Richard Hammond’s Nova heads to Beaulieu

Ever thought car museums were lacking abused Vauxhall Novas? No, us neither – but Richard Hammond’s Nova SRi from Top Gear’s recent retro hot hatch challenge is heading to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu.

It joins the likes of the Hovervan from the last series, as well as the indestructible Toyota Hilux in the World of Top Gear.

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Other highlights include Clarkson’s attempted take on the smallest car in the world – the P45, and the Fiat Multipla-based Grannymobile.

The retro hot hatchback challenge saw the presenters darting through the aisles of a supermarket reminiscing over their teenage years. Hammond lovingly wrapped his Nova in arctic camouflage wrap – but soon ruined it by adopting the 80′s stance known as “the Nova position”, when youths would unintentionally slide their cars off the road.

Beaulieu tells us visitors won’t be able to hear the Nova’s engine running. Because it’s broken.

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By motoringresearch.com