Hello people of the internet,
I am new to the forum and I'm in the process of joining the club.
I'm 18 years old and recently become the owner of my first car.
A beautiful 1159 Viva HB Deluxe from 1968.
As I am a young lad looking for his first car I was looking at insurance quotes for different cars. I knew I wanted a Viva after finding out that insurance for it was comparably significantly cheaper than (more or less) any other car, be it a 2014 Ford Fiesta or Hyundai i20. The insurance was just absolutely ridiculous for a new driver (I've been quoted well in excess of £3000 per year for 1 liter small hatchbacks)
I can already see a few advantages:
(Much) Cheaper insurance
Zero road tax
No black box
No MOT (as of May 2018)
Downright cool factor
How did I come across this epiphany?
Well funny story that...
On my 18th birthday I learned of my dads prized possession, hidden away for 20 years in our garage.
A Mk 1.5 Viva GT, with a rather special engine. A 2.3 Chevette HSR Slant 4.
It had not been run for all that time it was stored away.
More on that car in another thread if people want to hear about it.
<EDIT: here is that post on the Viva GT viewtopic.php?f=2&t=27940 >
The point being that I was inspired to try a quote for a Viva HB and before I knew it - everything fell into place.
So I got out and about to try and find the best Viva I could get my hands on.
It was early January 2018 when I could haul this baby home:
I have already started the process of restoring it and I have big big plans for it in the future...
Oh and the car's called Floyd.
Every time I've been out to see/work on my car, there's been a rainbow and I've been listening to The Dark Side Of The Moon, I'll let you work out the rest.
<EDIT: I have created an Instagram account dedicated to Floyd to help document the journey. Major updates will be posted here on the forum. Feel free to check it out and/or give it a follow http://www.instagram.com/floyd.1968 >