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[Vamps]

I know some of you were talking fondly of these recently.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1980-VAUXHALL-CAVALIER-GLS-SH-AUTO-BROWN_W0QQitemZ300299148137QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item300299148137&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

[Proz]

Looks quite tidy  

[Andy B]

I know some of you were talking fondly of these recently.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1980-VAUXHALL-CAVALIER-GLS-SH-AUTO-BROWN_W0QQitemZ300299148137QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item300299148137&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

It dooesn't look too bad.
I do prefer the booted coupe though.    

[pscocoa]

I had one of these when I lived in Bury 30 years ago - memories of driving to Cornwall with a pram on the roof. Paid £1800 in 1979  for a one year old one off Avis. sold it for £1600 in 1982. Great  car but tappets always a bit noisy.

[Marks DTM Calib]

I had one of these when I lived in Bury 30 years ago - memories of driving to Cornwall with a pram on the roof. Paid £1800 in 1979  for a one year old one off Avis. sold it for £1600 in 1982. Great  car but tappets always a bit noisy.

2.0 100bhp cam in head engine, hydraulic follers on these so tappet noise not an issue.

But then I have never found tappet noise a problem on any GM engine in the last 40 years unlike bloody Ford ones!

[Timbuk]

Anyone remember the Cavalier Centaur?

[Andy B]

I had one of these when I lived in Bury 30 years ago - memories of driving to Cornwall with a pram on the roof. Paid £1800 in 1979  for a one year old one off Avis. sold it for £1600 in 1982. Great  car but tappets always a bit noisy.

2.0 100bhp cam in head engine, hydraulic follers on these so tappet noise not an issue.

But then I have never found tappet noise a problem on any GM engine in the last 40 years unlike bloody Ford ones!

But in 79 I suspect it was a 1600 or 1900 like mine which had solid lifters and required the 'tappets' adjusted with a running engine  :-?.

My later 2.2 CiH Carlton and 3.0 CiH12 v Senator had hyraulic lifters though.

[Marks DTM Calib]

I had one of these when I lived in Bury 30 years ago - memories of driving to Cornwall with a pram on the roof. Paid £1800 in 1979  for a one year old one off Avis. sold it for £1600 in 1982. Great  car but tappets always a bit noisy.

It states its the 2000....both on the boot and in the cc  


2.0 100bhp cam in head engine, hydraulic follers on these so tappet noise not an issue.

But then I have never found tappet noise a problem on any GM engine in the last 40 years unlike bloody Ford ones!

But in 79 I suspect it was a 1600 or 1900 like mine which had solid lifters and required the 'tappets' adjusted with a running engine  :-?.

My later 2.2 CiH Carlton and 3.0 CiH12 v Senator had hyraulic lifters though.

[Andy B]

I had one of these when I lived in Bury 30 years ago - memories of driving to Cornwall with a pram on the roof. Paid £1800 in 1979  for a one year old one off Avis. sold it for £1600 in 1982. Great  car but tappets always a bit noisy.

2.0 100bhp cam in head engine, hydraulic follers on these so tappet noise not an issue.

But then I have never found tappet noise a problem on any GM engine in the last 40 years unlike bloody Ford ones!

But in 79 I suspect it was a 1600 or 1900 like mine which had solid lifters and required the 'tappets' adjusted with a running engine  :-?.

My later 2.2 CiH Carlton and 3.0 CiH12 v Senator had hyraulic lifters though.

It states its the 2000....both on the boot and in the cc  

I was refering to pscocoa's car and noisey tappets and his was was bought in 79 at a year old making it a 1600 or 1900 solid lifter CiH engined car!