All About Magazine - Issue 16

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Vauxhall Viva rolls
back the years!
About:
Fred Dukes, membership secretary
of the Vauxhall Viva Owners Club,
brought three of his collection of
seven Vivas to the the Greenhous
Vauxhall showroom alongside two
other member’s cars. Fred who
lives in Newport said “We have
over 300 members, most in this
country, but also across the world
in countries like Australia, Canada,
Malta and Portugal “.
The members of the club brought
along the oldest example an
HA (produced 1963 -66), an HB
Brabham Special edition (1966-70),
an HC Saloon and an HC Estate
(1970-79) and an HC Firenza
Coupe (1971-74) which had been
boosted with a Rover 3.5lite V8
engine. After 1974 larger OHC
engined HC’s were re-badged as
Magnums and the Firenza became
the Magnum Coupe.
Further details can be found at
When & Where:
November 2015 at Greenhous
Vauxhall Telford.
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44 JANUARY 2016