1971 Vauxhall Firenza 'Old Nail' or replica [HC]

1971 Vauxhall Firenza [HC] in Driving Ambition, TV Series, 1984 Ep. 08

Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin:

00:49:15 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
s13a ◊ 2022-09-22 00:47	Ep 5 :
dsl ◊ 2022-09-22 00:59	It looks like Gerry Marshall's famous 1971 DTV racing Firenza "Old Nail" which won 59 races over 7 years and was given to Marshall in 78. No idea if other copies existed, but if this is the genuine one and not a lookalike, it was repainted.
the sad biker ◊ 2022-09-22 01:00	Is the same one blue over silver now? The stuff of teenage dreams.
dsl ◊ 2022-09-22 01:23	Whatever happened to those teenage dreams??
droopsnoot ◊ 2026-01-17 14:34	@dsl, it is not "Old Nail", it is Tony Davis' racing car which is known as the "Transpeed Firenza", because it was sponsored by his car parts business which was called Transpeed. The car is still around, races from time to time but was repainted specially for the TV series. @sadbiker you are correct about the colour. This is the car at Oulton Park in 2022 -- Last edit: 2026-01-17 14:35:16