Okay here we go, the final part of the instalment on the 8 Valve Slant four engine. Its been a long write up (or is that type up?) of the existing paperwork. Good news is that others have chipped in with information and in a couple of cases Viva related...
Right this is the last part of the technical details of the engine, one more instalment to go where we look at the engine as it stands today. Part Three : Third Technical Report Since our last report we have carried on with our road teat program using 2.3 litre...
Well I was surprised at the amount of traffic part one of this article created, and the feedback leads me to believe you’re hungry for parts two and beyond. As I said in the first part of this article I shall eventually show you the engine, and give specific history...
Many years ago I tripped over an engine down the side of a house (literally), at first it didn’t mean a thing to me (apart from a sore foot), it was just another big old Vauxhall engine out of a Viva. The truth is that I had only owned a...
Here is the last in a series of articles on uprated HA saloons for now… Its almost time to get back to real vehicles and engine, saving the best till last, the Brabham GT HA. The Vauxhall Viva, a popular small car distinguished from the majority of its competitors in...
This I think is the last article on the HA Viva modified by Ian walker racing back in the 1960’s When Vauxhall introduced the Viva in the September of 1963 a few people were surprised for this was their first venture into the small car market for many years. Generally...
Another magazine articles on sportier Viva HA’s, this time featuring the Reece Fish Carburettor. The light, lively little Vauxhall Viva, with its free-revving 1,057 c.c. over-square power pack and fully-flowed “balanced” head almost in Stage 1 tune, is a sitter for the “improvers”. So much so that Bob Henderson of...
Yet more juicy magazine cuttings… This time HOTCAR October 1969 Viva owners around Guildford , Surrey, must wonder what’s hit them when Ron Tenn’s much tweaked Vauxhall thunders past at a rapid of knots. Ron reckons the 1964 car is capable of around 105mph! Secret of the HA Vivas shattering...
Practical Classics 1990 popped up this little ditty of long term Viva Owner Jonathan Gulliver and his Unleaded fuel modifications to his Viva Engine. UNLEADED CHALLENGE Everyone now knows that the age of unleaded petrol has finally arrived. If many readers of Practical Classics ask if they can put unleaded...
From the pile of Viva related items comes another weird one for you to enjoy. A magazine article from the early 1970’s describing a one off special saloon formed around whist left of a HA SL saloon. Over the past few years, special saloon racing and in particular the small...