A Fabulous Vauxhall Cavalier Mk1 1600GLS Sports Hatch with Just 50,146 Miles - SOLD!
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A fabulous Vauxhall Cavalier Mk1 1600GLS Sports Hatch with just 50,146 miles.
EQUIPMENT
Front air spoiler, bright sill mouldings, wheel-arch bright mouldings, opening rear quarter windows, halogen headlamps, opening rear hatch, fold down rear seats, Sports Hatch door pillar badge, wood veneer door inserts, 4-spoke sports steering wheel, quartz-activated clock, full sports six pod instrumentation to include; large speedometer and rev counter, oil pressure gauge, voltmeter, water temperature gauge and fuel gauge. Dealer options; Mud flaps, front driving lamps, additional rear fog light, Phillips 880 push button stereo cassette.
EXTERIOR
Finished in factory optional Sapphire Blue Metallic, (Code L218), the paintwork is beautifully preserved with a gloss shine. Minor blemishes, truly insignificant, are entirely forgiven on this unrestored example and do not detract from the simply amazing condition this Cavalier is in. Worthy of mention is a small area of paint rub to the nearside door edge, a few carefully touched in stone chips and a scratch to the rubber bumper strip and chrome trim. Factory panels remain fitted and panel stampings are clearly visible in the engine bay and boot area. All trim sections, rubbers, badges, lights and GM Securit glass are fully intact with number plate etchings to all glass and even every light lens! The original steel number plates with raised digits remain fitted and the wheelarch apertures are very clean.
INTERIOR
A functional and retro Vauxhall interior is certain to amaze fans of the Griffin badged cars. The original ribbed velour interior trim in Blue, (Code NN375), is in excellent order with only a neat seam repair to the driver’s seat base. The coverings to the matching door cards show no shrinkage and the wood veneer inserts are as new. The matching blue dashboard and switchgear are perfect and all functions operate flawlessly including the Phillips 880 push button stereo cassette. The headlining is fully intact and the gear stick has some tiny chips to the gloss black finish. All gauges in the ‘six pod’ dash exclusive to the GLS Coupe and Sports Hatch models show healthy readouts. The boot area is very clean with jack present and some minor marking to the side trim.
ENGINE & TRANSMISSION
This 1600GLS model features the sturdy 1584cc OHC four-cylinder engine developing 75bhp at 5000rpm and 81lb/ft of torque at 3800rpm. The automatic choke set up remains fitted and operates perfectly, as does the engine which is quiet and easily capable of keeping up with modern traffic. The engine bay is beautifully clean with bright and rock-solid inner wings and unaltered factory plates, stickers and GM pan filter housing remain. An expensive stainless exhaust system is fitted. The four speed all synchromesh gearbox feels light yet robust and is effortless to use.
HISTORY FILE
Registered new by Vauxhall Motors of Luton on 11th July 1979 through the employee discount scheme, this 1600GLS Sports Hatch was subsequently transferred into private ownership with Mr Harry Richards. Having covered just 47,848 miles under Mr Richards devoted ownership, this pride and joy example has been preserved impeccably and remained in his ownership until 2017. KGF Classic Cars were privileged to have the opportunity to purchase the car from Mr Richards and it quickly found a new owner with a customer of ours. After six years of ownership the car was warmly welcomed back for a second time whereby its arrival coincided with a visit from a serial car collector who straight away snapped this classic Vauxhall up! The car formed part of a collection of 60+ modern classics, including another Sports Hatch, and for the third occasion KGF Classic Cars are privileged to find a new lucky owner.
The original plastic Vauxhall wallet contains the handbooks, warranty card and manufacturer literature. There are MOT certificates dating back to 1985 and documentation such as the original blue V5 have been kept. Two original Vauxhall keys fit all locks and ignition and both petrol caps keys are present. All servicing and maintenance is fully up to date including a service in July 2024 to ensure this Cavalier is ready for maximum enjoyment and hassle-free classic motoring.
MOT July 2025, HPI Clear.
No way! I'm 49 years old but I had that exact car, same model colour and everything else when I was 19 years old. I thought it was the best car going back then lol.
Still probably the best car even now. 2 speed fan and 4 speed box and no headrest is a bit crazy though. I had a B reg fiesta as my first car. Had 2 sp fan 4 speed and no headrests. 1 litre engine.
Me to. My Grandad purchased new, did 53,000 miles then I brought it from him. Gave a good thrashing and sold it to my sister. Then a lorry drove into it and wrote it off. Loved that car.
It’s a sharp looking thing. Bet it was pretty desirable back in the 70s and 80s!
Great thank you for sharing!
Oh WOW... That is such a rare survivor! i had an almost identical 2.0 Opel Manta berlinetta sports hatch many years ago...
Wow!
A friend of mine had a white 2.0 Opel Manta, until I smashed into the back of it in my Mum's Mini and wrote both cars off! Good times!
😱@@nickbrown6457
Utterly superb example, takes me back, find another like it ........
Superb!
Had a bronze 2 litre in the late 80s brings back happy memories does this beauty.
Great thank you for sharing!
When cars had a design, absolutely lovely
Absolutely!
I would love it if Vauxhall started making six-dial instruments and colour-keyed velour interiors again. They were very high quality.
Quality!
Stunning and immaculate car. The carpets are as new and it was so good when car manufacturers used to use carpets as “kick” protectors on the bottom of door cards…
Thank you for the kind words
I Drove a bronze colour one for a few years and loved it
Great colour!
Stunning.
Straight off the production line ❤
Thank you for your comments
Stunning car
Very kind
Cars were just so much nicer looking then… character and individuality
We agree!
Well nice. The RS2000 yesterday at £90k+. Makes this one seem a bargain.
Bargain!
Brings back memories, I owned a 2.0 two tone brown & gold one in the early 90’s. My wife back then called it two tone shit 😂. My mate who I worked with had its better cousin a 2.0 Opel Ascona 👌🏼
Thank you for sharing!
Must be rarer than Opel Manta GTE coupe's now. The CIH engine sounds great too.
They are!
not seen one of these for a long long time
Rare!
An older workmate of mine had a cream coloured one in 1980/81, lovely car.
Thanks for sharing
Lovely - I always liked these a lot!
Thank you!
KGF, another super car, the Cavaliers looked modern in there day and were a nice drive, smooth and responsive, I had a 1600 saloon and a friend had the 2000 coupe in gold it was GLS too, nice interior, dont see many of these nowadays and after watching your vid's I can enjoy and appreciate how the vehicles were when new, Vauxhall made some great cars, Many Moon's ago I had a Vauxhall Magnum which I loved and the shape reminded me of a 70 Pontiac GTO if I imagined hard enough, later I did get a 70 GTO it was fun and raced at Santa Pod and was known as the Widow Maker before I owned it, it was a genuine 4 second 0-60 car and from my days of working at the American Spares shop in London it didnt take a lot to build a quarter mile machine.
Thanx for this "Blast from the past" and wishing all at KGF Best wishes and fellow viewers too.
You're very welcome, glad you enjoy the videos!
@@KGFClassicCars Thanks, always look forward to your vids,
Unbelievable condition, how did this survive the dreaded tin worm and cover 50k miles, a credit to it's original owner.
Amazing survivor!
This is stunning ... What a pretty-looking car. So much better than the soulless rubbish that is offered by today's manufacturers.
We agree!
another classic that has been saved brill, been restored through out new everything.
Thank you for your comment!
Lovely stuff 👍
Thank you!
That has brought back some memories. They only came with an offside rear fog light if i remember correctly, and no front fog lights. That is in stunning condition. No head restraintsis correct, and was odd in period for a GLS as well. I could adjust the tappet clearances with my eyes shut. Very reliable car. Dare not look at the price....
Must be a very early sportshatch going by the rear badges and no headrests plus wood door card trims
Was sold along with the coupe for a short while then the coupe was dropped
Extra lights fitted fog lights was novelty in the 70's
I had one of these, GL version, back in the mid 80s. I think W reg. Same colour blue with the trimring wheel trims. It handled ok but it was so heavy for a 1600cc and so was slow. I put a twin choke Weber and Janspeed 4 branch manifold on it and had it set up on Aldon Engineering's rolling road. it was a bit quicker but it drank petrol like no tomorrow! I wanted a Manta but couldn't afford one. Happy days...
Great thank you for sharing!
I was never a big Vauxhall fanboy. They seemed to excel at slightly underdelivering.
However, this is a peach. A real usable classic, that will turn a few heads.
I love the 70's interior - except that daft long gearstick - what were they thinking?
Bafflingly the price seems a tad too cheap. I always associate KGF with having the capacity to maximise the value of every sale ;-)
When you make a new video, do you ceremoniously don a brand new pair of red socks on every occasion? I trust the answer is yes.
Thank you for sharing!
I'm enjoying the mk1 Cavalier revival on my laptop right now. This video had to pop up at the same time as Quarter Light's latest video, reviewing a brochure on the brand new mk1 Cavalier, even the car in the thumbnail is almost identical to this one.
Thank you for sharing enjoy!
I love Cavaliers. Right from a mk1 1300 Base, to a mk3 2000 Turbo 4x4, and everything in between. But I have a particular soft spot for a mk2 pre-facelift 1.6 L 4 door saloon, like the one my dad owned when I was learning to drive.
Great thank you for sharing, we have owned Mk2 cavaliers here!
Fab fab fab 👍👍
Just fab!
These along with the opal manta were cool looking cars
We agree!
Beautiful
Thank you!
Nice!
Thank you!
Do you think you could have slammed that door any harder? 😅
2:45
Thank you for sharing!
Great classic ,cheap and useable.
Cheap? 😅
Thank you!
Must be an early one ? Even the 79 GLS models had head rests.
This is a 79!
12 grand for a cavalier with 50k on the clock ? NO WAY… that’s nuts.
Thank you for your feedback!
Looks like new... but i wonder why a german dashboard? At least i see oel instead of oil on the oil pressure gage... was it made in luton or in antwerp where the manta s were made?
This is a UK car
As KGF mention just before me (above), and as in the "HISTORY FILE" text, "Registered new by Vauxhall Motors of Luton on 11th July 1979 through the employee discount scheme, this 1600GLS Sports Hatch was subsequently transferred into private ownership with Mr Harry Richards...". Maybe OIL is spelled as OEL in Luton! Being registered in the UK does not mean it was manufactured here, of course.
@@Bruiser_Lee yes ok as a vauxhall employee you only got discount on cars built in luton or ellesmere port... not on cavaliers built in Antwerpen or astra s built in bochum or carltons built in russelsheim. Ok clear thanks
@@paulmeester5401Fine with me - you were the one querying "OEL".
@@paulmeester5401sorry paul thats not true
Discount was available throughout the range regardless of where built
This man doesn't treat the car with enough care. In my view, we are very lucky to see such a beautiful car looked after so well, so he should be more careful how he handles it. It would be different if he owned, but as far we know he doesn't
Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful car….love the toe wiggle
Wiggle wiggle!
Steering wheel looks as if it’s seen more than 50,000 miles?
lol there’s always one 😂
Thank you for sharing!
A cracking time warp,just wear flared collars and bell bottoms when you drive it!
Thank you!