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With acknowledgement to Vauxhall Motors Ltd
Updated September 20 2026 PN.
The Club 30 in 2024
The Cavalier and Chevette Club is 30
Years old in 2024 having been formed
in 1994.
Vauxpedia.net
outstanding website on Vauxhall History
Take a look at the website www.vauxpedia.net this truly excellent site by David Booker is the best website for information on anything Vauxhall, from the 5hp and 6hp light car right through to the very latest model the Crossland X. There is also very interesting information on prototype car’s that never made production as well as information on the factory’s at Luton, Dunstable and Ellsmere Port and the test facility at Chaul End and Millbrook. A Truly excellent website which is updated with information on a regular basis.
NEC 2026. We will be attended the NEC 2026 Classic Car Show
Newsflash August 14 2026
The Club has just been notified of the publication of a new book,
The Cars We Didn't Save: How Britain's Everyday Cars Vanished
from the Roads by Lee Brickley.
It looks at the cars that used to be absolutely everywhere in
Britain, then quietly became incredibly rare: Cavaliers, Sierras,
Metros, Maestros, Montegos, Marinas, Allegros, 405s, Saxos,
Primeras, Rovers and plenty more. It ought to be of interest to
anyone with a soft spot for the everyday cars of the 1970s and
1980s.
The Cavalier actually opens the book and has a full chapter of its
own, looking at how one of Britain's most familiar cars went from
more than 1.2 million licensed examples in late 1994 to just 871 in
Q1 2026.
It isn't really a book about valuable classics. It's about the cars
people actually owned, drove to work in, took the kids to school in
and bought as their first cars, and how we somehow went from
seeing them every day to barely seeing them at all.
Stellantis Ellesmere Port Open Day 6th September 2026
The Club was privileged to be invited as part of the attractions for the Open Day held at the Stellantis Parts Distribution Centre. This was a family fun day where the public could see how a warehouse on this scale
operates, as well as visiting stalls, entering competitions, having vintage bus rides, and listening to live music from a ukelele band. There was also food and drink available and activities for young children, and a very
popular motor racing circuit simulator! The classic cars were brought inside the warehouse itself to make the event more easily accessible for those visiting – only the military vehicles remained as an outside display
due to their sheer size. Stellantis personnel had volunteered to act as marshals and guides on the day and they made all attending feel very welcome. Photos A, B, C & D show the Club’s cars that were displayed.
Photos E & F were kindly supplied by Stellantis to show the scale of the venue and popularity of the event. All other Vauxhalls and Opels shown here belonged to other exhibiting clubs.
The Club is 30 years old in 2024 having been formed in 1994. Each area of the Club has been allocated a banner which looks like the image above which has been kindley
sponsored by Cavalier Smart Security. The Club would like to say a thank you to Cavalier Smart Security for supporting the Club. For further details on Cavalier Smart Security go to the following web site
www.cavalier-smart-security.co.uk
