bstardchild
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Sometimes things take a whilebstardchild
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Mar 11, 2007 19:11:25 GMT
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Mate of mine in the ABS bought an Opel Monza GSE too many years ago (at least 4) to remember from Ed China of all people....... I went down with him to trailer it back if it was any good and tell him to walk away if it wasn't.... It had very good turrets but was a bit frilly in other areas so he bought it  Trouble was he didn't have a lot of time or money to work on it but kept accumulating parts over the last couple of years Meanwhile time parked in his garden wasn't kind to it and it got a lot worse than when he picked up but it Anyway it was a bit rotten by the time he started in ernest before xmas.............. Actually a lot rotten but all credit to him he's been cutting away rot and stitching in new He came to visit today    Four years to get one of these :lol:  Another one on the road |
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Mar 11, 2007 19:18:23 GMT
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ooooooooooh, a full 12 months tax disc.
havnt seen one of those for a while.
not since my last tax free dub. ;D
nice monza.
the rate at which they're being fixed the motoring press will be asking if they're in production again.
lmao. ;D
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Looks great |
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Mark
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Great work - looks brand new! Needs to refurbish the wheels though, and spray that bumper. God I want a Monza  |
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the rate at which they're being fixed the motoring press will be asking if they're in production again. lmao. ;D Lolmao! ;D He's done great job there! They really are a wicked looking car, always far bigger than I expect them to be when I see them in real life. They have a real 'presence' |
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Mar 11, 2007 20:41:25 GMT
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Awesome work! Love this kinda story, things get in then way.... the BAM, inspiration-motivation-result! top!
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Mar 11, 2007 20:41:52 GMT
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That is nice. My Monza fetish is definitely reaching danger levels! Always loved them as a child. A black GS/E would make me literally whoop with excitement.
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1986 Citroen 2CV Dolly Other things. Check out my Blog for the latest! www.hubnut.org |
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Mar 11, 2007 21:25:01 GMT
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I keep scanning F-bay for an opel commodore or similar. Theres a couple on there now, too expensive though.
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Mar 11, 2007 21:37:18 GMT
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Unbeleivable the amount of work Adrian put into this one. From the pics I saw there are a lot better examples being scrapped
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bstardchild
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Sometimes things take a whilebstardchild
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Mar 11, 2007 21:59:53 GMT
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Unbeleivable the amount of work Adrian put into this one. From the pics I saw there are a lot better examples being scrapped It had an MOT when he bought it......... We both know leaving Monzas to sit doesn't help  They like to be used Next pics will be from a track day ;D |
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bstardchild
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Sometimes things take a whilebstardchild
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Mar 11, 2007 22:18:03 GMT
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Great work - looks brand new! Needs to refurbish the wheels though, and spray that bumper. God I want a Monza He has access to my scrapper Black bumpers front and rear - black the body below the stripes and black the wheels - job done I reckon Potatoo shop challange? |
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Sometimes things take a whileColonelk
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Mar 11, 2007 22:43:58 GMT
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Shes looking good. Stop posting Monza pictures! LOL
At least Ill happily admit they are well out of my rust fixing capabilities!
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Mark
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Mar 11, 2007 23:20:13 GMT
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He has access to my scrapper Black bumpers front and rear - black the body below the stripes and black the wheels - job done I reckon Potatoo shop challange? I sux at Photoshop but,   Like it with the black and silver wheels tbh! |
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Mar 11, 2007 23:40:14 GMT
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Panda Hachi Roku style ;D
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Mar 11, 2007 23:54:30 GMT
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It never ceases to amaze me the lengths you guys will go to keep these on the road... I've never driven one though, so that might explain it ;D
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Volvo, Buggy, Discovery and an old tractor.
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Great cars. Great story.
I remember when I was much younger driving through Scotland in my Opel Kadett and one of these was behind us on a country road. Not for long though. The roar of the six as he powered past us was impressive. That was a white one.
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bstardchild
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Sometimes things take a whilebstardchild
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Mar 12, 2007 18:16:43 GMT
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He has access to my scrapper Black bumpers front and rear - black the body below the stripes and black the wheels - job done I reckon Potatoo shop challange? I sux at Photoshop but, Like it with the black and silver wheels tbh! better than I could do and despite the fact I'm pretty much obsessed by black wheels I like the black with silver!!! |
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Mark
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Mar 13, 2007 18:00:13 GMT
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How much lower?! Standard Low  Lower  Lowest  |
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Last Edit: Mar 13, 2007 18:46:05 GMT by Mark
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