Logbook

Notes and things noticed along the way.

A running record of cars, events, discoveries and day-to-day observations. From the Retro-Motoring workshop, the road and beyond.

Logbook
The Mk2 Astra GTE 16V had more than just an extra eight valves. It also featured a revised floorpan with a taller transmission tunnel and a gear linkage routed through the bulkhead rather than beneath the car. This required a redesigned centre console, reducing the Fischer C-Box cassette holder from five compartments in the 8-valve GTE to just three in the 16-valve. Eight more valves, two fewer cassettes.