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[Big Rod]

As I've mentioned before, having been hurled around Knockhill in the BatOmegaBile a couple of times, I was bitten a bit and really fancied a go myself.

Although I really had something of a RWD disposition and around 200 BHP in mind, as luck would have it, my mate decided to sell his MOT failure Calibra. It has lowered suspension, big wheels and is generally very tidy, but he didn't have the time or funds to repair it, so I bought it with a view to stripping it out and giving it a good ol' hiding and who knows, maybe introduce some more pistons and some drive to the rear wheels at some point in the future.

FFWD two weeks and and MonzaIain decided to sell one of his cars for much cheapness, but I couldn't justify the outlay at the time.We struck a deal later however and I'm the proud owner of a Monza GSE that I still have to collect. (Working on it Iain, sorry for the delay!!).

Since then, and I think I've relayed the story to you I discovered that there was a slightly fire damaged ex-works Monza for sale including lots of spares such as a Bill Blydenstein head, foam filled petrol tank, fully caged with a 250(ish) BHP Swindon Engineering engine in it. So I went to see it on Sunday. Did I say it was slightly singed?  







Let me say, that it's not beyond repair, but it'd be a gargantuan task to make it functional again.

Shame really, I'd managed to talk myself into taking it, but as I already have two wrecks coming to me I couldn't justify having them all lying around the homestead. Plus, I want some track day action sooner rather than later and as this would mean a complete stripdown, I feel it's a bit more than I can chew at the moment.

I'm going to see if the bloke will sell me some stuff off it for my other Monza though.

It wasn't just the Monza that got it either, to the left in one of the pics is an Alfa 75 in full rally spec. Apparently the gearbox in it alone is worth about £6k. I really feel bad for the guy!!

This time however the BiB's got the little scrote and he's awaiting sentencing.

[bob.dent]

  Bloody hell, even if I knew anything about cars (technically and mechanically speaking) I wouldn't want to take that on - looks like a total write off!!

Do love the Monza though - one of my best mates used to have a Monza GSI 3000 which I had the priviledge of driving on many occassions, fantastic car. It was the version that had the digital instrumentaion and lots of toys so he nicknamed it KIT.

Anyway Rod, hope you find something decent for a track day car - have done quite a few track days myself and it is very addictive! 8-)

[Big Rod]

Bloody hell, even if I knew anything about cars (technically and mechanically speaking) I wouldn't want to take that on - looks like a total write off!!

The body is actually quite straght Bob, which is why I initially thought I'd have it, but I'd basically have to junk everything, shotblast the shel and start with it bare.. Although it's not outwith the realms of feasability, it's just a bit much for me.

Do love the Monza though - one of my best mates used to have a Monza GSI 3000 which I had the priviledge of driving on many occassions, fantastic car. It was the version that had the digital instrumentaion and lots of toys so he nicknamed it KIT.

Yeah, I've grown to like them. Was your mates a GSI or a GSE? If it was a GSI then it was a very very rare model indeed. So rare in fact it's almost mythical.

Anyway Rod, hope you find something decent for a track day car - have done quite a few track days myself and it is very addictive! 8-)

Well, I've got a couple of options, so I won't be stuck.  

[bob.dent]

Yeah, I've grown to like them. Was your mates a GSI or a GSE? If it was a GSI then it was a very very rare model indeed. So rare in fact it's almost mythical.

Ahhh......my mistake!! It was indeed a GSE.

[Elite Pete]

I had a GSE in dark metallic grey with a manual gearbox which I sold in 97. I wish I still had it  

[Big Rod]

I had a GSE in dark metallic grey with a manual gearbox which I sold in 97. I wish I still had it  

That's the Holy Grail in the circles I keep. Anthracite the colour's called with a Getrag 265 gearbox. There's one fitting that description for sale in Carlisle on Adtrader at the moment for £100.