I never knew vauxhall had been making cars for over 17110 years!

@onlinefriend3889

5 ай бұрын

once driven, forever smitten! 😆

I remember the Eric Clapton Layla tune in the late 1980s,

I love this era.

You only to look at brilliantly made, light hearted - yet informative Vauxhall adverts from the 1980's & early 1990's to see why GM Vauxhall started to seriously stuff the main opposition Ford during this period and beyond for the next 15 to 20 years. My Vauxhall, built right at the end of this Vauxhall/Opel golden period is a much loved 2004 Astra G(Mark 4) hatch with nearly 160,000 miles on the clock, which still looks good & runs well.

@nkt1

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think the Vectra ever seriously stuffed the Mondeo at any time.

@nerdius8204

Жыл бұрын

Basically german developed and build opels with a different badge. Brand went downhill in the mid 2000s but is slowly gaining momentum again since stellantis took over

I have been looking for that Astra advert with the boys building the model kits since I last saw it in 1986, thank you so much for allowing me to see it again!

Ah, a brand new Astra for £5733. And I just bought a 6 year old Fiesta for £6500.

Nigel Hawthorne ❤️❤️❤️

@mikeymcfadden6889

Жыл бұрын

Wayne Knight ❤️❤️❤️

that vauxhall chevette was first registrated 05 10 1978 and Date of Liability 30 03 1992

JD & Atkins. Eh eh eh eh eh yes JD. Brits love those two. A staple of British comedy. Rowan Atkinson. Rick Mayall. JD & Atkins

Vauxhall Astra is my favourite car

Loved vauxhalls. I have had VX Nova 1.2 and VX Astra 1.6. Both excellent cars.

Love the last ad for the mk2 Cavalier hatchback

that vauxhall cavalier at the end by hugh laurie was Date of First Registration 23 08 1984 and Date of Liability 01 12 1999

@iwanwilliams8762

2 жыл бұрын

15 years is pretty good for Cav mk 2, we had one registered Oct 82 that lasted until 2000!

We used to carry a plastic ruler to open the doors on MK2 Cavaliers on the lot, security indeed!

Nigel Hawthorn , Stars and ivforgotten the othe Bloke

@STEVENPALLETT

Жыл бұрын

Sadly Deceased

When you look back at these adverts it's interesting how's some of the cars from the 80s look better than some current models but also how some look pretty awful compared to today's cars, some stand the test of time,others don't.

@RegionalVariation

Ай бұрын

Yep. The 80s was the onset of curves; the 70s, continued boxes.

Does anyone remember the Vauxhall Ad from either the 1980s or 1990s where they were putting the cars through various safety tests with classical music in the background before it switches to Eric Clapton's Layla at the end?

@kierencrichton4325

Жыл бұрын

Vauxhall Cavalier mk3 advert? Had song Sledgehammer in it then cut to Layla

cavalier and security? words that dont go together lol

@hughes1011

4 жыл бұрын

Just a matter of turning the hazard light switch upside down and bump starting it

some great ones are missing from this

Hey folks, does anyone know who actually owns the advert between "4:01-4:50", or which production company made the video?

I want that detailed model

Great humerus adverts unlike the miserable stuff of today 😢

the chevette one was great

@franzchong5889

6 жыл бұрын

a gemini for the australians out there by any other name why we didn't in addition to vans and coupes get the hatches or weren't isuzu japan keen on that design who made their version of the chevette/kadett.

There used to be a car advert in the 90s for a certain brand ... I can't remember which one ... It had a serious theme ... There was a man driving home, his partner getting ready for bed, his heart rate gets faster and faster (you can hear it thumping in a sound effect), getting louder and louder before his doorstep, where it strangely starts to dim. He walks closer to his car again after his partner opens the door, and then his heartbeat rapidly increases before his partner drags him away ... The advert in question was dark/at night and it was seemingly the exterior of a modern house, I think the car was silver, but I can't for the life of me find the commercial ... I KNOW that I actually found it on the internet somehow, but for some strange reason I forgot to bookmark the page, and I can't find it using keywords in my search history (if, of course, it is still there ...) Can someone help me?

@pondfood

6 жыл бұрын

Honda Accord What A Car does

@shyguy778

6 жыл бұрын

Wow, It is? Do you have any links to the ad?!

@shyguy778

6 жыл бұрын

Hmmm ... Broken link ... could you check that again?

@pondfood

4 жыл бұрын

Have you found the advert in question and if so can you tell me what it was

@shyguy778

4 жыл бұрын

@@pondfood Hmm ... Sorry, still no luck ...

That hugh Laurie at the end?

@neildutton8077

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes

Lol, the ShoveIt

2:00 is that Derek Nimmo doing the voiceover?

@RegionalVariation

Ай бұрын

Sounds very much like him. I remember Nimmo voicing a hilarious character in a Dennis The Menace cartoon: Mr Smiley, a green smock wearing child behaviour corrector with unorthodoxly vexatious techniques that, in a dramatic reversal, ultimately united the Dennis-exasperated adults against him, leading to much merriment whence he was bounced out of town on a pogo stick at the animation’s brutal denouement.

3:26, which car was its "latest rival?"

@nkt1

7 жыл бұрын

Ford Escort Popular. Real poverty spec.

@lucylocket4740

7 жыл бұрын

Ah thanks

@lee2217

3 жыл бұрын

nkt1 4 speed box screaming it arse of at 60 mph

Why would anybody steal a Vauxhall Cavalier? Was it that desirable back then?

@Dragoneer

5 жыл бұрын

It is now

OMG I hated my father's Chevette. It drove like a boat.

@6:02 Wait, isnt the driver Hugh Laurie?

@lucylocket4740

5 жыл бұрын

It is indeed!

Layla

Jucariii opel kadett gsi

Jucarii opel kadett

6:44 to have more followers means something completely different in 2021!😂

This is very very weird 😮

I had forgotten how dull Vauxhalls of this era were

Stil don't understand why they call Opel "Vauxhall" in the UK

@mhikari92

7 жыл бұрын

It's simple,GM bought the UK-founded Vauxhall brand(founded in 1857) in 1925,and than use it as their subsidiary(Sometimes,it's easier for permote a new product from a old(er) brand,that people already known, than permote a totally new brand) ,and than in 70s,Vauxhall launched two important new models, the Chevette, and the Cavalier, both of them were based on Opel models,and both make Vauxhall's sales began to increase. So,as GM's strategy back in 80s(also the 90s and so on) was all about rebadging and part sharing (I guess ,at least that how it look like) ,and the sucess of both models,it's logical for Vauxhall to keep selling the rebrand Opel models.

@shaneharrisnj3484

3 жыл бұрын

@@mhikari92 GM still does it Today with Buick here in America! But all GM brands (with the exception of GMC Truck) Had a car that would be a Vauxhall/Opel/Holden.

Car is driven by Jesus lol

Im surprised Vauxhall is still in business. They have to be the most unfashionable cars in Britain. The introduction of PCP finance within the car industry has enabled people to get high end, premium cars for low payments a month. Would you get an Astra if you could get a 1 series BMW for similar money ? The answer is no, and thats the problem. We all know PCP deals are a waste of money in reality, because you never own the car and most people taking out those deals cannot afford the balloon payment at the end, so the dealers make yet more money because you have to trade it in for a new one, and the cycle continues, but for most young drivers, they dont care about that, its all about image, and Vauxhall has zero image. They are not bad cars, its just they are not desirable in the face of competition. Sad but true.

@myrensawiak1437

7 ай бұрын

Because of the fleet buyers and subsequently 2nd hand markets. Why buy a BMW when an Astra or Focus does the job just as well half the price. Actually the BMW 1 series is a pretty awful example, it's a terrible handling awful car. To drive the Astra, Focus and Golf are light years ahead, always have been.

But mummy How did Vauxhall sell any cars in the past without black people in every advert. Mum says cos they did not do woke adverts

Old

The current Stellantis Vauxhall cars are rubbish!

Jucarii opel kadett

Stil don't understand why they call Opel "Vauxhall" in the UK

@marksmediatv7734

7 жыл бұрын

GM owns both of the marks and probably does this because the marks have a better recognition in each of the market places.

@JohnMcMahon.

7 жыл бұрын

General Motors produces vehicles in 37 countries under twelve brands: Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Holden, HSV, Opel, Vauxhall, Wuling, Baojun, Jie Fang, and Ravon... A lot of these vehicles are the same cars with different names.

@fulano1969

7 жыл бұрын

Here in Brazil some of those cars were sold under different names. Vauxhall Chevette = Chevrolet Chevette Vauxhall Astra mk II = Chevrolet Kadett Vauxhall Astra mk III = Chevrolet Astra Vauxhall Cavalier mk II = Chevrolet Monza Vauxhall Cavalier mk III = Chevrolet Vectra

@GenaFrog

7 жыл бұрын

IAbsolutely loved Vauxhall using Layla by Derek and the Dominoes for their commercials, did they use La Bamba for the Nova too? Those of u saying about GM, Vauxhall and Opel; It's like the Vauxhall Nova, it was always called the Opel Corsa in Spain and eventually became the Vauxhall corsa in the UK. My uncle bought a brand new turquoise coloured mk1 Astra on a V reg but it was badged as an Opel Kadett (and therefore wasn't a mk1 Kadett as the predecessor, the Chevette was called the Opel Kadett on the continent mainland. My uncle went for the Opel rather than the Vauxhall as apparently they were of higher spec and better build quality even back then. I'm awaiting a new Astra Sports Tourer SRi which is being registered ready for me on march 1st and it's made in Ellesmere Port. I've been told the ones badged as Opel Astra are made there too but I don't know if it's true. In the Republic of Ireland, they have the Opel Versions but idk if they have Vauxhall garages too or just Opel dealerships. Wonder if it makes a difference with them spending Euros now and not punts? Anyone know..?