mk 1 astra at pv

**mickygsi** · 15-06-2006 17:07

so who saw my mates blue mk1 astra with the mk 2 golf front end at pv the other week ,what u think of it ?

**Dan¹** · 15-06-2006 17:15

I liked it, nice and different, wasn't keen on the rear lights though.

**Adam Moran** · 15-06-2006 17:23

Fook Me!

Stunning

Vaux got it wrong .... thats what they should have done!

**gixerboyuk** · 15-06-2006 19:36

H'mm dunno, back lights are gross

Personally would have gone for original astra round headlights. You dont see many of those around. Looks different though

to him.

**mattc** · 15-06-2006 19:45

Mk1 astras didn't have round head lights originally. Unless it had a quad conversion

**Benn** · 15-06-2006 19:46

with outthe i/c ram in the front it would havew been cool,

**MarkW** · 15-06-2006 20:04

I think the front end looks nice with the golf bits, not sure on the i/c, but I guess it has to go somewhere.

Tinted standard rear lights I think would have been nicer IMO, but each to their own and a

for keeping a mk1 on the road.

**Davcohen** · 15-06-2006 20:25

loved that car, i thought it was one of the best in the show.

the conversion was really pulled off well, really does look factory fitted

**Caul Pope** · 15-06-2006 20:50

Originally Posted by mattc

Mk1 astras didn't have round head lights originally. Unless it had a quad conversion

I also thought some models came with a single round set up, possibly the realy early models with the funny boot lid set up?

**Tom Williams** · 15-06-2006 20:53

Originally Posted by Caul Pope

I also thought some models came with a single round set up, possibly the realy early models with the funny boot lid set up?

yes they did the very early models had round headlights in a peice of square plastic

**sean** · 15-06-2006 20:55

some of the saloon mk1 astras had round lights. & the opel kadett versions had them too.

**daddy cav** · 15-06-2006 21:06

Sorry , saw that one but didn't take a pic .
Had loads of mk1's in the past .
Did take these though .

Only took a few not many mk1's there this year would probably still swap my cav turbo for a xe mk1 .

**Caul Pope** · 15-06-2006 21:14

An oldy with the original wing mirrors.

Originally Posted by daddy cav

**Dan¹** · 15-06-2006 21:15

The white XE'd saloon was probably my car of the show. Absolutely perfect, was funny listening to everyone going "Whys he modded the boot??" lmao

**MarkW** · 15-06-2006 21:19

Originally Posted by Dan¹

The white XE'd saloon was probably my car of the show. Absolutely perfect, was funny listening to everyone going "Whys he modded the boot??" lmao

Ah, the joy's of getting old!! lmao

**daddy cav** · 15-06-2006 21:27

Originally Posted by Dan¹

The white XE'd saloon was probably my car of the show. Absolutely perfect, was funny listening to everyone going "Whys he modded the boot??" lmao

Yeah what the hinges ? never had a saloon , mate had a 1.3 s saloon though .

**Caul Pope** · 15-06-2006 21:49

Looked like the hatch but had a fixed screen with seperate boot lid, saloon kind of?

**daddy cav** · 15-06-2006 21:57

Yes know what you mean but even though the screen doesn't go up with the boot would hardly call it a saloon realy but spose it is in a way . Doesn't look that much different from a hatch realy .
Nearly got one of those terrible irmischer grilles for my first mk1 , glad I didn't .

**daddy cav** · 15-06-2006 21:59

Any mk1 peeps viewing this thread and fancy a non rusty Cav T with a very recent rebuilt engine but no leather and a bit scruffy give me a shout

**Gordon Livsey** · 15-06-2006 23:21

i would give both arms and legs for a mk1 astra as mint as those

**The Simps** · 16-06-2006 01:34

B472 YUS which was owned by a guy from scotland for donkey years - I wish I was aware he sold it, would have bitten his arm off!! It was a real shame to see it being driven by some spotty oik at PVS who for some unknown reason was sat in neutral revving it everywhere I walked!

Simps.

**mattc** · 16-06-2006 17:33

Originally Posted by The Simps

B472 YUS which was owned by a guy from scotland for donkey years - I wish I was aware he sold it, would have bitten his arm off!! It was a real shame to see it being driven by some spotty oik at PVS who for some unknown reason was sat in neutral revving it everywhere I walked!

Simps.

I think you'll find that the new owner of that car had asked said oik, (my mate) to race his car up the strip (as he is a quater mile expert) but was poppin and banging at high boost. I was in the car with him going to the strip and we didn't sit in neutral and rev it but did give it some death on the way to the sign in office. So sorry to disapoint you

**J4SON GT3** · 16-06-2006 22:40

Bit unsensitive that wasn't it?

That spotty oik, gotta laugh though, is a good mate of all the Mk1 owners and a damned fine 1/4 mile racer....Kinda like the Mk1 Stig

It was the cars fisrt proper outing on the 1/4 mile for quite a while and it was kinda like it's shake down to see what it could do. It needs a bit of tweaking and that's why you heard it being revved up because it was misfirig slightly and the "oik" was trying to ascertain what the matter was.....

The car is now owned by another club member who is plannig on taking great care of it and has owned a fair few Mk1's in his time and ploughed good money into keeping some on the road, like the Blue one above for instance.

**The Simps** · 18-06-2006 21:16

Fair play then and my apologies. As a passer by it looked like it had a new young owner who was abusing it.

Simps.

**mickygsi** · 20-06-2006 17:03

thanks for the comments lads ,i done the body work on that mk 1 (filler work) wait til next years project its wild

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