Good Guy Vauxhall Renames Its Yellow After Vandalised Corsa Made Headlines
Vauxhall has renamed the shade of yellow it uses on its Corsa in honour of the man whose vandalised car made national news.
Buyers can now order cars in Maddox Yellow, in an absolutely outstanding show of support from the manufacturer to the car’s former owner, pensioner Peter Maddox.
Tourists to the picture-perfect village of Bibury had been complaining for a long time about the yellow Corsa that was ‘ruining’ their photographs of the picturesque Arlington Row, and people went as far as to vandalise it by smashing windows and scratching the word ‘move’ into the bonnet.
Its 84-year-old owner initially threatened to get a lime green Corsa to replace his damaged one, but gave in to fear of reprisals and bought a grey replacement with his insurance payout after the yellow one was written off.
But to spite the idiots who did the damage, a Facebook group has organised a convoy of yellow cars through Bibury on Saturday April 1st, gaining sponsorship money to go towards Mr Maddox’s chosen charity, The Butterfly Garden, which is an educational and therapeutic outlet for people of all ages dealing with a variety of disabilities.
The old gent is quoted as saying:
“I was upset when I found that my Vauxhall Corsa had been vandalised just because of the colour.
“I am touched by the support I have received since. It’s great to see both Vauxhall Motors and the public supporting me and The Butterfly Garden, a charity close to my heart.”
Vauxhall’s director of communications, Denis Chick, said that the company was inspired by the outpouring of anger against the as-yet-uncaught vandals and the support for Mr Maddox. He said:
“When we heard Peter’s story we were inspired at the way it captured the heart of the public. We wanted to show our support for Peter, which is why we’re renaming our yellow shade to ‘Maddox Yellow’.
“We will also be in the car convoy to show our support. It is for a great cause and no doubt a fun day for lovers of all yellow cars, including Vauxhalls.”
Comments
Wow! I want one in that colour now!!! Vauxhall are cleaver what with there marketing!!!
Same, and not only can I not afford a new car, but I’m in America, where we don’t even get them. XD
More power to you, Vauxhall
the tourists are the most destructive guests at any given places in the world.
I would say a lot of it seems to be where tourists are from. I am from an area where tourism is popular and I would say 90% of the ‘problem’ tourists are from 3 or 4 countries. Some cultures seem to hold a ‘not my problem’ attitude, particularly whilst they are overseas.
What chavs… Jkk mad respect to Vauxhall for sticking to good customer care!!🙏🙏👏👏
What no I’m not crying, shut up!
I was really hoping they named the color “photobomb yellow”
Vauxhall should have given Mr Maddox a Maddox Yellow Movano just to leave parked in the most inappropriate position in the village
Talk about racism. Killing a yellow Corsa so you can get a green one. Bruh.
Feel train incoming
They should sacrifice a bright yellow police car there, so when the tourists wreck it, they can go to prison or pay a fine for it. Seriously, who else smashes cars up just because they’re in your freakin’ picture??