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Taken note of a Mk3 Cavalier on your travels? We'd love to hear about it!
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Mk3alan
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Only ever see these at shows or auctions! Although I'm not sure if I've ever seen one on the road?, this was at a Morrisons store on Canvey Island.

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A very rare find.

I can honestly say that I have never seen one in the metal.

Only on TV -
Back to the future 1, and a few documentaries...
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Fantastic to see one being used.
One of those cars that is guaranteed to turn heads wherever it goes.

I saw one around Hastings once. I just about managed to gesticulate in its general direction and gave out a little yep before it went out of view.
I must have appeared very odd to passers by.
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There used to be one that drove round Abergavenny regularly, however it disappeared about 5 years ago.
A car that I always wanted to own, sadly now my wages are ok the price of them seems to at least of doubled so is likely to always stay a dream.
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Found this old ad from when they folded up - wonder if the offer's still on!

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I've never seen a 'real' one in the flesh, a car show, and the shopping centre one I saw years later had Kenwood blenders etc attached.
Both were looking pretty tired. I wasn't impressed at all.

that one looks pretty good though parking must be a pain. Would that be an exception from the people who park over two bays :scratch :lol:
" It's not rust. It's age-related patina " ;)

1980 vauxhall cavalier MK1 1.6L, 1982 opel manta berlinetta 1.8s, 1985 opel manta 2.0 gte, 1990 cavalier 2.0 gl ,1994 cavalier sri x20xev

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According to the mot checker this car didn't exist after registration until July last year.
I wonder where it's been -or should that be when :lol:

It seems odd that in two years time it will be exempt from getting an mot but not from tax?
https://www.gov.uk/historic-vehicles
That doesn't sound right to me, exemption from something you're going to do purely for safety anyway :scratch

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1980 vauxhall cavalier MK1 1.6L, 1982 opel manta berlinetta 1.8s, 1985 opel manta 2.0 gte, 1990 cavalier 2.0 gl ,1994 cavalier sri x20xev

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