Dealer Team Vauxhall or DTV was set up in January 1971 and closed in 1981

Formed by Vauxhall Dealers to circumvent the General Motors and Vauxhall ban on Motorsport. Sponsoring a race program run by Engine tuner Bill Blydenstein

Vauxhall

Vauxhall

-Demography:Many Vauxhall residents live in social housing. There are several gentrified areas, and areas of terraced townhouses on streets such as Fentiman Road and Heyford Avenue have higher property values in the private market, however by far the most common type of housing stock within...

 Cars developed and used for race and rallying include Viva

Vauxhall Viva

The Viva was a small family car produced by Vauxhall Motors in a succession of three versions between 1963 and 1979. These were known as the HA, the HB and the HC series....

, Firenza

Vauxhall Firenza

The Firenza is a model of car offered by Vauxhall Motors from May 1971 till 1975. It was a development of the Viva, but had a distinctive coupé body style and only two doors....

, Magnum

Vauxhall Magnum

The Magnum was a car manufactured by Vauxhall Motors from 1973 to 1978. First seen at the London Motor Show in October 1973, the Magnum as was an HC Viva with a larger engine, more luxurious interior, vinyl roof, higher trim level and twin headlights...

, Victor

Vauxhall Victor

The original Victor, launched on 28 February 1957, was dubbed the F series and saw a production run totalling over 390,000 units. The car was of unitary construction and featured a large glass area with heavily curved windscreen and rear window. Following then current American styling trends, the...

, and Chevette

Vauxhall Chevette

The Chevette was a supermini model of car manufactured by Vauxhall in the UK from 1975 to 1984. It was Vauxhall's version of the family of small "T-Cars" from Vauxhall's parent General Motors ; the family included the Opel Kadett in Germany, the Isuzu Gemini in Japan, the Holden Gemini in...

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Drivers included Gerry Marshall

Gerry Marshall

Gerry Marshall was a British saloon car racing driver, and, according to a 2002 magazine poll, one of the best drivers of all time.- Career :...

, Will Sparrow, Jimmy McRae

Jimmy McRae

Jimmy McRae is a Scottish rally driver. He is the father of World Rally Championship drivers Alister McRae, and the late 1995 World Rally Champion Colin McRae...

, Pentti Airikkala

Pentti Airikkala

Pentti Airikkala , was one of the 'Flying Finns' who dominated world rallying in the past four decades...

and others

The 1981 franchise merger of Vauxhall and Opel also brought Dealer Team Vauxhall DTV and the Opel Dealer Team DOT, under one marketing umbrella, resulting in General Motors Dealer Sport.

External links

• The Vauxhall Viva Owner's Club (Owner's Club catering for all Viva models)
• DroopSnoot Group (Owners' Club catering for Vauxhall's 'droopsnoot' model cars, including the Firenza, Magnum and Chevette HS/R)
• VBOA (Vauxhall, Bedford and Opel Association)
• Viva Outlaws (Owners Club catering for modified and racing Vivas, owners of the Viva GT Register)
• Viva Drivers Club (Owners Club catering for all Viva models, for owners who wish to drive their Vivas)