indeed, had the car apart today and it wasent as bad as i thought.... I'll let the pics do the talking

Some pictures of the car in daylight to begin with..













Tractor guy phoned and said the tractor was fine.. so i dont need to make a claim..

Let the tear down begin.. 45 minutes later;






after seeing it, it didnt look as bad as i thought..

the slam panel and bumper iron took most of the impact, and it looks like this forced the front part of the inner wing down, didnt realise novas had built in crumple zones (in 1984!!) just in front of the strut top.. going to get a jack under the inner wing tomorrow to see if it will return and pull the crease out with it.

If it does, then i'll just need a new front panel, wing, bonnet, bumper, driver-side headlight and number plate

started straitening out what i could, including the old wing and the bonnet just to see what shape the front was in, with the aid of a 16oz claw hammer. A NOVA WAS BORN!! drained the coolant and pulled the radiator and everything out the way while i was there...