My new toy :-)
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My new toy :-)
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
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
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cool
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Not bad & it's got a redtop next best thing to a GSI
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i like it
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i do have a soft spot for these, not a fan of the wheels though
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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..
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..
Previous:
China Blue 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier L 18SV
Kings Blue 1992 Vauxhall Cavalier LSi Auto C18NZ
Smoke Grey 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier V6 C25XE
Am I a light sleeper or a heavy sleeper? Well that depends on how much I've had to drink...
China Blue 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier L 18SV
Kings Blue 1992 Vauxhall Cavalier LSi Auto C18NZ
Smoke Grey 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier V6 C25XE
Am I a light sleeper or a heavy sleeper? Well that depends on how much I've had to drink...
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Nice.......Another Vauxhall saved then, these Calibras in good condition are getting rare now and as Andrei put you dont see many about now..
Free Parking is a bonus, leaving my Cav in a carbon dust filled carpark is not.....
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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 !
Finding the centre caps fir my wheels is no 1 priority lol !
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I like it john
wheels suit it to imo
is she a dtm model?
wheels suit it to imo
is she a dtm model?
My valver brings all the boys to the yard, dam right its cammed and carbed, dam right it pops and farts, I would show you but the fuker won't start!
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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 )
The wheels will look better once a find the centre caps ( wherever the feck they are ?! Lol )
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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.
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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
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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 .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.
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
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Exactly ! Hairibo , especially with the redtop fitted too ! It does shift but its not as fast as my gsi ( yet )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
( I'm googling BBS alloys as I write this lol )
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Agree with above sentiments, callys do look very nice.
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Ive got a set of those forsale, dan richards is supposed to be having them,John Owens wrote:Exactly ! Hairibo , especially with the redtop fitted too ! It does shift but its not as fast as my gsi ( yet )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
( I'm googling BBS alloys as I write this lol )
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Looks good in the metal.
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Dan Richards? ooer...Envoy CDX wrote:Looks good in the metal.
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Least it's got a cracking engine John lol
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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
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Thanks GaryEnvoy CDX wrote:Looks good in the metal.
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Eh?humbucker wrote:Dan Richards? ooer...Envoy CDX wrote:Looks good in the metal.