Highlights Excellent homage to a rare and iconic model Freshly and comprehensively restored In stunning condition throughout Tuned 170bhp 2.0-litre Red Top XE engine Many new and upgraded parts Magazine featured Registered as an historic vehicle Overview Vauxhall may be better remembered for its mundane family runabouts but let's not forget the car maker from Luton and latterly Coventry dropped some absolute bangers on us over the years.

And we're not talking about the beat up and noisy type.

Or sausages.

There's the Lotus Carlton, for example, and who could forget the V8-powered Monaro or the VX220? And back in the '70s there was the Firenza, a car that captured the imagination of many an enthusiast and whose legacy still inspires today, especially in HP “Droopsnoot” form.

Named for its rather pointy front end and with the HP standing for High Performance, the Droopsnoot – with its 2.3-litre, slant-four engine – took the original Firenza, gave it a facelift and beefed it up for an...