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I'd say the steel generally seems stronger on them too, i think the paint process would be roughly the same due to GM's massive structure and for continuity - but the sources of steel could be vastly different depending on market conditions at the time, but apart from steel they just seem a bit better put together than the Luton ones.

Hi topcoat nice to have you on board, hopefully the fair number of j-cars on the site will keep you youthful for some time to come ;D ;D

my yellow cav is body coloured slam computer chitty dated 11/81

the kits were imported to bolster numbers, the belgium shells are mainly the earlier ones, and the steel grade does seem to be better, but also early cavs dont have the propensity for their dashes to sink from the windscreen and go tto flimsy cardboar like the later ones do. It's not just SR's its all cavs except the estate which were not available in europe. Unless anyone has an estate made in belgium i dont know about?

The green 130, was it in metallic green and ended up on ebay recently with a valver in it?

what do you mean out the country mate? There is a spreadsheet you can download on the front of the site, also @ bigtoe - there was no official numbering of these cars, just a batch quantity.

Thats a lovely car mate, congrats for keeping her on the road for so long! ;D

Yup thats a well substantiated theory, which i think i coined about 3 years ago on teh first forum, then someone esle said it, then someone else, funny how things become well known after a fashion! Personally id like to see some pics, becuase it might not look as bad as it sounds, and definetly get a second opinion If your doubting anything at all.

my 130 is always good for a laugh too!

That or there were like a million replicas!

this figure includes many in scrapyards, and in complete states in peoples back gardens etc.. The figure of "Original" condition calibres will be MASSIVELY lower than this, circa 10-20 if you lucky! Mark J's figure of 40 in average or better condition is probably about right, with about another 30 to40 in bad condition. the cars are mainly, good condition and modded, or standard condition and in a terrible state. Time to get any on you find and spend money on it! Dont forget there are more Calibre kits out there and Calibres s the kit for the saloon was available on special order from Irmscher. This is where they will finally really start to appreciate, so we need to keep asmany of them n the road as possible.

we are jsut about to launch a new online database, until then if you forward me the details i will do some digging for you mate.

leave it alone mark. at least until the summer!

The 25th event comming up in May that Dougie has been organising is the first sole model generation event htat you could take all 3 of your cavs to! ;D

yeah well you knew what i meant - all the practicality of a hatch with coupe looks. drooool. RHD conversion valver and keep the air con in it. that would be my perfect company car!

Hello Rodrigo! We quite often get people from www.monzaclube.com over her to say hello! 8) I think your 2 Door Hatchbacks are amazing over there - and one day, I'll get one! Make yourself at home and if you have any questions feel free to send me a PM or email. If you know any people selling new body panels it would be great do. Perhaps you could get a link to this website on www.monzaclube.com and we will link to you here from now on?! ;D Welcome!

what about the video of an 85 SRi hatchback which jumps all the other cars of the 80s in the video section?