Do you remember the time when Vauxhalls were desirable? No, neither do I, but there is something strangely alluring about this ‘carnellion red’ Mk2 Cavalier SRi. I’ll be honest, it has had so many new parts fitted it’s starting to sound a bit like Trigger’s broom - I’m not entirely sure what’s left that is original about it - but then again it does only have 38,000 miles.
It fits firmly into the category of ‘there used to be loads around, but now they are rare as hen’s teeth’ and because we have been treated to the new Insignia today we thought it fitting to make it Shed of the Week. The Mk2 Cavalier was Britain’s second best selling car behind the Ford Escort in the mid-eighties and SRi was top of the tree. It was fitted with a 1.8 litre motor and was capable of whisking the country’s reps to 120mph between high-powered paper clip meetings.
However despite being incredibly popular at the time most of these Cavaliers appear to have rusted away, starting from the rear arches, at some point during the late nineties. Staring at the pictures I can't help thinking it looks a bit like a Lada Samara, but perhaps that's just me.
This particular example seems to be in very good condition all round, helped in part by the fact it has had a new passenger door, new arches, ‘loads of welding’, and interestingly even a new A-pillar.It now has alloys and stickers from the 2.0 Sri130 and has the classic two-tone paint job.
Inside there are seats from the high-spec Mk2 Cavalier Calibre (no not Calibra, that was different) which if my memory serves me correctly pinch the sides of anyone larger than Kate Moss.
The styling is razor sharp, or rather the angles are, and you are sure to get a lot of admiring glances from people who remember theirs before it was stolen by joyriders.The caravan unfortunately is not included in the sale and to be honest I am trying to ignore the tools and wires in the interior shot.
There is 10 months MOT and even four months tax, all for the princely sum of £700.
Go on, you know you want to…
'This is my mk2 sri in rare carnellion red hatchback had new arches rear panel and "A" pilar had new passengers door fitted loads of weilding done to high standard it has 130 sri alloys and new 130 sri door stickers recently had both sides painted motd for approx 10 month and 4 months tax drives great and looks great interior could do with some work as its out of a mk2 cavalier calibre very usable classic hard to come by now real eye cather offers invited must be sold’
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