Description:

1985 Vauxhall Nova/Corsa Historic Rally Car 1300

Superb straight rot free rebuilt strengthened shell, with bolt in SD cage, belt bar, door bars, full Perspex and fresh period paint and decals.

Tarmac spec alloy sump guard, steel tank guard, lightweight wiring loom, newly serviced and ticketed plumbed in extinguishers and handheld. Currently on 13” Revolution RFX alloys and Hankook tarmac tyres.

Engine is recently rebuilt 1300 8v with BV Blydestein head, polished and ported, omega pistons, ARP bolts, Kent rally cam, adjustable Vernier, lightened and balanced, and Omex limiter. Twin 40DCOEs, recent rebuilt dizzy, alternator and starter motor. Engine was set up on rolling road after rebuild and pulls well and is pin sharp and with plenty of torque. Drives as it should.

F13 close ratio gearbox with new Tran X gravel diff, thicker tube large hub shafts, modified gear linkage fitted inside the car as per works cars. Comes with a second straight cut box with quiafe LSD ready to be built up (see spares below)

Hockley adjustable pedal box, Hydraulic fly off handbrake, Leda adjustable front gravel suspension with as new uniballs, disc rear beam with new thick tube shocks, Astra discs, new front vented GTE discs and callipers,

Quiafe Quick rack and new track rod ends.

Brand new turn one seats and 6-point belts in date until 2022

MSA Logbook for Stage Rallying (Cat 1) expires 2029, plus old style logbook with the car.

The care was originally used in Belgium and was imported to the UK in 1996 but was manufactured in 1985. MSA logbook states year of manufacture as 1985 and Vauxhall Nova 1300. The old style MSA logbook states the car as Opel Corsa 1.3SR, and DVLA V5 states Opel Saloon

The car is sold with the following spares:

15 Revolution RFX of which 12 are Group A to fit over big brakes on front.

6 HANCOOK Soft Compound Tarmac Tyres of which 4 have been cut for Wet and done 6 miles at Cadwell. 2 are brand new Medium Compound on rims.

4 TOYO R888R MEDIUM Compound that have done circa 20 miles at Donnington. 

1x QUAIFE Complete Straight Cut Close Ratio Gear kit

1x QUAIFE TARMAC LSD newly rebuilt

1x QUAIFE CROWN WHEEL PINION Tarmac Ratio

1x QUAIFE SCCR gear kit complete to build up 2nd Gearbox 

3x Driveshafts Standard Nova

1x GEARBOX Standard Nova