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Originally Posted by chunterer
Group A Opel Monza - BTCC 1983?
CC26 OR 27?
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The GMDS Group A Monza ended up as a Thundersaloon, first in original 3-litre form, then later with a 5-litre Chevy V8.
It was being advertised for sale in Autosport in the mid/late 80's by Joe Ward:.
'Opel Monza Thundersaloon
Ex-Lanfranchi GpA car modified to accept 5.0 litre Chevrolet V8 or original GpA 3.0 litre. Eligible Thundersaloons, Special Saloons or Mod saloons. For sale as rolling chassis + 12 wheels, tyres and spares. Price £8K. Two original Gp A engines, £3K (pair)
A pic of the car in an Oulton Thundersaloon race on the Autosport forum recently showed it little-changed externally from Group A spec
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...9_481427_n.jpg
(Photo copyright Phil Rainford)
As a comparison, Lanfranchi at the 1983 TT
http://www.racingsportscars.com/etcc...-09-11-038.jpg