▁continue ▁with ▁In sign ia ." ▁ ▁Sp ons or ships ▁V aux hall ▁Mot ors ▁spons ored ▁the ▁Football ▁Conference , ▁the ▁highest ▁non - le ague ▁division ▁of ▁English ▁football , ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁It ▁took ▁over ▁from ▁G ola , ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁league ▁for ▁twelve ▁years , ▁before ▁ending ▁its ▁backing ▁and ▁being ▁replaced ▁by ▁Nation wide ▁Building ▁Society . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁V aux hall ▁became ▁the ▁primary ▁spons or ▁for ▁the ▁home ▁nations ▁national ▁football ▁teams ▁( Eng land , ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁Scotland ▁and ▁Wales ). ▁ ▁Mot ors ports ▁ ▁V aux hall ▁has ▁competed ▁successfully ▁in ▁several ▁forms ▁of ▁mot ors port . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁V aux hall ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁presence ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁r ally ing ▁scene . ▁ ▁The ▁Mag num ▁cou pe ▁was ▁heav ier ▁and ▁less ▁powerful ▁than ▁the ▁dominant ▁Ford ▁Esc ort , ▁but ▁still ▁put ▁up ▁some ▁strong ▁performances ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁drivers ▁such ▁as ▁Will ▁S par row ▁and ▁Brian ▁C ul ch eth . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁V aux hall ▁decided ▁to ▁height en ▁their ▁profile ▁in ▁the ▁sport ▁by ▁building ▁a ▁hom olog ation - special ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁V aux hall ▁Che v ette , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Che v ette ▁H S . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁much ▁more ▁serious ▁cont ender