This is on the For Sale page as well ( 
), but I thought I'd post it here too as I reckon it deserves it, and if I win the lottery in the next week or so I won't have to sell it anyway.
It's a 1965 Vauxhall Cresta PB which was converted for historic rallying some years ago and participated in a few events in the early '90s. It's a proper conversion, not some halfarsed paint'n'rollcage job.
The engine is a 3.3-litre straight-6 which has had a fast road cam and a Lumenition kit fitted. It's currently running on a single carb in an attempt to keep the mpg figure above 20, but it still goes like the clappers as it is, and is quicker at overtaking 40mph dawdlers on A-roads than my 20v Fiat Marea. With twin or triple sidedraught Webers it would be a beast. The gearbox is four-on-the-floor and feels like a standard '60s Vauxhall 'box to use, although the ratios are closer than I would have expected so I don't know if the internals have been modified. The rear axle has been fitted with a limited-slip diff which, combined with the engine's torque and the mud'n'snow tyres it's currently wearing, means it goes sideways pretty well on damp roundabouts (not that I'd ever drive like that on the public highway, of course). Oh, and it sounds gorgeous.
The interior has been stripped of its seats and carpets (although I still have the rear seat base somewhere if need be) and two bucket seats with four-point harnesses have been fitted in the front. The rear is full of roll cage, although this is all bolted in so would come out easily enough if rear seating was required. The dash has the standard ribbon speedo (which changes colour the faster you go
), but it's had a rev counter fitted in the top of the dash which isn't currently connected but just needs the wires reconnecting under the bonnet - a two-minute job for someone who knows what they're doing with rev counters, more like two hours for me. It's also had the wiper and washer switches relocated between the seats so the co-driver can operate them if need be, and there's a switch to operate the air horns between the seats too (although the horn ring on the steering wheel also works). There is a foot bar for the passenger, and there's a fire extinguisher and electrical and fuel cutoff switches by the passenger's feet. There are also exterior ignition and fuel cutoffs in the scuttle panel, but these have been disconnected as kids (and some adults) would, I'm sure, find it amusing to kill the engine at pedestrian crossings and the like. There is also plumbing in place for an underbonnet fire extinguisher, although no extinguisher is fitted at the moment.
Other mods include the heater being blanked off to save weight (although the matrix is still there and would just need the pipes refitting), the battery has been relocated to the boot, and a sump guard and spill-proof petrol cap have been fitted, along with bonnet pins. The headlights have been converted to halogen; I still think the dipped beams are pants, but main beam is a definite improvement over sealed beam units. All rust (although there was surprisingly little for a 43-year-old Vauxhall) has been cut out and replaced with new metal. The paint job isn't perfect but is more than good enough for a rally car, and could easily be cut down and polished up if a mirror finish was required. I also have about half a litre of the correct colour blue/grey which will be thrown in with the car in case any touch ups or removal of graphics are required.
Here's some more pics:
I'm going to have to get some decent photos of the rest of my fleet soon and do a proper update. In the meantime, here's my current daily:
Here's my daily when it isn't raining:
Here's my Skoda (courtesy of Boycie of this parish):
Here's my pimpmobile:
Alfasud:
Renaults 6 and 12:
Saab 900 Turbo:
And of course the Volvo 164 that I've had for ever:
I'll have to get some decent pictures of the remainder of the fleet and post them up another day - I'm getting a bit emotional going through my Photobucket account looking at some of my former babies...
), but I thought I'd post it here too as I reckon it deserves it, and if I win the lottery in the next week or so I won't have to sell it anyway. It's a 1965 Vauxhall Cresta PB which was converted for historic rallying some years ago and participated in a few events in the early '90s. It's a proper conversion, not some halfarsed paint'n'rollcage job.
The engine is a 3.3-litre straight-6 which has had a fast road cam and a Lumenition kit fitted. It's currently running on a single carb in an attempt to keep the mpg figure above 20, but it still goes like the clappers as it is, and is quicker at overtaking 40mph dawdlers on A-roads than my 20v Fiat Marea. With twin or triple sidedraught Webers it would be a beast. The gearbox is four-on-the-floor and feels like a standard '60s Vauxhall 'box to use, although the ratios are closer than I would have expected so I don't know if the internals have been modified. The rear axle has been fitted with a limited-slip diff which, combined with the engine's torque and the mud'n'snow tyres it's currently wearing, means it goes sideways pretty well on damp roundabouts (not that I'd ever drive like that on the public highway, of course). Oh, and it sounds gorgeous.
The interior has been stripped of its seats and carpets (although I still have the rear seat base somewhere if need be) and two bucket seats with four-point harnesses have been fitted in the front. The rear is full of roll cage, although this is all bolted in so would come out easily enough if rear seating was required. The dash has the standard ribbon speedo (which changes colour the faster you go
), but it's had a rev counter fitted in the top of the dash which isn't currently connected but just needs the wires reconnecting under the bonnet - a two-minute job for someone who knows what they're doing with rev counters, more like two hours for me. It's also had the wiper and washer switches relocated between the seats so the co-driver can operate them if need be, and there's a switch to operate the air horns between the seats too (although the horn ring on the steering wheel also works). There is a foot bar for the passenger, and there's a fire extinguisher and electrical and fuel cutoff switches by the passenger's feet. There are also exterior ignition and fuel cutoffs in the scuttle panel, but these have been disconnected as kids (and some adults) would, I'm sure, find it amusing to kill the engine at pedestrian crossings and the like. There is also plumbing in place for an underbonnet fire extinguisher, although no extinguisher is fitted at the moment. Other mods include the heater being blanked off to save weight (although the matrix is still there and would just need the pipes refitting), the battery has been relocated to the boot, and a sump guard and spill-proof petrol cap have been fitted, along with bonnet pins. The headlights have been converted to halogen; I still think the dipped beams are pants, but main beam is a definite improvement over sealed beam units. All rust (although there was surprisingly little for a 43-year-old Vauxhall) has been cut out and replaced with new metal. The paint job isn't perfect but is more than good enough for a rally car, and could easily be cut down and polished up if a mirror finish was required. I also have about half a litre of the correct colour blue/grey which will be thrown in with the car in case any touch ups or removal of graphics are required.
Here's some more pics:
I'm going to have to get some decent photos of the rest of my fleet soon and do a proper update. In the meantime, here's my current daily:
Here's my daily when it isn't raining:
Here's my Skoda (courtesy of Boycie of this parish):
Here's my pimpmobile:
Alfasud:
Renaults 6 and 12:
Saab 900 Turbo:
And of course the Volvo 164 that I've had for ever:
I'll have to get some decent pictures of the remainder of the fleet and post them up another day - I'm getting a bit emotional going through my Photobucket account looking at some of my former babies...
the yank mobile is bloody nice! and the skoda is also very nice! love those wheels! 
