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Dec 19, 2006 23:03:55 GMT
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Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum - It was recommended to me by G51NAV (He of Beige Maestro 'fame') I have an appreciation for older cars, 70s and 80s stuff in particular (and a soft spot for BL tin). Here's my collection... 1984 Austin Montego 1.6LThis car is the oldest Montego known to exist. Registered two days after the launch date, it is the 5,191st car built. 1598cc S-Series powered with 5spd VW gearbox. It needs a fair bit of TLC after being relatively unloved for the past few years. Repairs to a dented wheel arch, a new head gasket and a new water pump are on the cards. On the whole it has survived very well - not a spec of rust, low miles and an unmarked chocolate brown interior. Lovely!  1982 Austin miniMetro AutoMy other big love apart from Montegos are early Metros! This one spent over seven years in a garage up until 2003 and had one lady owner. Quite nippy and much like a go-kart, its fun to drive everywhere apart from on the Motorway.  1986 Austin Montego 1.6HLMy favorite car...so comfortable and relaxing to drive. The HL is a very nice trim level, and this one looks superb after a good polish - which is usually every weekend I like it that much! Again, S-Series powered...  |
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Rich
Owner of...
1984 Montego 1.6L (Oldest in existance)
1987 Montego 1.6HL
1982 miniMetro Auto
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Dec 19, 2006 23:43:20 GMT
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where are all these BL motors coming from?
montegos - soo cool. havent seen one for ages...so cool!! ;D
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Dec 19, 2006 23:51:30 GMT
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 I used to work on loads of these in the dealer I was at....really cool to see some preserved like this and still being used.  ;)BTW...welcome to R-R.
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Dec 19, 2006 23:57:25 GMT
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One of my mates had a poverty-spec Montego in beige.....I remember it was B553KAB, and I'm pretty sure it was a 1.3. Did they do a production 1300 Monty?? Did we scrap a rarity all those years ago???  Welcome to the forum! |
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Last Edit: Dec 19, 2006 23:58:29 GMT by briandamaged
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Dec 19, 2006 23:59:20 GMT
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Yep, 1300cc was a production model. Weren't that bad TBH.
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RetroMat
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Column Shifting!
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welcome! great collection this being retro-rides I suggest you slam them all and fit wide steelies FTW  |
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Last Edit: Dec 20, 2006 0:07:49 GMT by RetroMat
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Yep the 1.3 had the 1275cc A series ;D
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Panda Matt
Part of things
Datsun Owners Club Wannabe
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Whilst almost completely and utterly not my thing, I'm suitably impressed at your dedication to the cause - these are cars you simply do not see anymore.... How long were they building the Montego before launch? 5191 cars in 2 days sounds like quite a lot Hows the autobox in the metro - is it a nice smooth change, and is the engine enough to keep it going? |
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DutyFreeSaviour
Europe
Back For More heartbreak and disappointment.....
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Niiiiice! - Remember the hammerings we gave to a mates Maestro Vanden-Plas......... ooohhhhh the faux wood! ;D Good to see some of 'em are still up n about. Welcome oh british tin lover |
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Back from the dead..... kind of
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street
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Dec 20, 2006 11:05:33 GMT
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Yay for more 80's BL cars!  Your Montys are really great, especially the HL, silver really does look great on the Monty You really only appreciate these cars when you see them in such nice condition, it really makes you realize that these cars simply arn't around anymore! I've only really seen 2 in daily use in the past year or so- A local battered poverty spec one that has a plywood passenger side rear window (!) and another that frequents my local pub carpark, a light mettalic blue one with purple wheeltrims (!!) Your metro is really smart too! The above applys to those aswell, you just don't see them anymore and when I do see a clean one I have to have a good look at it Welcome to RR btw |
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slater
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 78
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Dec 20, 2006 11:15:15 GMT
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Nice collection, it think the gold montego has to be my favorite!
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Dec 20, 2006 15:08:08 GMT
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Ah, that's what my miniMetro HLS SHOULD look like! Imagine that with a bit of valance rust and covered in bird poo and you have how it looks at the moment!
Hope to have it on the road in the New Year.
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1986 Citroen 2CV Dolly Other things. Check out my Blog for the latest! www.hubnut.org |
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Dec 20, 2006 16:22:31 GMT
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theres a geezer in Crewe has a really smart early Montego, bright red. I think its an A or maybe B reg 1.6 povo spec. He stashes it away for the winter. His daily smoker is an A-reg beige Maestro with a blue rear door. Interestingly his next door neighbour has a Chevy Ghey Van and a mint Seth-style Austin A55 van.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Dec 20, 2006 17:22:08 GMT
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loving the amount of montys about at the moment. great stuff. still waiting to see one in the weeds tho.
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Dec 20, 2006 22:49:53 GMT
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theres a geezer in Crewe has a really smart early Montego, bright red. I think its an A or maybe B reg 1.6 povo spec. He stashes it away for the winter. His daily smoker is an A-reg beige Maestro with a blue rear door. Interestingly his next door neighbour has a Chevy Ghey Van and a mint Seth-style Austin A55 van. That sounds like RobertP from the M&MOC forum. The A reg Maestro (with the Zircon Blue door) belonged to another chap from M&MOC called Chris who is fairly local to me. Back on topic - Hello Rich, fancy seeing you here... |
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Dec 20, 2006 23:20:09 GMT
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ooooooooo those funny looking cars again |
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Dec 21, 2006 10:38:43 GMT
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great to see them. have a bit of a soft spot for montys
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you wanna end up like john? you cant stay 17 forever
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Dec 21, 2006 14:05:44 GMT
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Montegos were really good cars, I`ve got an old Autocar somewhere that tested it on its launch (I`m sure the test car was a Y-reg, pre-production perhaps?) head to head with the Sierra and Mk2 Cavalier, and it came out top overall.
My brother had a brand new G-reg Turbo diesel as a company car, flame red over grey, the restyled one with smooth back lights, and it was just about the coolest rep`s car you could get at the time except for perhaps the Cavalier 2.0 GLS.
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Dec 21, 2006 15:00:35 GMT
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I remember my then-girlfriend's dad taking delivery of a 2-litre Montego VDP back in about 1985. He was pulling into the driveway with it for the first time when the headlining dropped on his head!
Quick car though, he let me drive it a few times (mistake....), torque steered like a demented thing. God knows what the MG Turbo must have been like.
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Dec 21, 2006 15:02:28 GMT
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Utterly mental by all accounts although they sorted it to a certain degree by the time the Maestro came along.
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1986 Citroen 2CV Dolly Other things. Check out my Blog for the latest! www.hubnut.org |
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I used to work on loads of these in the dealer I was at....really cool to see some preserved like this and still being used. 
