Who know where it is? Buick V8 FE Vauxhall Ventora

[akku]

OK, I often wondered what became of this beauty. I saw it at Billing all-Vauxhall rally and a couple of other places back in the day. Awesome car.

I did a DVLA enquiry and its SORN not due (record shows it as blue now)

Much love for this car then and now.





what you can't see is that it has a pretty much full race car style frame under there, full Ventora interior, big block Buick...

Excellent

10x15 Turbovecs under stock arches FTW

[retrobastard]

NOM NOMS Turbovecs The car ain't bad lol! I think I saw this at the chelsea cruise (along long while back) although I could be wrong!

[popuptoaster]

Ooh that looks nice, don't remember that one.

I almost bought 15x10s for my Volvo but I have chickened out and bought 16x8s now. lol

[Deleted]

Oh, I like that.

[akku]

It was a Custom Car feature car in like 1988 or something. It is mini-tubbed to get those 10x15s under there. 6x13s up front...

[robbieg]

hi i can shed some light on this my dad has just bought this car from ebay it is now sporting a 460 big block 7.4 litre v8 ford motor and is half blue and white and it has lost the rear turbo vecs and has vauxhall steels on the back it is currently up a friends workshop having some recommisioning doing to it mostly new paint losing the bumpers and it had the volvo diff replaced as it was welded and was lethal round bends i went in the passenger seat on saturday on a naughty night time road test and it spun the wheels whenever it changed gear and is lethal in fact i just stayed gripped onto the roll cage it will be on the road for the 29th of march and be at wheels day at rushmoor arena in aldershot ebay Item number:170970771854 ;D

[hellman]

[robbieg]

thats the one bud

[akku]

fan-fuggin-tastic.

I've loved that car years.

Good buy.

[mrabody]

It's a pity it lost the Buick mill along the way - the only muscle era engine that could go toe-to-toe with a street hemi. It would also weigh a good deal less than the ford lump.

[akku]

A guy on Rods n Sods is selling a pair of 455 Buicks. I was tempted to bag one to replace the 340 in my LeSabre (and add to the long list of jobs that never get done)

[MK2VR6]

Seems very cheap considering what it is. Great buy. Surely a car with history and. Build like that deserves a repaint in original colour, and a similar Buick lump back under the hood? I'd be keeping the bumpers too

[fred]

Ha ha, well done that man
I posted this monsters evilbay ad on the evil bay threads a couple or so weeks ago
Damn close to buying it meself, glad its gone to a good home, suprised it didnt fetch more mind
guess the seller didnt know its history

[robbieg]

my dad put 2k on it expecting to get outbid the buick motor got shipped off to australia so there is probably a crazy farmer nailing about with it in his ute i did mention about keeping it white but dad said hes not keen on white so it might be going opel gm purple its a almost black colour until the light hits it then the deep purple comes out hes also trying to find out what wheels fit the front so he can get some wheels sorted as the vauxhall wheels on the rear don't fit the front i wheel try and get some photos the weekend

[1430MK1]

Get a build thread on the go, I would love to see this coming together!

[robbieg]

Feb 5, 2013 18:30:11 GMT 1430MK1 said:

Get a build thread on the go, I would love to see this coming together!

how do i do that I'm new to this forum

[simes]

Feb 5, 2013 19:58:26 GMT robbieg said:

Feb 5, 2013 18:30:11 GMT 1430MK1 said:

Get a build thread on the go, I would love to see this coming together!

how do I do that I'm new to this forum

start a thread here

retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=readersrides

[fred]

Would look Monstrous in Satin/ Matt black
ahem.. ;D ;D ;D

[robbieg]

ok as a update the vauxhall is now taxed moted and insured all on the road it has been refitted with a narrowed jsg back axle with 15j rear wheels to filling the tubs it came out of the paint shop yesterday sporting a new paint job of satin black with a airbrushed bonnet of freddie kreuger of nightmare on elm street fame it also now has side pipes we rebuilt the water pump it worked for a little while but getting ready to take it to the isle of wight it blew the ceramic seal so it needs a big block ford water pump if anyone nos the whereabouts of one as every place we spoke to cant get one its a boss mustang pump so quite rare but the car is all done i will get pictures uploaded by the end of the weekend

[Deleted]

I will get pictures uploaded by the end of the weekend

can't wait to see the pics...