491 Vauxhall Firenza Old Nail (1975)
Vauxhall Firenza Old Nail (1975) Engine 2279cc S4
VAUXHALL SET
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ENTRANT: Paul Chase-Gardener
DRIVER: Paul Chase-Gardener
DTV had been formed in 1971 by a group of London Region Vauxhall Dealers to circumvent any opposition from GM or Vauxhall to racing by forming Dealer Team Vauxhall or DTV. Alan Maidens of GN Croydon was the first Chairman and the venture was funded by a dealer subscription. Also in 1971 the team switched to the new Firenza body style. and a range of specialised racing engines were developed over the next few years with Tecalemit fuel injection and special heads with capacities between 2.0 and 2.6 litres. The final iteration used Lotus LV240 16-valve heads and with a capacity of 2.3 litres developed around 230bhp. The chassis was continually developed too, acquiring a five speed ZF gerabox.
Any mention of racing Vauxhall's in the mid-1970's and two names come to the for, Bill Blydenstein for his pioneering work in developing DTV and their cars and Gerry Marshall whoes racing skills bookended the whole project.
This The car became the stuff of legend, achieving 63 victories and many championships in its long career and earning the nickname “Old Nail”.
Old Nail was built in 1971, and was a conventional, full race Firenza, which was used as a test bed for Dealer Team Vauxhall. A period advert for Dealer Team Vauxhall boasted that the car was mostly built from production parts. The engine used a standard head casting, bearings, big end caps, main bearing caps, oil pump and ignition – all of which would have to have been strengthened in other makes. Also standard were the transmission, axels and suspension. The resultant car gave over 200bhp and had a top speed of 154mph/233kph.
Shot at The Goodwood Festival of Speed 30:06:2012 Ref: 87-491
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491 Vauxhall Firenza Old Nail (1975)
Vauxhall Firenza Old Nail (1975) Engine 2279cc S4
VAUXHALL SET
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ENTRANT: Paul Chase-Gardener
DRIVER: Paul Chase-Gardener
DTV had been formed in 1971 by a group of London Region Vauxhall Dealers to circumvent any opposition from GM or Vauxhall to racing by forming Dealer Team Vauxhall or DTV. Alan Maidens of GN Croydon was the first Chairman and the venture was funded by a dealer subscription. Also in 1971 the team switched to the new Firenza body style. and a range of specialised racing engines were developed over the next few years with Tecalemit fuel injection and special heads with capacities between 2.0 and 2.6 litres. The final iteration used Lotus LV240 16-valve heads and with a capacity of 2.3 litres developed around 230bhp. The chassis was continually developed too, acquiring a five speed ZF gerabox.
Any mention of racing Vauxhall's in the mid-1970's and two names come to the for, Bill Blydenstein for his pioneering work in developing DTV and their cars and Gerry Marshall whoes racing skills bookended the whole project.
This The car became the stuff of legend, achieving 63 victories and many championships in its long career and earning the nickname “Old Nail”.
Old Nail was built in 1971, and was a conventional, full race Firenza, which was used as a test bed for Dealer Team Vauxhall. A period advert for Dealer Team Vauxhall boasted that the car was mostly built from production parts. The engine used a standard head casting, bearings, big end caps, main bearing caps, oil pump and ignition – all of which would have to have been strengthened in other makes. Also standard were the transmission, axels and suspension. The resultant car gave over 200bhp and had a top speed of 154mph/233kph.
Shot at The Goodwood Festival of Speed 30:06:2012 Ref: 87-491
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