Brownnova’s eponymous vehicle... It might be over for my Nova.

[brownnova]

I mostly blame @cms206 for this... 

 

But @davidfowler2000 deserves an honourable mention... as do others who added to the peer pressure too ( @Floatylight @Ghosty @rml2345 @Inspector Morose I’m looking at you)  

So... 

A little over a month ago at the FoD gathering some  free Haynes manuals were offered by @Slowsilver out the back of a Maxi... I picked one up for old times sake... 

And tomorrow the car to go with it arrives. 

[Ghosty]

YES 

[Floatylight]

  On 13/09/2020 at 21:58, brownnova said:

I mostly blame @cms206 for this... 

 

But @davidfowler2000 deserves an honourable mention... as do others who added to the peer pressure too ( @Floatylight @Ghosty @rml2345 @Inspector Morose I’m looking at you)  

So... 

A little over a month ago at the FoD gathering some  free Haynes manuals were offered by @Slowsilver out the back of a Maxi... I picked one up for old times sake... 

And tomorrow the car to go with it arrives. 

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I accept no** responsibility for this... ??

[Roobarb]

So chord worthy and has a Haynes manual available. That narrows it down a bit...?

[wuvvum]

I would say that "eponymous" narrows it down even more.  

[eddyramrod]

Given the thread title, I'm not really expecting to see one of these...

Or these...

But in this place, anything can happen!

[HMC]

[brownnova]

Hmmm close.... 

 

It has arrived. Pics shortly.... I’ve got to go and give some kids a bollocking first. 

[HMC]

[brownnova]

The offending manual.... 

[chaseracer]

But SIR!!  That Nova is GREEN, sir...!

[Asimo]

Even the good  Vauxhalls are sh*t coloured...

[HMC]

An early 4 door saloon or a late 3 door with zender kit and a red top and I’d be equally happy.

[HMC]

Say hello to 1997- I do hope it has some on a budget max power mods

 

[beko1987]

Wow, you've found a nova in 2020 that's got no rust and hasn't been barried? 

I hope it's the same olive green that my Granny's nova used to be. Or the dark blue of their Luxe they had after

[SiC]

It better be a Brown Nova, brownova.

[SmokinWaffle]

A nova that isn't a shell or eleventy billion pounds?

 

Surely not

[brownnova]

Boom!!! 
 

One brown Nova! 
 

My view as I walked out the front door... 

So yes, wasn’t too hard to work out that it is indeed a Brown Nova. The story of my username is that my very first car was a Brown Nova (but in SR hatchback flavour) and it was well known (and ridiculed) among my friends at the time. when @cms206 shared one for sale on my facespace I was determined to resist... but my willpower isn’t strong. 
 

So brown.... 

 

Massive respect to @worldofceri who had it at my door at 7am so I wasn’t late for work, quick look round suggests bodywork is not perfect but ok, interior looks pretty good.  

Has been dry stored for a long time, so recommission needed. P.O. says he had it running and driving before sale, time will tell. I’ll have a proper poke around later. 

But now I’m stuck in work wishing I was at home living out my teenage dreams in a Brown Nova! 

[Roobarb]

Fantastic!

That must be one hell of a bollocking you’re giving those young ones.  You’ve been gone over an hour and us idiots are in suspense to see the colour of your chod!

edit: damn you posted while I typed...

Well bought sir. That there is a chod of beauty!

[Slowsilver]

  On 13/09/2020 at 21:58, brownnova said:

So... 

A little over a month ago at the FoD gathering some  free Haynes manuals were offered by @Slowsilver out the back of a Maxi... I picked one up for old times sake... 

And tomorrow the car to go with it arrives. 

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Typical AS behaviour. Everyone else buys a car then gets a manual for it, but not us. We do it the other way round. Hoped that the free manuals would be of use to someone but didn't expect any of them to lead to the actual purchase of a (hopefully) complete car. And a brown saloon for maximum shite points. Good luck with it and hope to see it soon.
 

[spartacus]

1.3, that was the engine to have for a first car when I was first driving, either in an Astra or Nova, 75bhp I think. Nicely done.

[beko1987]

Awesome! Your forum name now means something and it's the same saloon as my grandparents 2nd one (they chopped it in in 2004 for a 2001 astra...) 

We all await the verdict when you get into it properly

[GeordieInExile]

Brown AND booted. Stunning work!

[N19]

Novas have a lot of childhood memories - my parents had one in the early 90s. One oft-repeated tale is when my father pulled off the drive and the car stalled and would not restart. He was cursing and fiddling, 3 year old me apparently shouted from the back seat "Daddy look, you've run out of petrol" pointing to the gauge. He was rather embarrassed as a relative was dispatched to bring back a gallon of four star. 

[brownnova]

Nearly forgot... 

Nice dealer sticker and rear plate... 

 

[brownnova]

  On 14/09/2020 at 10:15, spartacus said:

1.3, that was the engine to have for a first car when I was first driving, either in an Astra or Nova, 75bhp I think. Nicely done.

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My original nova was a 1.3... and C-reg! 

[Talbot]

  On 14/09/2020 at 07:48, HMC said:

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That's not a Nova...

[davehedgehog31]

[SiC]

  On 14/09/2020 at 12:51, brownnova said:

Nearly forgot... 

Nice dealer sticker and rear plate... 

 

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That's local to me! I believe still exists apart from being owned by the Drive Vauxhall company. 

[sloth]

holy fuck, an early 4 door 1.3l in chestnut brown. only the saloon 4 door got the 1.3 in l flava. fuck im wet af for this. brown tint glass is rare af now, as are some of the dash trim peices.  it may have a 1b1 pierburg or a weber carb, some of the non sr spec 1.3's have an odd carb and mani setup.  if its rocking a 2e3, its sr spec as fook. 

im a serial nova stroker. had x3 4 drs, x1 2dr and x6 3drs.  

moar pics please. 

 

*goes to lie down