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Jan 30, 2011 18:41:22 GMT
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Hello there folks, I need some help...! I have seen a Vauxhall Royale that I may have a punt on and I need some inspiration... I am big fan of 70's luxo-barges (I own Mk1 Granada at the moment) and I have fancied one of these for a good long while...! Anyhow, are these cars easy to work on? Do they have any fatal flaws that might bite me on the behind...?! I need inspiration and advice so help me out here...  |
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Jan 30, 2011 19:22:22 GMT
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A car I'd almost forgotten about.
The coupe version is rather tasty.
Don't know anything about them though.
Paul H
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bstardchild
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Jan 30, 2011 19:27:52 GMT
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erm I may have a bit of inspiration tucked away - Saloon or Coupe? I certainly know a little bit on what to look for but there are others on here that also can help Pics you've gathered yourself are always welcome in threads like this - you surely can't have zilch to add to the thread |
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Jan 30, 2011 20:28:39 GMT
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Jan 30, 2011 20:52:38 GMT
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MonzaPhil
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Jan 30, 2011 22:12:55 GMT
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 Good strong mechanicals, look out for rust anywhere and everywhere, trim on the Royale is probably a bit scarce... GSE FTW  |
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Jan 30, 2011 22:17:38 GMT
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Jan 31, 2011 11:09:18 GMT
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Jan 31, 2011 14:01:35 GMT
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O gotta say i was gonna post up the same thread, my uncle had a monza gse in black for 14 years he also had another monza for almost 20 years but that was also a 3 liter auto but cant remeber the trim spec, and before those he had a gold royale, now i would love a gold royale in gse spec that would be awesome!!!
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Jan 31, 2011 14:58:32 GMT
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A little contradictory to my somewhat conservative nature, but I believe OOOOOOOOOOOFFF is the appropriate term |
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Jan 31, 2011 21:55:16 GMT
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There are 2 Monzas that inspire me, Ians (bstrdchild) is one (lets face it, it's awesome) and Grahams (pictured above) is the other. The build and detail is epic and there isn't enough room here to list it or do it justice. |
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Jan 31, 2011 22:59:33 GMT
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There are 2 Monzas that inspire me, Ians (bstrdchild) is one (lets face it, it's awesome) and Grahams (pictured above) is the other. The build and detail is epic and there isn't enough room here to list it or do it justice. I was going to post a link to the build thread on TWOMAS but there are an awful lot of broken picture links - but in summary it's been off the road since before SORN started and he has put a heck of a lot of work into it. But a link to TWOMAS might be in line as whilst it has a slow pace compared to here it's a Monza/Royale relevant resource www.twomas.co.uk/phpbb3/index.php |
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Heres my old Monza  only had it a short time, 4 speed manual box meant it was reving hard on at 70 so it drank fuel (about 22 MPG on a steady run and I did 500 miles a week  ) so it had to go after a couple of months  I got it as my dad had a couple of GSE (2nd one was a white manual that had a subtle lowering, Italian stainless system and a brand new set of 17" A Borbet A's) Always wanted to drop it over some american racing 5 spokes  |
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What PCD are these alot od the pics seem to have BMW wheels on, would love a Monza but all the ones I have looked at were dogs.
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they are 5x120 It is hard to find a good one, my dad got pretty lucky with his 2 (although the 1st he brought 18-20 years ago so it had had a lot less time to rot  ) but mine was pretty grotty (although the sills and innerwings where pretty good on it) |
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This one has so much want it hurts  |
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Apr 13, 2011 14:45:46 GMT
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A car I'd almost forgotten about. The coupe version is rather tasty. Don't know anything about them though. Paul H I've owned mine for 22 years and although mines not done too many miles in the last few it's a car that always looks good and rare enough for people to wonder waht it is.   |
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Apr 13, 2011 15:06:20 GMT
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one of the best cars ive ever had a 3.0 gse monza wish i still had mine
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Apr 13, 2011 18:01:37 GMT
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A car I'd almost forgotten about. The coupe version is rather tasty. Don't know anything about them though. Paul H I've owned mine for 22 years and although mines not done too many miles in the last few it's a car that always looks good and rare enough for people to wonder waht it is. Graaaaaaahhhhhaaaaaammmmmm. Hello. ;D My six week plan fell through and I just hauled mine out of storage today. Looking rather sad though. |
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) so it had to go after a couple of months 
) but mine was pretty grotty (although the sills and innerwings where pretty good on it)