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Old 20 Apr 2006, 18:55 (Ref:1590032)   #26
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A friend of mine has a VERY old 1988 Chevy Monza (which was sold as an Opel Kaddet in Europe if I'm not mistaken). The starter motor fails from time to time and he's left stranded as it is the automatic version so there's no chance of starting it up by pushing it. Of course, what else could you expect out of a 18 year old car?
Monza is totally different from the Kadett, I know i raced one for my troubles, a V8 Spyder (best forgotten about). It is actually a Chevy Vega chassis. The V8 is so cramped under the bonnet that the starter is probably suffering from heat sink.
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Old 20 Apr 2006, 19:04 (Ref:1590051)   #27
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Monza is totally different from the Kadett, I know i raced one for my troubles, a V8 Spyder (best forgotten about). It is actually a Chevy Vega chassis. The V8 is so cramped under the bonnet that the starter is probably suffering from heat sink.
I think the "Monza" brand was used by GM for a wide variety of cars. I recall travelling to mexico and seeing the Opel Corsa as a Chevy Monza. Anyway, this is what a Chevy Monza is over here:

http://www.tucarro.com.co/indices/ca...let-monza.html
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Old 20 Apr 2006, 19:17 (Ref:1590064)   #28
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Now thats a Cavalier over here, lot bigger than a Kadett.
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Old 20 Apr 2006, 19:35 (Ref:1590082)   #29
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Here is my Monza, parked up against the tyre wall at Mallory park hairpin, not one of my most successful race cars in fact on reflection I think most of them have been like that, must be me:-(. Could have been good if the chassis had not been bent!
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Ha! Just a bit different than the Monzas over here. The top of the line had a 4 cylinder 2L engine which developed just under 100HP....not very sporty indeed.
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Here is my Monza, parked up against the tyre wall at Mallory park hairpin,
ah, to save fuel?
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Old 20 Apr 2006, 21:19 (Ref:1590210)   #32
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No the on/off system failed (I think).
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Now thats a Cavalier over here, lot bigger than a Kadett.
'twas a Cavelier here in the US as well.
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Staying off-topic somewhat, this is a proper Monza...

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