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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: waspy on 08 February 2008, 20:17:32
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Just sat thinking about cars i lusted after when i was younger.
What was the big Opel Coupe they did in the 80's :question
Very much had a pressence on the road (imo), i recall a gold one that i saw & a beautiful black one too.
For the life of me i can't recall :-? :-[
Answers on a post card or sealed down envelope please
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Monza?
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Monza
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Monza!
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I always wanted one the 3.0 gse I think it was called.
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Indeed it was the Monza.
Mostly used the 12v straight 6 as found in the Sneator and Carlton GSi
There were a few 24v Monzas made at the end of production.... then you get to the really rare ones. :)
3.6 Irmscher special. Very rare and very very collectable.
There are also (2 I think) 4.0 Irmscher Monzas out there.
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Monza. That's the Johnny. Yes beautiful looking car. Has anyone seen one lately :question
I don't recall seeing one since the early 90's ::)
Guess the rust worm had it's way :(
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There were a few 24v Monzas made at the end of production.... ......
I'd have to consult a Monza oracle but I'm sure Opel didn't make one. There are a few that've been converted since though.
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:y :y :y
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1979-OPEL-MONZA-AUTO-GREEN_W0QQitemZ120219587906QQihZ002QQcategoryZ100932QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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They pop up on ebay every now and again, ranging from £300 for a grotter to about £2k for a good 1...
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I think they did make a few right at the end, but I am far from certain on that.
Main reason you don't see many now is the rust issue. :(
They were notorious for the front suspension turrets russting away... :o
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Monza. That's the Johnny. Yes beautiful looking car. Has anyone seen one lately :question
I don't recall seeing one since the early 90's ::)
Guess the rust worm had it's way :(
I see one or two every day on my way to work.
I used to lust after one on my way to school every day. Then, one day, it got T-Boned. :'(
Kevin
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I nearly bought a Royale 3.0 back til I got an insurance quote.
Were they the same as the monza?
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:y :y :y
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1979-OPEL-MONZA-AUTO-GREEN_W0QQitemZ120219587906QQihZ002QQcategoryZ100932QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Looking at the photos, she looks a good n, but that's photos ::)
That's a nice colour too. Shame about the person's grammar :-?
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I think they did make a few right at the end, but I am far from certain on that.
Main reason you don't see many now is the rust issue. :(
They were notorious for the front suspension turrets rusting away... :o
24v engines were first in the Senator from about G/H reg, Monzas finished at about E reg
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:y :y :y
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1979-OPEL-MONZA-AUTO-GREEN_W0QQitemZ120219587906QQihZ002QQcategoryZ100932QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Looking at the photos, she looks a good n, but that's photos ::)
That's a nice colour too. Shame about the person's grammar :-?
It'd be nicer if there was a bit more [size=20]GREEN [/size]though! ;D ;D :y
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Yes, the 24V never officialy made the Monza......
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Try looking on here ;)
www.autobahnstormers.org
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:y :y :y
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1979-OPEL-MONZA-AUTO-GREEN_W0QQitemZ120219587906QQihZ002QQcategoryZ100932QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Looking at the photos, she looks a good n, but that's photos ::)
That's a nice colour too. Shame about the person's grammar :-?
That's exactly what I thought. I can't see the point in spending money on listing on Ebay, taking time to do the advert and then not checking your spelling, grammar and punctuation. :-/
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There was also the small coupe which had quite a following at the time... the Manta. Not to mention the Euro-corvette, or as it was officially known the Opel GT... both were RWD, naturally.
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There was also the small coupe which had quite a following at the time... the Manta. Not to mention the Euro-corvette, or as it was officially known the Opel GT... both were RWD, naturally.
I remember the Manta, most/all as i recall where white ::)
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There was also the small coupe which had quite a following at the time... the Manta. Not to mention the Euro-corvette, or as it was officially known the Opel GT... both were RWD, naturally.
I remember the Manta, most/all as i recall where white ::)
My Manta B SR Berlinetta was silver. :P :y
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There was also the small coupe which had quite a following at the time... the Manta. Not to mention the Euro-corvette, or as it was officially known the Opel GT... both were RWD, naturally.
I remember the Manta, most/all as i recall where white ::)
My mate had a Red one :y
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There was also the small coupe which had quite a following at the time... the Manta. Not to mention the Euro-corvette, or as it was officially known the Opel GT... both were RWD, naturally.
I remember the Manta, most/all as i recall where white ::)
My mate had a Red one :y
I bet it was sore too :o :o
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I bet it was sore too :o :o
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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There was also the small coupe which had quite a following at the time... the Manta. Not to mention the Euro-corvette, or as it was officially known the Opel GT... both were RWD, naturally.
.... and the Opel Kadett coupe
clicky (http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.lce.hut.fi/~smerikal/pics/opel_web.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.lce.hut.fi/~smerikal/opel.html&h=385&w=640&sz=52&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=SqxcjjwHtwGcJM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkadett%2Bcoupe%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG)
there used to be one around here last year, but i haven't seen it for a while now - probably be attacked by the tin worm.
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I used to have a manta exclusive coupe in dark mettalic blue untill some old dear rear ended it and wrote it off. Loved it aswell that was about 15 years ago.
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Mate of mine had a Chevette. Complete lemon that his dad bought him, and then claimed he bought a rubbish one so he learnt about car maintenance. ;D
I think we had the gearbox in and out about 5 times. Eventually built a good gearbox out of all the shells in his garden and it was lovely. Until the prop UJ broke and thrashed around taking chunks out of the back of the gearbox. >:(
For a 1.3 you couldn't half hang the back end out though. :-X
Kevin
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I must admit, back in the day a couple of us bought an accident damaged 3.0 senator slushie for £50, bought a wing (same colour), a headlight and an indicator of an old carlton. All for £15. Patched it up, took it to knockhill, caned the living s**t out of it, only for the anti-roll bar to rip off mid corner, weird, then for the rest of the laps, the thing felt it was going to go onto the roof every corner!
Fun though!
We got the thing home only to find 2x footlong holes in the chassis legs, totally rotten.
So,
It just so happened a manta happened upon us a few days later. Can you see where this is going? 2.0 out 3.0 in, original gearbox, 2 x XR3i fuel pumps, mix of 2.0 and 3.0 looms and what do you get?
Summit which would not go in a straight line ;)
Our yard got broken into a few days before the next Knockhill day and the thing got pinched.
We found it burnt out a couple of days later.
This was the closest I ever got to a Monza.
BTW, Check this video, I like it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CYTaj2zRXo