Trooker Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) This looks mint! well orange actually but check out the basic 1300 from 1980 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F274306354555 Edited March 16, 2020 by Trooker 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealExile Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 A very nice example in a nice colour, interesting to see what it fetches. Knowing me though I'd love it for about an hour until the 1300 started to bug me and it would be so wrong to swap it out! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEPETE Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Nice....and yes I would swop the engine....may be a 3.2 V6 and widen the steel wheels, keep the hubcaps...plus buy myself a flat cap, thick rim glasses and brown leather gloves ....oh plus a brown tartan blanket covering back seat...then go looking for some street action....(no offence to anyone who dresses like this or owns a tartan blanket!) 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam.in.head Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 yeah ive had a 1256 cav and they are a little underpowered .ok in a viva or chevette but out of place in there.i would have got this a few years back when i got mine and converted to gls spec and put a 2.2 in.a great rust free base to build from. and we all know how rare that is. it could also be used as a manta base too obviously but may be too much work for some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Would not like to see a 4door manta 🤮 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooker Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) Here’s another, 1600L in resplendent red, good MoT history what’s going on?! https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F223942107213 Edited March 17, 2020 by Trooker Additional info 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessopia74 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 People realise the Cav is worth less then a Viva I suspect 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapierdave Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 £3500 is about what a poverty spec Cavalier in good nick is worth especially in light of the current market situation. Its not a good time to sell a classic car atm. Could be some bargains though for buyers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manta hatch Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Very nice example one thing is for sure the cabs are always solid compared to mantas as they were made out of different steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooker Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 11 hours ago, Manta hatch said: Very nice example one thing is for sure the cabs are always solid compared to mantas as they were made out of different steel These are really clean examples, the red one brings back memories of my better specced one with proper velour seats 😎However, by 1987 my 1977 1.9 GL had a significant amount of fibreglass matting in the passengers floor both front & back. The swan necks were an mot fail by 1989. Granted the amount of salt on the roads & blown from the sea where I lived had a significant effect & there weren’t any other makes that fared better but I do wonder if some of these had more paint underneath or better sealer/rubber on the bulkhead or is it simply comparatively low humidity & no salt exposure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cam.in.head Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 wow yes thats a great example too .where have they been hiding On 17/03/2020 at 22:36, Jessopia74 said: Would not like to see a 4door manta 🤮 no neither would i but i suppose it would still look better than most of the modern soulless crap around . i was meaning the cav would be a great base for a manta using manta rear pan and roof the lower floorpan is same realy up to under the rear seats but if it were me i would just build a nice 2.2 gls from it like i did with mine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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