Here's a couple of pics that I thought folks might like.......

Follow the link to a full build thread on Retro Rides Forum:

Build thread linky

BEFORE







and AFTER:










You can see more on our website, and it should be in Total Vauxhall Mag pretty soon, photoshoot booked for 19th Feb

Nice (but I much prefer the later one with the flush headlights and I prefer the Shuvit Hunchback to the saloon)

Wow Very Impressive, How long did it take?
Thanks
Ed

What a transformation!!!

Nice job. Was it for a customer or are you selling it now it's finished? And how on earth do you value a car like that???

now that's a cool car

Looks the business, like to see some more pics of the engine bay.

did that come from a blokes front garden in market bosworth? looks just like one that has been sat there for as long as i can remember and recently vanished

This is work you and your brother have done at your workshop is it?

Fantastic work mate! Looks brilliant.

Cheers,
James

In answer to a few questions......

Nope not from Mkt Bosworth, its from lincolnshire.

It's a customer's car, he commissioned the build, we offered the odd bit of guidance as we went along. We received the car on 1st September '09. We've done two other restorations alongside it though!

The chevette was officially our first "customer commission" so its nice to have several magazines already looking to feature it, and a VERY happy customer when he test drove it last week!

To be honest it was "finished" before christmas, but we didn't shake it down etc. due to the weather and the fact that we were waiting for the door cards to come back from the trimmers.

Very difficult to value, but its got to be around £6000 I would estimate. Its basically new, although the engine and box are good, used items. The axle was very expensively rebuilt, cost over £300 in bearings alone (with full trade discount). Every moving part of the suspension is either new, or shotblasted and painted in 2K.

There are a lot more pics on our website, www.retropower.co.uk

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Originally posted by James
This is work you and your brother have done at your workshop is it?

Cheers,
James

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Very smart Nat!

The quality of your work never ceases to amaze me!

Very cool car, had a look at the projects linked in your thread too. You need to keep getting proper build threads up!

Great work!!! there's a bloke we drive past everyday who has 4 chevettes in his front garden, rally car with spares I think.
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Mike

Great work!!! there's a bloke we drive past everyday who has 4 chevettes in his front garden, rally car with spares I think.
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Mike

I had a look at the Chevette last month while down at Retro...

It is a new car, it is very very clean !

I Particularly liked the steel wheels with wide rubber, nice one..


You could sell a yard full of them !

Beauty of those steelies is that they are only £140 for a set of 4 brand new!!

VW golf "winter wheels"

Cheers Ivan!

Nice job ---

Oh that is premier league