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[Goonybird]

Pics of my 99T Mig 2.5CDX. Well happy with it.  
Note: still some detail cleaning to do at this point.





Then some history. Memories......
My second car owned in the late 1970's
Opel Manta 1900 Auto Berlinetta



Third - Opel Manta 2.0 Auto Berlinetta



The Fourth My VX Royal Coupe 2.8 Auto -I miss that car  
Owned for 4 years in the mid 80's



Steffi

[Omega man 2]

Nice car

Love the first manta 8-)

[Andy B]

I saw an A series Manta today!  

I loved my Berlinetta Manta ...... had to go though when we had two little ones, my back couldn't hack getting them in & out of the back seat.  

[crazyjoetavola]

You've stirred some memories there 'bird

[going crazy]

Good one's. I am sure the color code on your current omega is 96L or Z140 - I have the same colored one.

PS: Can you please let me know if you ever happen to see any similar color one being broken.

Thx

[The Red Baron]

nice pics of the miggy. nice colour that is.  

[Iain]

Like the Royale,i never had one but i had many many Monza's!!

[Ghost]

Good pics. I remember my first car a 1.3 Vauxhall Viva good little runner

[Christian]

Awsome looking motors there!

[Goonybird]

Like the Royale,i never had one but i had many many Monza's!!

Thanx for the positive comments guys.
On the Monza, that is what I really wanted. 3.0 Auto. However the Royale came up and I bought it at the time. I seem to remember there were something like 2,150 Royale Coupes built, so quite rare even new.. Built on the same production line as the Monza, so minimal differences down to Grille badges etc. Insurance group 1 less as well.
The Solex 4A1 carburettor was a pig to set up though.

[mathewst]

What is the difference between Royale and Monza.
Seen a few monzas long ago but never seen a Royale

[Olympia5776]

Ah Ha , another Opel man
Like you I had a few over the years ,

Built from a wreck over three years.


Bought 33 years ago ,still in my garage.


The green one was a stock 1.2 one owner and the blue one I restored and then fitted a 2.0 ,fuel injection ,5 speed box and a 3/44 chevette HS axle.

[Iain]

Opel's were sold in the UK back then so the Monza was available but the Royale was the same car built in the same place but badged as a Vauxhall The early Monza's had Carbs,but mainly Injections,the Royale was always Carb 2.8 engine,Monza was only ever available in the UK as a 3 litre,however later Royale's were available as a Royale 3000i
When the Monza changed shape(facelift) with the polycarbonate bumpers,new cockpit the Royale was dis-continued...the Monza then went on the next year to be the de-chromed GSE

You wouldn't have seen a Royale in Croatia as they weren't sold there,mate...only chance of one there would have been if someone had exported themselves

[Deva1992]

Some quality vehicles here lads

[B-Buster]

Nice Mig you've got there. Looking forward to the pics after the detailing.

Also, some nice history there !