My new toy :-)

John Owens · Post by **John Owens** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 9:00 pm

With the cav GSI off the road for the foreseeable future , I thought it was time to get back behind the wheel of a griffin today so here she is :

Full years ticket as of today , 6 months road tax & a fully rebuilt redtop dropped in that's only done 900 miles since it was recond . Drives like a dream

terkin · Post by **terkin** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 10:02 pm

cool

Post by **iangsi** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 10:03 pm

Not bad & it's got a redtop next best thing to a GSI

Stoater85 · Post by **Stoater85** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 10:37 pm

i like it

Chip Pan Dan · Post by **Chip Pan Dan** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 11:52 pm

i do have a soft spot for these, not a fan of the wheels though

Cavalier342 · Post by **Cavalier342** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 12:00 am

Well it's a Vauxhall, that's the main thing

There is a red Calibra 4x4 around here locally, only down the road from me, other than that, I don't actually see any around any more..

Mikebmth · Post by **Mikebmth** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 12:02 pm

Nice.......Another Vauxhall saved then, these Calibras in good condition are getting rare now and as Andrei put you dont see many about now..

John Owens · Post by **John Owens** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 12:19 pm

Thanks guys for your comments . Yes , calibras are very thin on the ground these days unfortunately

. I've only drove it a few miles but I've noticed it gets loads of attention already lol . This car has to be one of the cleanest I've seen for years & tbh that's what swayed me onto buying it . I'm going to keep it pretty much standard but there is a couple of wee things I'm going to do to it so I can put my " stamp " on it lol .
Finding the centre caps fir my wheels is no 1 priority lol !

gsi pie · Post by **gsi pie** » Sat Jul 06, 2013 3:39 pm

I like it john

wheels suit it to imo

is she a dtm model?

John Owens · Post by **John Owens** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 12:31 pm

Cheers Si , it's just a normal 2.0 ecotec Cali mate ( well was lol )

.

The wheels will look better once a find the centre caps ( wherever the feck they are ?! Lol )

Post by **humbucker** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 12:32 pm

Looks lovely John, nice find. DTM stylee a gogo hehe! You only have to look at the side-on shot of the car to see how brilliant the design is. So influential too - not only the most aerodynamic production car in the world on its release, but without it there would be no Pug 406 Coupe or any of the other rip offs that followed. A real triumph for Wayne Cherry and co. Good work.

HAIRIBO · Post by **HAIRIBO** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 1:24 pm

get some 17" BBS on it from an astra edition and powercoat white!

. I do like a clean calibra. even tho ants of people on here hate them for some reason, 2 door pillarless doored coupe! what's not to like

John Owens · Post by **John Owens** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:48 pm

humbucker wrote:Looks lovely John, nice find. DTM stylee a gogo hehe! You only have to look at the side-on shot of the car to see how brilliant the design is. So influential too - not only the most aerodynamic production car in the world on its release, but without it there would be no Pug 406 Coupe or any of the other rip offs that followed. A real triumph for Wayne Cherry and co. Good work.

Yeah , I totally agree Dan ! The more I look at it the more I like it lol . My neighbour said that a bus driver stopped a double decker next to it to take a photo of it & apparently the bin men were all over it too ! Lol . I do remember though that back in the day there was a lot of negativity towards them , that's probably why I've never bothered with one up until now , but I have to say it drives perfect & I'm chuffed to bits with it . I went on a 60 mile round trip last night to buy some cross drilled rear brake discs for the gsi & there were some very twisty Ayrshire roads , it glided along them effortlessly & went exactly where you pointed it .
It does need a couple of wee things done ( usual sunroof probs & a couple of bits of paint tidied up ) then it'll be perfect

John Owens · Post by **John Owens** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:56 pm

HAIRIBO wrote:get some 17" BBS on it from an astra edition and powercoat white! . I do like a clean calibra. even tho ants of people on here hate them for some reason, 2 door pillarless doored coupe! what's not to like

Exactly ! Hairibo , especially with the redtop fitted too ! It does shift but its not as fast as my gsi ( yet )

( I'm googling BBS alloys as I write this lol )

Post by **Lowrider Dave** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 3:07 pm

Agree with above sentiments, callys do look very nice.

Gaz · Post by **Gaz** » Fri Jul 12, 2013 11:05 pm

John Owens wrote:
HAIRIBO wrote:get some 17" BBS on it from an astra edition and powercoat white! . I do like a clean calibra. even tho ants of people on here hate them for some reason, 2 door pillarless doored coupe! what's not to like
Exactly ! Hairibo , especially with the redtop fitted too ! It does shift but its not as fast as my gsi ( yet )

( I'm googling BBS alloys as I write this lol )

Ive got a set of those forsale, dan richards is supposed to be having them,

Post by **Envoy CDX** » Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:26 pm

Looks good in the metal.

Post by **humbucker** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 5:22 pm

Envoy CDX wrote:Looks good in the metal.

Dan Richards? ooer...

Deeksin · Post by **Deeksin** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:41 pm

Least it's got a cracking engine John lol

John Owens · Post by **John Owens** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:12 pm

Sure has Deek lol . It's just been fully recond . Not a single tap from cold when you start it - am not used to that lol

John Owens · Post by **John Owens** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:13 pm

Envoy CDX wrote:Looks good in the metal.

Thanks Gary

Post by **Envoy CDX** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:43 pm

humbucker wrote:
Envoy CDX wrote:Looks good in the metal.
Dan Richards? ooer...

Eh?

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