Both my vivas for sale.

[tigran]

Think i'm gonna cry but I need to get rid of both of my vivas, they are both 4 door hc's one is a later car 77 or 78 I think, and the maroon one is a 74 car. Need to concentrate on getting my capri down the strip and the ammount of money i've spent on new bits mean it has to be my retro project of winter.

The story is that one car has a fairly decent shell but with a couple of bits of welding needed, but has an awesome engine. The other one has an awesomely solid body but a shot engine. So the good engine will be going in the maroon car, and the red car will be sold as a rolling shell.

The maroon car has about 6 months mot to it but tax is running out this month. Thought i'd bosh them on here first see if anyone's interested.

I'm looking for £400 for the maroon car, and 150 for the red un as a rolling shell/project. I can deliver the red shell for petrol money.

Anyhoo drop us a pm or email me or call/text on 07961 872 760.

I'll pop a couple of pics up when i'm back on my own pootah.

[leigh]

Ah buddy, I'm gutted for you. I'll see if my dad wants a cool christmas present!

[cortinadale]

any pics

[stinkwheel]

you have PM on the red one.

[JonnySierra]

Bargain!

Excess stock of Sierras ATM.

[tigran]

Cortina dude - i'll get some pics up tonight. I have loadsa them just none on this laptop.

Stinkwheel - replied to.
Ooooh found some of the rolling shell to be.

Hey guys, kinda curse word at having to sell it because it's such a strong runner, but i'm beginning to run out of space and could do with some cash towards other projects. So here goes:

Wanted to keep this for a while but it failed it's mot the other day and I have no time/space to fix it. It failed on one grumbly wheel bearing (i'll throw in a brand new pack of 4 with it) and three bits of welding needing to be done. All three are the spots where the sill meets the bottom of the wings. I have spent a fair bit o money getting the engine to run beautiful and smooth. I drove it back the 70 odd miles from crawley to potters bar, then drove it from potters bar to aylesbury for a meet - and not a single glitch, it runs beautiful. Don't want a lot for it, just want someone to fix it up and not break it. Anyone interested?

Price wise i'm looking for £200 for it.

I cannot convey how clean the engine bay is, the inner wings are spotless, and where the bonnet hinges meet the inner wings don't have a spot of rust on them. I will include the MOT fail sheet. p.s. I would encourage if anyone can to come down and see the car and hear it started up.

Oh I'm the second owner of it and the previous owner racked up 160,000 miles with it!

Quick video of engine running - it's so quiet it's uncanny, revs really freely as well:
















The three spots where it failed:

[stinkwheel]

replied back to your new PM mate.
If price delivered and timescale of getting the engine out so it becomes a rolling shell suit my plans then i'll have it mate.

[tigran]

Right the red un seems to be sold. Result. Just the maroon one left.

[tigran]

bump-a-roo

[MartinC]

The red one is a 'Viva E' right?
only one sunvisor?

[tigran]

It is a viva E, not sure about the sunvisor bit - don't spend much time in the passenger seat ;D

[MartinC]

'E' for Economy. And they sure meant it!
The Viva E differences were: sun visor on the drivers side only, no carpet, just a moulded rubber mat thing. Non-reclining flat vinyl seats, tungsten headlight bullbs, black window surrounds (that's what gave it away!), no bright filler strip in the window rubbers f&r, crossply tyres, door pulls instead of armrests, etc. It goes without saying there was no cigarette lighter or clock etc...
Still it worked, they made them so cheap that loads were sold! Not many left now though.

[tigran]

Yeah the ammount of vivas i've gone through and gone to see i've never seen an E. The main difference with them was the curse word little carb it had on it which absolutely killed power - I mean the fuel line is just a 'slip on' affair onto the carb - whereas on the normal viva carbs (feel the powaaah) they had screw in unions on all metal lines.

[burns]

Any chance of some photos of the Maroon one? My manta should be going to the scrap yard next week would free a space on the drive...

[Rob]

Pics please . . .

[tigran]

quick one whilst i find some proper ones

[pbottomley]

OHHHHH rubber mats in a viva are great (I must be one of the only people who prefures a fiutted rubber mat rather than a carpet..... But then again I am weird in that i love Vivas..... LOL

Good luck Tigs with the maroon one....

If the new owner of the Red one ever decides to remove the rubber mat and fit a carpet let me know cause I might be able to do a swap !

[tigran]

I think i've got him to join the mad house that is viva owners ;D

[stinkwheel]

yep, i've joined the viva owners forum.
I guess its a slippery slope now

[skinny]

Why did you not decided to sell before I bought the Ovlov? I would love to have the burgundy marauder hehe

Anyhoo, Bumps for a top bloke!