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Title: Total Vauxhall Magazine
Post by: Markjay on 13 December 2007, 22:15:44
When Total Vauxhall magazine was first published a few years a go, I bought a couple of copies.

Did not find it very interesting at the time, it was mainly about blue LED backlit boost pressure gauges and oilpipeline-size rear boxes.

However I did buy the December issue, and was pleasantly surprised. There is still a lot of the former, but also some articles which I found of interest:

In the main feature they pitched five Lotus Carltons (all black, for some reason... were they made in other colours as well?) against the new VRX8. I am not telling which was faster....

Then they have a ongoing project where they are transplanting a 3.0L engine from an R-Reg Omega into an old cavalier 4x4.....

And for hotel21, there is a piece about Vectras in the service of Scottish Traffic Police....

(http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/4464/tov78coverhpdfua1.jpg)




Title: Re: Total Vauxhall Magazine
Post by: hotel21 on 13 December 2007, 22:17:28
No doubt will be corrected, but I thought all Lotus Carltons were dark metallic British Racing Green?
Title: Re: Total Vauxhall Magazine
Post by: Markjay on 13 December 2007, 22:21:32
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No doubt will be corrected, but I thought all Lotus Carltons were dark metallic British Racing Green?

Donnow... but as you can see from the cover (in the background) the five featured here are black... and I was quite surprised to find out that the going rate for a good one is around 20k....
Title: Re: Total Vauxhall Magazine
Post by: Markjay on 13 December 2007, 22:22:26
The 'Flying-V Squad' in the lower right-hand corner is the one about your mates...

Title: Re: Total Vauxhall Magazine
Post by: hotel21 on 13 December 2007, 22:26:49
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The 'Flying-V Squad' in the lower right-hand corner is the one about your mates...


Are they petrol Vectra's or the crappy diseasels we are stuck with?
Title: Re: Total Vauxhall Magazine
Post by: Jay w on 13 December 2007, 22:49:53
lotus Carltons came in one colour.......Imperial Green Metallic, it is a pearlescent colour that turns blue, purple and when there is little light it looks black

stunning colour
Title: Re: Total Vauxhall Magazine
Post by: Markjay on 13 December 2007, 22:59:48
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The 'Flying-V Squad' in the lower right-hand corner is the one about your mates...


Are they petrol Vectra's or the crappy diseasels we are stuck with?

Ney diesel...  ;)

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Title: Re: Total Vauxhall Magazine
Post by: Markjay on 13 December 2007, 23:04:04
..so do you know any of these lads?

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Title: Re: Total Vauxhall Magazine
Post by: hotel21 on 13 December 2007, 23:19:30
our paths have crossed .....   ;)

Diesels are not too bad but you really need to short shift them to get them moving....   :-X