Year: 1989 Make: Vauxhall Model: Nova SR Registration: OXI 5218 Chassis No: VSX000093K4228991 Odometer: 55,815 The Vauxhall Nova SR occupies a significant place within the late-1980s hot hatch landscape, representing one of the most engaging and characterful small performance cars of its era.

Compact, lightweight, and mechanically simple by 1989, the Nova SR had evolved into a well-resolved package, powered by the lively 1.3 litre engine and paired with a close-ratio manual gearbox.

Low kerb weight and short wheelbase endowed the car with an immediacy and agility that belied its modest power output.

As with many performance-oriented small hatchbacks of the period, originality and condition are now key differentiators, with unmodified and well-preserved examples becoming increasingly difficult to source.

First registered in 1989, this example is in wonderful time warp condition and other than a replaced back box exhaust is original and unmolested.

Having covered nearly 55,815 miles...