That car was itself based on the Vauxhall Magnum, an entirely forgettable mid-Seventies family saloon. So the Equus fulfilled the parts brief, but the design team got help from the chaps at ...

Spare noses were later fitted to an even rarer Vauxhall model, the Magnum Sportshatch station wagon. But the Droopsnoot had caught the public imagination in a way that no other Firenza ever did ...

In 1973, after 18,352 units, the HC range underwent an elaborate facelift, with all 1.8-litre and 2.3-litre saloons, estates and coupes now wearing Magnum badges. Vauxhall now reserved the ...

and better-equipped Vauxhall Magnum, plus stylish coupe (initially badged as the Vauxhall Firenza) and estate models to ensure widespread appeal. Read our Honest John Classics Vauxhall Viva HC ...

the ex-Gerry Marshall-Peter Brock 1977 Spa 24 Hour class-winning and second overall 1977 Vauxhall Firenza Magnum 2300 Coupe (pictured). Marshall was famous for going fast sideways and Brocky was ...