Factory's

[barchetta]

I read on the website :

The final version of the Viva was the HC, and was launched in October 1970. It was to remain in production for 9 years with 640,863 cars being produced at Vauxhall’s Luton and Elsemere Port plants.

7th Digit E = Factory where made E = Ellesmore Port, V = Luton.

I'm pretty sure mine is build in Antwerp (engine bay has an inscription saying so.), but I can't find any info how many Viva's are build in Antwerp.

Is this info available here?

[pbottomley]

alas the only info I had when writing those pages was for UK cars, no off-shore factory information was or is to hand for an update this either, unless someone offers it up

[Colin]

Some continental cars had GM Continental Antwerp chassis plates, like this recently advertised Dutch Firenza -

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Fir ... 7675.l2557

This car's chassis plate states 'General Motors Continental Antwerp' but the chassis number has a 935371V Luton build Firenza prefix. (It's a bit unclear due to image size limitations but it states 'Firenza' against 'Type' and the above chassis number)

So the car was either assembled from a Luton built CKD kit in Antwerp or ferried over complete from Luton - perhaps with the chassis plate added in Antwerp - or possibly at the time of dealer pre-delivery inspection.

Does your GM continental car have a 93****V or E chassis number Barchetta, like this Firenza? Or is its chassis number different again - like Canadian and South African cars?

[jpsmit]

while I have nothing to offer by way of an answer I can say that there is no information that I am aware of about cars that came to Canada. I have tried as many different routes as I can think of and these do not seem to be any records.

good luck!

[barchetta]

My plate indicates in both French and Dutch

Merk/Marque : Vauxhall
Type : VIVA 12 9UC11A
CHASSISN: 9C11DDE.....
HTG/PMA : 1240
HTGS/PMAT : 2000
PVG/PVA : 40664
KLEUR/COULEUR : 301
BEKLED./GARNIT. : 1X3

[1972nail]

That will be an Antwerp built Viva built post '73. The model number has A for Antwerp and it has a E for Europe in the chassis number where post 73 UK built cars have either an X or Y. Earlier cars built in Ellesmere Port were E and Luton were V.

The colour code will be an Opel one instead of Vauxhall.

[barchetta]

The colour code will be an Opel one instead of Vauxhall.

That seems to be the case indeed.

Opel Tropic Green

https://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/colour_swatch_opel_1970