Hello Vauxhall fans!

[MAGNUM 2300]

I recently bought myself a '74 Magnum 2300. I was browsing classic car adds in Norway looking for a usable classic to I get time to start on my '68 SAAB V4 project. I was looking at early 70ies SAABs, Opels and also classics like the NSU . Amongst them I also had a quick look at Vauxhalls for sale. I at once saw this Magnum and I recognized at ONCE. Because; when I was at school training to be a mechanic 20 years ago I renovated the brakes on this particular car. It has had the same owner for over the last 20 years and was in the same condition I remember it to be. I just HAD to buy it!!!

[flexbuttcheck1]

thats a real nice car mate, thats one of the best looking magnums ive seen!

[AUTOMAN]

Looks fantastic, lucky you.

Ian
AUTOMAN.

[MAGNUM 2300]

Thanx guys! I'm happy you like the car. Actually I'm not really a Vauxhall-man, I'm more into classic SAAB's, but this I just HAD to buy. Also because I remembered it from 20 years ago. I've had it for two weeks now and grown VERY fond of it. I'm trying to learn as much about it as possible.

The car has never been through a complete restoration so it's not in mint condition, though the body is free from rust It's had a respray once, before I first saw it, so it's not the original colour. It used to be beige/champagne. The interior is quite nice except the front seats, and it needs a good cleanup.

Some minor faults exists... I've cleaned the heater core, it was full of gray-brown smudge... and I had to clean/fix the headlight-switch. I discovered with a slight shock that the headlights "disapeared" when I dipped the lights!! Not fun when it's getting dark here in the evenings... Some more minor faults are sytill to be fixed: The windscreen wipers stops from time to time and the clock and the km.counter doesn't work. That's some of the fun about having a retro-car!!

I will post more pictures in my GARAGE in the future...

I hope the use of this forum will help me getting the car 100% well!!

[MAGNUM 2300]

More pictures of my car are now uploaded to my Garage. Hope you enjoy'em!

[hbpeter]

Thats a really nice car, Magnums suit Black very well. Most of the problems sound like bad conntacts on the electrics.
Peter

[MAGNUM 2300]

Thats a really nice car, Magnums suit Black very well. Most of the problems sound like bad conntacts on the electrics.
Peter

Thanx!! Yeah, I need to check some of the wiring. Should not be any problems with that. I think it's nice to "cuddle" with the car that way.

[MAGNUM 2300]

Well..been caring for the Magnum in the evenings and fixed some of the faults. Now I've sorted out the stoping windscreen wipers. Nice to see in the rain . Also I've changed the oil on the engine, gearbox and differential. The valves got a needed adjustment as well.

Drove down to Oslo to enter a sprintrally today (used a '64 gr.5 Volvo 544 PV in the rally). Nice trip in the Magnum. It's starting to run very smoothly now. Think I'm getting to be hooked on Vauxhalls now..

[MAGNUM 2300]

Today I fitted new seatcovers. The original frontseats were a bit worn so until I can get new nice seats this will do.

Before:



After:

[MAGNUM 2300]

I also dicovered that Gremlins had lived in my car before I got it:



Mice ain't nice!!

Luckily they hadn't used parts of the upholstery to build the nest. Also found a dead one in the rubbish... YUCK. But now it's cleaned out. Prehaps I'll let my cat sleep in it at night in the future