Thanks for all the positive comments and interest, the car is now sold.
I am pleased to say it has gone to a good home.
Cheers
Jon
Model: VAUXHALL CARLTON MK1
Year: 1979
Mileage: 56000
Tax: MARCH 2010
MOT: JULY 28TH 2010
Location: CHELMSFORD, ESSEX
Price: £600 poss PX / SWAP
Additional Information:
Hi, I am 'new' here but do view project logs and for sale cars here on retro rides regularly.
The Carlton is a 1979 model with the classic two litre CIH Opel engine and 3 speed
automatic gearbox. The car is finished in a Bronze/Brown metallic colour with a Beige
and Cream interior. The car has had three careful owners, the first owned it for 26
years! the second owner for three years and the rest of that time it has belonged to me. I
believe the car has been stored for some of its thirty year life. The car is very original as you can see from the photos.
Whilst in my ownership I have carried out a full service, rebuilt both front calipers, replaced
front brake hoses, bled the brakes, replaced front pads, replaced the water pump and
carried out some minor welding on the sills. Plus a few other bits. Receipts for parts available.
The car drives well having only covered 56,000 miles since new. The engine and gearbox
both operate very smoothly as does the prop and axle. The service book is dealer
stamped up to about 48,000 and with my recent full service its pretty much 'FSH'. The
interior is in very nice condition and looks like its hardly been used in its thirty year
existence. The bodywork is generally pretty good, panels all look nice. There are some
small dings and small ares of rust bubbles but for a 70's Vauxhall it is in remarkably good shape.
The underside of the car is very solid, I don't believe it has ever been welded
down there before I repaired the backs of the sills. Inside the boot is like a new car, with
a spare wheel that looks like its never used and a boot mat that shows no wear.
The car is MOT'd till July 2010 and taxed till March 2010.
So how rare are these cars? Well I haven't seen one in the flesh since the early nineties and
that example was falling to bits even then. Having recently spoken to a few Vauxhall
parts suppliers they say similar things like 'not seen one in years'. So the car is a rare
Vauxhall but don't think that parts are hard to come by as a lot of parts are shared with
other Vauxhalls (Cavaliers, Mantas, Senators, etc) and are available cheaply. So you can
enjoy the exclusivity of a rare care without the worry of scarce parts and
unnecessary expense.
So to sum up: A rare 70's Vauxhall with low mileage, that is 'on the road' with plenty of tax &
test, had a recent full service (200 miles ago), drives nicely and reliably (never had
any bother from it at all), is in original condition, priced fairly given its rarity and is
something different from the crowd.
It would be nice to convert this car to a 3.0 straight six and lower it but I don't have the time
or facilities to carry this out but hopefully someone can! As it would make a great
cruising machine. The car is RWD.
Please contact me if you are interested, I will be pleased to discuss and answer any questions
you have about the car. I have further images available via email which will
show the car in more close up detail.
I am open to offers and maybe a swap, message me and we can do a deal.
ps the car has covered some extra miles since writing this, probably between 200-250.
I am pleased to say it has gone to a good home.
Cheers
Jon
Model: VAUXHALL CARLTON MK1
Year: 1979
Mileage: 56000
Tax: MARCH 2010
MOT: JULY 28TH 2010
Location: CHELMSFORD, ESSEX
Price: £600 poss PX / SWAP
Additional Information:
Hi, I am 'new' here but do view project logs and for sale cars here on retro rides regularly.
The Carlton is a 1979 model with the classic two litre CIH Opel engine and 3 speed
automatic gearbox. The car is finished in a Bronze/Brown metallic colour with a Beige
and Cream interior. The car has had three careful owners, the first owned it for 26
years! the second owner for three years and the rest of that time it has belonged to me. I
believe the car has been stored for some of its thirty year life. The car is very original as you can see from the photos.
Whilst in my ownership I have carried out a full service, rebuilt both front calipers, replaced
front brake hoses, bled the brakes, replaced front pads, replaced the water pump and
carried out some minor welding on the sills. Plus a few other bits. Receipts for parts available.
The car drives well having only covered 56,000 miles since new. The engine and gearbox
both operate very smoothly as does the prop and axle. The service book is dealer
stamped up to about 48,000 and with my recent full service its pretty much 'FSH'. The
interior is in very nice condition and looks like its hardly been used in its thirty year
existence. The bodywork is generally pretty good, panels all look nice. There are some
small dings and small ares of rust bubbles but for a 70's Vauxhall it is in remarkably good shape.
The underside of the car is very solid, I don't believe it has ever been welded
down there before I repaired the backs of the sills. Inside the boot is like a new car, with
a spare wheel that looks like its never used and a boot mat that shows no wear.
The car is MOT'd till July 2010 and taxed till March 2010.
So how rare are these cars? Well I haven't seen one in the flesh since the early nineties and
that example was falling to bits even then. Having recently spoken to a few Vauxhall
parts suppliers they say similar things like 'not seen one in years'. So the car is a rare
Vauxhall but don't think that parts are hard to come by as a lot of parts are shared with
other Vauxhalls (Cavaliers, Mantas, Senators, etc) and are available cheaply. So you can
enjoy the exclusivity of a rare care without the worry of scarce parts and
unnecessary expense.
So to sum up: A rare 70's Vauxhall with low mileage, that is 'on the road' with plenty of tax &
test, had a recent full service (200 miles ago), drives nicely and reliably (never had
any bother from it at all), is in original condition, priced fairly given its rarity and is
something different from the crowd.
It would be nice to convert this car to a 3.0 straight six and lower it but I don't have the time
or facilities to carry this out but hopefully someone can! As it would make a great
cruising machine. The car is RWD.
Please contact me if you are interested, I will be pleased to discuss and answer any questions
you have about the car. I have further images available via email which will
show the car in more close up detail.
I am open to offers and maybe a swap, message me and we can do a deal.
ps the car has covered some extra miles since writing this, probably between 200-250.