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Andy B

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Re: A good looking new Vauxhall!
« Reply #15 on: 10 July 2021, 18:16:17 »

Calibra was a fine looking Vauxhall.

I'd contest that .....  ;)
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Re: A good looking new Vauxhall!
« Reply #16 on: 10 July 2021, 18:32:16 »

Calibra was a fine looking Vauxhall.

I'd contest that .....  ;)

I believe a certain Admin on here used to own one.
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Re: A good looking new Vauxhall!
« Reply #17 on: 10 July 2021, 18:35:22 »

Calibra was a fine looking Vauxhall.

I'd contest that .....  ;)


So would I.


The silhouette looked a lot better on the Astra platform where the proportions work, and with properly resolved headlights.
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Re: A good looking new Vauxhall!
« Reply #18 on: 10 July 2021, 19:15:45 »

The Signum sets the bar high.... :)

I suppose almost anything else will look awkward and compromised. :)
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Re: A good looking new Vauxhall!
« Reply #19 on: 10 July 2021, 21:12:33 »

The Signum sets the bar high.... :)

I suppose almost anything else will look awkward and compromised. :)


The Signum was conceived, designed and approved IN a bar. In the time it took to drink a WKD/Two dogs cocktail. At about 02:37
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Re: A good looking new Vauxhall!
« Reply #20 on: 11 July 2021, 11:05:45 »

I struggle to think of a coupe based on a large saloon / hatchback platform that doesn't look out of proportion, to be honest.
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Re: A good looking new Vauxhall!
« Reply #21 on: 11 July 2021, 11:40:46 »

Interesting ploy , attract the older wealthier buyer with "retro " styling but with electric power .
It looks absolute gash to my eye ,the original being way more attractive even to this day.

I built this from mostly new parts between '89 and '93 and can tell you there was more room and comfort in the little Kadet coupe in front of it ,which I also rebuilt .
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Re: A good looking new Vauxhall!
« Reply #22 on: 11 July 2021, 14:16:25 »

Calibra was a fine looking Vauxhall.

Shh, don't mention Calibra, or someone will be along shortly talking about drag coefficient.

Also you might not think this electric car is good looking, but when you compare it to the rest of Vauxhall's offerings, it's a diamond in the rough.
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Re: A good looking new Vauxhall!
« Reply #23 on: 11 July 2021, 14:49:15 »

I struggle to think of a coupe based on a large saloon / hatchback platform that doesn't look out of proportion, to be honest.
Monaro gets close.  8)
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Re: A good looking new Vauxhall!
« Reply #24 on: 11 July 2021, 15:19:18 »

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 and comfort in the little Kadet coupe in front of it , ....

It's been a while since I've seen one of them on the road. Going back a few years, there used to be a reasonably good nick Kadett Coupe knocking about where I live.


IIRC a local body shop/general service garage used to have several Manta As in the yard .... the owner had plans to restore one of them ..... unfortunately he died before doing so.
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Re: A good looking new Vauxhall!
« Reply #25 on: 13 July 2021, 15:02:03 »

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Re: A good looking new Vauxhall!
« Reply #26 on: 13 July 2021, 15:41:22 »

Here's the new astra with the 'vizor' front end:

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-9782921/Ten-things-need-know-Vauxhalls-new-Astra.html


It looks like it belongs there. Which is the difference between doing a complete design from scratch, and using jumbo felt-tip to smudge a modern feature onto a fifty year old one.
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