d gte a couple of years back, was purple bodykitted and the bonnet was secured on by four bonnet pins and not on hinges, he bought it silly cheap as it wouldnt run, turned out it needed new plugs and the dizzy timing had slipped round due to a loose dizzy bolt, not too sure where that one went but it was mint, prob not the same car but its a very small world when you think about it lol!

[vaughanmc]

One pic of it I have:
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g191/vaughanmc/Nova390.jpg

[Spudly]

Ahh thankingyou, definately not the same car then as this one was more a cadburys purple, but fcuk me thats sexy as hell lol hope for the poor lil novas sake she still alive somewhere!!

[craig green]

Anyone remember this?

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/NOVAFEATURES010.jpg

Those were the days!

[vaughanmc]

One of the best Nova GTE 'lookers' I have ever seen

[craig green]

It was originally a Calypso Red GTE, it had an early Courtenay 1.6 8v turbo conversion which got featured in MAX power sometime in 1995(?) which was the inspiration behind me having mine done.
Then it was LET'd with a full custom purple repray & the Alessio's etc followed by the leather & matching purple cage before it got sold.

As Keith says, it was featured in the 1st copy (issue #1) of Total Vauxhall along with Declan Burkes mk1 Nova aswell.

[vaughanmc]

Thats a minted Nova as well (C5 DEC) ?

[krobinson]

Cant get into the member chat dave to have a look. Would be nice to have some recent pictures of it to see what state its in these days. I remember speaking to mark at trax 2002 and he said he'd like to have it painted again, but a year or so later he sold it.

Keith

[Lee H]

I'm intrigued too as to what was wrong with it. Someone who can read it post it up here please.

[craig green]

Theres no pics there Keith. Just a story of how Dave saw it, then turned around & went home, somewhat P'd off.

[vaughanmc]

Is there no way of finding out where a certain car is?

Owner & Address...

[yellow nova]

when i saw it last it had three flat tyres the exhaust was on the floor, it had green mold on the seats and most of the paint hand come off the roof and bonnet. It did round ok but i could not of driven it home and the lad still wanted ?4500 for it. I did here that it had been stolen and burnt out but i don't know how true this is

[vaughanmc]

Did you not get any pics of it? Or have you heard anything about it since you went to see it?

[yellow nova]

no i did not take any pictures :tard: i was so p off at the lad i just wanted to get away from him. He had told me the car was still mint so to get all the way down their and to see it like it was was just heart breaking

[krobinson]

I bet, much like my venture to england to see the White SR with 15k that had more hits than the beetles. Heart wrenching stuff.

Keith

[yellow nova]

this was the add that made me go and look at it, maybe some one could contact him to see what happen to it


http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/cars-sale/166159-courtenay-nova-2-0-16v-turbo.html

[vaughanmc]

Pic's dont work in that link

Take it the pics are from it when it was in all its glory?

[yellow nova]

yep and thats what he said it look like not

[5T1G]

ohhhh i do love mk1 nova's, that one looks super slick!

[Lee]

'Hello. I are the boot troll. I charge thee ten shillings for thee to leave thy shopping in here'

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/Random%20Pictures/watts1.jpg

[novacabrio]

this was the add that made me go and look at it, maybe some one could contact him to see what happen to it


http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/cars-sale/166159-courtenay-nova-2-0-16v-turbo.html

Latest post was today aswell so he is an active user. I have dropped him a pm

[Chris S]

Is He Something To Do With V Tuning?

[Ernie]

Mark lived near me in swindon for a wile so we traveled in convoy to a few shows.
This is the only pic i have of it on the pc at the mo and yes he **** him self when i took the pic as his speedo was not working at the time and so was crapping him self for a wile before i said it was me not the speed camera lol.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/novacamera.jpg

[krobinson]

Just to Revive the thread -

This was stolen off Karl Rowntree's Facebook (sorry Karl!!)

Think he took this photo at Trax 2007, so the car is still alive! And looks in pretty reasonable condition too (bar the missing grill!)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/keithrobinson/markwatts.jpg

Anyone else any further Information?

Keith

[craig green]

Encouraging to see its still about. Looks faster without the grille.

[shy witness]

i rememeber seeieng that in some magazines years ago(i probabaly still have them)

i always loved that colour/look

nice

[andybishop]

Yeah that was taken at Trax, think i got a couple of it too, it was parked a few hundred meters away from A16V TB too.. Parked on the carpark next to the 0-60 Strip. Both looked in pretty good condition too!!

[krobinson]

Get the rest of the photos up Andy!!

Keith

[craig green]

I've got a couple from Billing 03.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/img150.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c323/turbocraig/HOT%20METAL/img151.jpg

[krobinson]

C'mon Andy :D

[fearless]

Old Skool :) :)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/fearlessmotorsport/watts.jpg



Dave

[novacabrio]

wow mega old skool

[twistysnovagte]

same as mine nice to see em about(thats the calypso red gte)lol

[Novasport]

TBH I think it looks nicer in Calypso red with the Cesaros.
Prob get shot for that now:roll:

[Saloony]

TBH I think it looks nicer in Calypso red with the Cesaros.
Prob get shot for that now:roll:

With you on that fella. Far better looking car.

[The Simps]

If I remember correctly from a conversation with Jon that when they done the 2ltr turbo it was actually before the LET was even out and was based around an XE.

[vaughanmc]

Keep the pics coming - New and Old :)

[krobinson]

If I remember correctly from a conversation with Jon that when they done the 2ltr turbo it was actually before the LET was even out and was based around an XE.

Some of the early photos of A16VTB showed a different tophat, maybe thats why?

However I think A16VTB was converted in 1993, and there was cavalier turbos around then.

Keith

[Chris S]

It was on track at trax that. it was either really slow or he wasnt pushing it. we absolutely nailed him in a corsa valver

[krobinson]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v37/keithrobinson/VPCC6S.jpg

As said, early pics of A16V TB.

Different top hat, and running a courtney exhaust manifold/turbo, not a KKK turbo.

Keith

[turbodrew1]

ahh, air filter up through the inner wing. i like that alot. legendary nova.

[The Simps]

ahh, air filter up through the inner wing. i like that alot. legendary nova.

They used to wrap the air flow meter in a inner tube to stop crap getting at it! Worked fine.

[dan16v]

'Hello. I are the boot troll. I charge thee ten shillings for thee to leave thy shopping in here'

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/Bottlethroddy/Random%20Pictures/watts1.jpg

for some gay reason i have been laughing about this since last night?!lol

[The Simps]

for some gay reason i have been laughing about this since last night?!lol

I think you answered your own question mate :thumb:

[dan16v]

seems that way! when are you popping back over? as im craving some some proper sex from you, last time you came down you left me hanging at 2nd base then left?:p

[krobinson]

How gay!

[Chris S]

gay

[dan16v]

Dont tell me you lot are still into women?, now that is proper gay! they are nothing but trouble and cost money!, men are deffo the way forward!

[krobinson]

9 years ago!!

[fearless]

Took you that long to track it down :-)

[dan16v]

Wow this was a while ago!