sporthatch Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) I'm new here, but thought I should meet the requests for photos with a thread! Picked this up at the end of last week so not had chance for many photo opportunities as yet, but here goes. Plans initially involved a C20LET or something with similarly daft power potentials, but I've enjoyed cruising around in it so much that I may just go low 'n' slow with it - springs, wheels and a tidy up of bits of rust bubbling etc. The 2-litre, four-speed combo makes for a nice, torquey, if not spectacularly fast ride, and it's oh-so smooth. Thanks to the cherrybomb exhaust it also makes all the right noises! Anyway, pics... Edited February 20, 2012 by sporthatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druid Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Nice motor mate - looks good in black. Is that it's original colour? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporthatch Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 No, the original colour was the light yellow. Sorry, I'm useless with Vauxhall paint names/codes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stradacab Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I think black was special order on Manta B's pre facelift, not sure if it was on the chart for Vauxhall. Should have been, these early ones look superb in Black!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB15 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Looks good mate!!, Did wonder about the colour , Never seen a black one before but i quite like it , it`s different , It was probably jamaican yellow , a light custard yellow, Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opel2000 Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Very nice to see a MKI Cav that actually looks good, I'mot a big fan of the MKI Cavs, but yours is the first black sportshatch I've seen, Damn fine looking car in black and real crap looking car in that rubbish yellow colour, Fcuk knows who Vauxhall employed to decide on the paint colours for the MKI Cavs cos they were all hideous shades. You've done a good job of finding correctly suited wheels too. Would say though, dropping the 5 speed box in will make a much better car, the 4 speed aint a bad box really, but the 5 speed will make the car so much better you won't want to stop driving it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapierdave Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Nice looking Cav, Black with Chrome & Stainless trim always looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stradacab Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Fcuk knows who Vauxhall employed to decide on the paint colours for the MKI Cavs cos they were all hideous shades. It was the 70's Clive, all car colours were sh*t. Russet Brown, parchment, java green... need I go on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapierdave Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 It was the 70's Clive, all car colours were sh*t. Russet Brown, parchment, java green... need I go on? I had a Mini van in Harvest Gold yuk remember blue Morris Marina's with brown interiors, i think Stevie Wonder was the colour coordinator at BL in the seventies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opel2000 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 It was the 70's Clive, all car colours were sh*t. Russet Brown, parchment, java green... need I go on? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon p Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 WOW, what a great looking ca, very lady friendly . Glad you're pleased with it. That engine is a bit of a cracker. all you now need to join the club and we can catch up at Billing. ............................You've done a good job of finding correctly suited wheels too........................... Thanks Clive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyf21 Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Cant wait to get my one on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumster Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Lets get em side by side..... I feel a song coming on... Ebony & Ivory de de de de de de de da da dum, etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporthatch Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 WOW, what a great looking ca, very lady friendly . Glad you're pleased with it. That engine is a bit of a cracker. all you now need to join the club and we can catch up at Billing. Thanks Clive. It most certainly is. it's funny, I wouldn't have had it down as being particularly feminine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTREA Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 I was Holiday..ing in Teeside from Australia a few weeks back (Strange I know!) Would have been the Highlight of my holiday to catch a glimpse of this (equally strange i know) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporthatch Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 I was Holiday..ing in Teeside from Australia a few weeks back (Strange I know!) Would have been the Highlight of my holiday to catch a glimpse of this (equally strange i know) Not strange at all, I imagine Teesside must have been a wonderful break from the smog, overpopulation and generally overwhelming industrial greyness that is Austral.. Oh, no, that's not going to work at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB15 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Good to see your Cavy in this months Total Vauxhall mag Thot it was yours , Not many black ones around Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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