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Vauxhall Viva

Description: Past Model: Classic British car of the 1960's and 1970's

Newest Review: ... and disputes in the UK at the time of manufacture. Some good examples of the Viva are still to be found, but most if not all ... more

... have seen body repairs and panel replacements. Those that have not are best avoided by the novice DIY car enthusiast as a purchase of a 'modest classic' Handling of the origional model was poor, but could be improved modertely with the modification of the suspension and wider road wheels and tyres. The larger engines seemed to long outlast their smaller cousines, but there seems to be fewer of these engines to hand, despite the use Vauxhall slant 4 engine in early Frontera 4X4 vehicles. Spares for th...more

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VINTAGE DINKY #136 VAUXHALL VIVA FOR RESTORATION.	£ 4.00	Postage & Packaging: £ 2.00 Availability: refer to shop website
VAUXHALL VIVA GT VANGAURDS VA08707 1:43 NEW LM BLUE D	£ 6.99	Postage & Packaging: £ 3.00 Availability: refer to shop website
VANGUARDS VAUXHALL VIVA GT LE MANS BLUE	£ 5.99	Postage & Packaging: £ 3.10 Availability: refer to shop website
VINTAGE DINKY #136 VAUXHALL VIVA FOR RESTORATION.	£ 4.00	Postage & Packaging: £ 2.00 Availability: refer to shop website
VANGUARDS VAUXHALL VIVA GT LE MANS BLUE	£ 5.99	Postage & Packaging: £ 3.10 Availability: refer to shop website
Vanguards VAO8707 VAUXHALL VIVA GT Le MANS BLUE MIB	£ 5.99	Postage & Packaging: £ 3.99 Availability: refer to shop website
VANGUARDS VAUXHALL VIVA GT LE MANS BLUE	£ 5.99	Postage & Packaging: £ 3.10 Availability: refer to shop website

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Vauxhall Viva HC (281 words)
by danny03 - written on 30/11/03 (Useful, 1319 readings)
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Vauxhall Viva HC Manufactured between 1971 and 1978 Varients include: Viva - 2 and 4 door saloon, 1159cc and 1256cc engines. Larger engines were fitted. Viva E - 2 door coupe. Viva SL - 2 and 4 door saloon. Viva GLS - 4 door saloon. Firenza - 2 door coupe, 1800cc and 2300cc engines used. Magnum - 4 door saloon, 1800cc and 2300cc engines used. Was as popular as it's HA and HC predecesors both as a family and fleet car, but rightly or wrongly earned a reputation for being unreliable. It also suffered badly from rust, thought to be due to the poor steel purchased from the continent because of stopages and disputes in the UK at the time of manufacture. ...

AEFRA CHALLENGE - THE NIGHT I REAR-ENDED SOMEONE (1362 words)
by marandina - written on 29/11/03 (Very useful, 453 readings)
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I haven't always been the sensible individual you encounter online occasionally. No, in what seems a life time ago, I rear-ended someone <<Shocked looks>>. Hmmmm...I'm wondering what you are thinking now but I will explain in time. Simply read on, McDuff (or be damned, Sherlock) Cast your minds back to 1983. Ye gads, the fluffy, billowing of New Romantic cravats were blowing themselves out whilst I was entering my final stages of puberty as an 18-year-old (medically, it was probably some time before this but I've included this reference for effect). Of course, at this stage in a teen's life, the upwardly mobile, pseudo James Dean type (he ...

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