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.

[In_memory_of_Dad]

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.

[VONMEEK]

Cars were just so much nicer looking then… character and individuality

[peterthwaites]

Oh WOW... That is such a rare survivor! i had an almost identical 2.0 Opel Manta berlinetta sports hatch many years ago...

[local]

Unbelievable condition, how did this survive the dreaded tin worm and cover 50k miles, a credit to it's original owner.

[RR-kbks]

Utterly superb example, takes me back, find another like it

[andrewmarsden]

Well nice. The RS2000 yesterday at £90k+. Makes this one seem a bargain.

[markwood]

Had a bronze 2 litre in the late 80s brings back happy memories does this beauty.

[jaggass]

Must be rarer than Opel Manta GTE coupe's now. The CIH engine sounds great too.

[owensteele]

I would love it if Vauxhall started making six-dial instruments and colour-keyed velour interiors again. They were very high quality.

[Ken_Dodds_Tickling_Stick]

Stunning.
Straight off the production line ❤

[Beastriderpav]

When cars had a design, absolutely lovely

[geoffdundee]

not seen one of these for a long long time

[BillyBreaksBad]

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 👌🏼

[scapri]

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.

[stevealexR]

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…

[Steve-gcnt]

Do you think you could have slammed that door any harder? 😅
2:45

[bigvinny]

Must be an early one ? Even the 79 GLS models had head rests.

[briansaiditsoitmustbetrue]

This is stunning ... What a pretty-looking car. So much better than the soulless rubbish that is offered by today's manufacturers.

[alexandergemmell]

12 grand for a cavalier with 50k on the clock ? NO WAY… that’s nuts.

[glenjarnold]

An older workmate of mine had a cream coloured one in 1980/81, lovely car.