One For Classic Car Fans.....

[tyred]

Seen this near the theatre this afternoon. Trying to figure what's going on here. It's badged as an Opel Ascona but it appears someone has added the front end from a MKI Cavalier along with a round light conversion. Or is it the front from the Manta B? They had an air intake above the bumper IIRC.

 

[figbat]

Seen this near the theatre this afternoon. Trying to figure what's going on here. It's badged as an Opel Ascona but it appears someone has added the front end from a MKI Cavalier along with a round light conversion. Or is it the front from the Manta B? They had an air intake above the bumper IIRC.

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Love it! It looks like a Mk1 Cavalier with Opel Manta headlights and painted to resemble the Manta 400.

 

[tyred]

Love it! It looks like a Mk1 Cavalier with Opel Manta headlights and painted to resemble the Manta 400.

It probably is a Cavalier as you say, just curious why the Opel badging. The registration shows it was imported here, from the UK I would expect.

If it had been running proper old Irish registration, it wouldn't have surprised me that someone had "imported" it using the tax book from an old scrap Ascona as such things do happen.

Whatever, it is a nice car. Probably something a bit special under the bonnet too.

 

[Ian H]

A Jenson Interceptor burbled through town the other day - no photos though.

This today...

 

[gbb]

Seen this near the theatre this afternoon. Trying to figure what's going on here. It's badged as an Opel Ascona but it appears someone has added the front end from a MKI Cavalier along with a round light conversion. Or is it the front from the Manta B? They had an air intake above the bumper IIRC.

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Just Googled Mk1 Cavalier body kit and it came straight up with this car...listed as a Cavalier with an Opel Ascone body kit.
Tbf, there been quite a few Vauxhalls over the decades that have had Opel badges put on them by the owners, I assume for some 'cache', something different.
I agree, looks lovely. I don't remember seeing many 2 doors, I had the Ascona 2.0 SR but even that was a 4 door iirc

 

[Gunk]

It probably is a Cavalier as you say, just curious why the Opel badging. The registration shows it was imported here, from the UK I would expect.

If it had been running proper old Irish registration, it wouldn't have surprised me that someone had "imported" it using the tax book from an old scrap Ascona as such things do happen.

Whatever, it is a nice car. Probably something a bit special under the bonnet too.

It’s been very well executed, looks factory.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Friday 30th
1.

GMC, or Ford?

Huntington Road
York

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Friday 30th
2.

Trabant estate
Huntington Road
York

 

[Deleted member 26715]

From my completely untrained eye, Chevrolet

 

[Jody]

Friday 30th
1.

GMC, or Ford?

Huntington Road

It's a Chevy according to the reg

 

[Deleted member 26715]

It's a Chevy according to the reg

I didn't look honest, no idea why I just knew it wasn't a Ford, I think must had FORD in the tailgate & there was something that said it wasn't GMC but it was a pure guess

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@Ian H

I’d prefer the Jenson,
Anyday

 

[Bonefish Blues]

@Ian H and @Richard A Thackeray

I suspect you'd bth be disappointed:
Jenson:

Amusingly, it's told that Jenson's dad made the similar slip when intending to name him after the Jensen 😊

 

[Jody]

I didn't look honest, no idea why I just knew it wasn't a Ford, I think must had FORD in the tailgate & there was something that said it wasn't GMC but it was a pure guess

You've been watching Gas Monkey, haven't you?

I could swear they usually have Chervrolet pressed into the tailgate.

 

[FishFright]

Friday 30th
1.

GMC, or Ford?

Huntington Road
York


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The back half looks very GM but the cab looks rather more Ford. But if so it's a build I could get behind.