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has anyone ever thought about how many novas are still registered in britain?
meritlover
21-03-08, 07:56 AM
yes, i have
NovaLad
21-03-08, 07:58 AM
Yeppers!
lol so does anyone have an answer lol
shy witness
21-03-08, 08:04 AM
i would immagine theres still a good lot .................even in northern ireland here theres stuill plenty about in various forms.
it would be nice to know i guess.
i've 2 that are sorned.............so that can start the ball rolling lol.
it would even be good to know how many are actually registered on this site altogether.
that would be a good place to start.
i drive a cavalier turbo..........and acording to the owners club.theres only 280 or something left still registered.
i think 'people in high places' can get that sort of information from the dvla, so if someone has a 'friend of a friend' they could ask
meritlover
21-03-08, 08:14 AM
if your write a letter and pay a small fee you can find out for yourself
I have one sorned. Ive owned 5 IIRC.
1 I still have
1 got crushed (K reg SR) after it was shelled into what i presently have
1 got sold then crushed (K reg GSi)
The remaining 2 SRi's i bought purely to break.
stevenf
21-03-08, 01:13 PM
ive owned five as well.
first one a 5 door luxe plus - scrapped as was rotten
5 door merit -to strip for spares
3 door 1.2 - was written off
gte - stripped for parts
and the one im still doing now:thumb:
I have one in my garage, a 1.2 meriit. I sold a 1.4sr last year but I doubt it will be still be alive, as it was pretty rotten and the lad I sold it to sold it on again.
General Baxter
21-03-08, 01:33 PM
about 20 lol
wilson_sri
21-03-08, 05:00 PM
Iv got 3. A gsi, a 2 door saloon and a 4 door saloon track car that im breaking.
had 8, only got one at moment
K plate GSI, but hopefully
a SRI is on its way :thumb:
CoupeUK
21-03-08, 05:50 PM
On my 2nd one here, 1.2 Luxe+, my old one years ago was a white Mk1 1.4SR G298SAV.
Paul
stuartyj21
21-03-08, 06:25 PM
ive had 4 in total
2 x 1.2 diamond, 1 standard and the other with a gsi kit both metallic blue
2 x gsi's, 1 silver which was a rot box sold long a go, and the diamond black that a have now full restored.
bangerbrian
21-03-08, 06:55 PM
Had three and got one now,
A rotten gte, broke for spares
a bare shell- sold on to be raced
a beaten up stock car, sold to be repaneled
and the one i got now is a bit rotten.
areofall
21-03-08, 07:03 PM
2 White/red flair
2 SR's blue/black
1 Lux
1 trip
1.2i saloon
1.0 hatch
3dr maroon hatch
gte at present
Does anyone know how many were made in the first place?
ste porter
22-03-08, 02:43 PM
2x blue merit plus (1 red toped)
1x white merit plus ( c16se)
1x red gsi
2x red gte (1x c20let)
1x white nova van
1x red 1.3sr (20seh)
1x black 1.4sr
1x maroon 1.2 carb
1x metalic blue gsi
1x grey 1.3sr
2x white sri
2x white nova van ( 1 a td the other a 1.2 petrol)
not all ever made it on the road though as 1 or 2 have been brought as donors apart from the red topped 1.2 blue merit plus which is the one i have at the minute i have no idea where most of them have gone on top of them i have had 2 corsa sri and the the pickup corsa sport aswell
i've had six novas in total
1 j reg 1.2 luxe
2 j reg 1.4sr
3 f reg GTE
4 h reg spin
5 j reg 1.2 merit plus, which i still have and is in the process of being turned into a sri.
6 j reg GSI which is awaiting a full rebuild.
Just one atm k489 xbd has been scrapped now! :( should be gettin another one soon...
ianglanister
22-03-08, 06:14 PM
ive had 3, one in daily use, other off the road for new engine or possibly sell, one off the road in yorkshire sold a lad for his first car and he is fully rebuilding it.
Does anyone know how many were made in the first place?
Well in 1987, Vauxhall shifted over 42,600 Novas in the UK. So that gives you an idea of how many were about back in the day lol
Personally, I've had 5 - 1992 J reg 1.2 merit 3dr, 1991 H reg 1.2 merit 2dr, 1987 D reg 1.0 3dr (which were all sent to the big scrapyard in the sky), and a 1988 2dr which is still alive, ish.
Also had my hands on a green Mk2 1.2, and a b-reg Mk1 Spin, again both were sent to the crusher.
stuartyj21
22-03-08, 06:36 PM
hi make my nova total 5 now:D
i have just bought a 92 nova 1.0l life in burgundy.
its a total bare shell unfinished project, let the fun begin:thumb:
I have had 2
1x mk1 3dr 1.2 merit was trully used and abused at the local flappits (stripped n offroaded)
1x mk1 5dr 1.2 L just trying to get insured
then a will probly get another nova next year possibly a black sr ??? (mk2) seen as its ma mates and he said he'l sell me it next year
ben doodar
23-03-08, 01:58 PM
ive had 2, an sx that got wrote off, and my gsi ive got now.
my mates had about 23 i sh!t you not!
lets see
b reg 1.2 merit, got 1.4 then head on'd by a mk2 cavalier
e reg gte (bought as a write off which had no chassis no.s left! cough cough) stripped for spares
a reg 1.2 beige ran as a 1.2 for a year, found out it had a 1.3 btm end, 1.4'd it, 1.6'd it, kept it for 10 years, stripped scrapped.
c reg 1.2 shed, ran for 2 months, stripped it & made profit on bits
g reg 1.0 its in my bro's shed with the 1.6gte lump in it waiting for me to find time.
So thats 5 over 20 years, oddly I've never actually sold one complete
I'm on my 3rd Nova.
I've had shares in 20+ for breaking though!! My ex was always buying them to break, much to the annoyance of his neighbours!
tom_beverley
23-03-08, 08:54 PM
I've had a few:
G reg glacier white 1.4SR
F reg flame red 1.2 Merit
K reg ?bluey green? 1.2i Merit
J reg flame red 1.4SR Van
Current: E reg gazelle beige 1.0 (soon to be 1650cc 8v)All of the above, bar my current one, are now residing in the sacred scrapyard in the sky, although only two of them whilst in my posession/ownership.
ash anderson
23-03-08, 11:18 PM
just the one for me a J plate SRi
F reg 1.0 white - my first car, no idea where it is now, was sold in Guernsey
H reg GSi black - my second car, still got it 7 years on, now with LET
E reg SR yellow - XE'd and then stripped and scrapped as rotten
K reg GSi red - XE'd and then sold to someone in Cumbria, no idea whats happened to it
K reg Flair red - XE'd and current daily driver
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