Minty Muller

Hello all, As per usual, Derek Thompson at GM6 Spares, is organising his annual ‘Family Fun Weekend’ in & around Penzance, Cornwall over the late-May Bank Holiday - 24th-27th May 2024. I’d like to cordially invite any of you guys & gals who’d like to attend, to join us in the fun, p*ss taking, wind-up’s and general joviality that ensues! We seriously have a great time - with organised and ad-hoc runs out, meals, BBQ’s and a fantastic treasure-hunt each year…you can join-in with as much or as little as you like - there’s no pressure to do anything! If your interest in coming with us, send me a message and I’ll add you to our group list. We also invite the Opel Manta Owners Club, The Carlton/ Omega Club and the Cavalier & Chevette Club, so you’d be in great company! Guy.

I’m taking both my Cavalier and my Monza, which will be on the Autobahnstormers stand… Luckily for me, I only live ten minutes down the road!

I’ll be there in my Estate!

Chrome handles! - weren’t they CD-only?…probably made from ‘unobtainium’ now!

Cheers mate! It’ll look great with the boys 80’s Raleigh Burners next to it at a show somewhere, sometime soon!

Hello all - progress update time… Well, the Estate has all been stripped, all the rusty-bits cut out (very few actually) and all the welding’s been done… She went in to have both her sides and tailgate painted, but leaving the original roof & bonnet…and this is where we hit a major snag - it was all suitably masked-up and painted, only to find that the ‘Parchment’ paint ordered and applied, didn’t dry Parchment, but more like a pale Jamaica Yellow!!! Now, at this point I had to make an executive decision - do it all over again, or do it all over…So she’s now yellow!!! I’ve now decided to have a bit of tasteful fun and do a few retro 80’s mods, using the 20-minute rule…ie: return each change to standard in 20-minutes… My boys & I decided to fully embrace the Cool, ‘slightly boy’ed-up’ Dads Car from the mid-late 80’s look… Not the best photos inside the workshop, but here’s the result…I hope it’s OK - AndyF is driving her down to Cornwall & back in a couple of weeks! I’ve still got some new chrome trim to fit into the bumpers etc, she’s had a 5sp-box fitted and a newly leather-wrapped early SRi Steering Wheel & Rev-Counter Clocks added, along with some discreet ‘S’ badges like my Series-1 Monza… Over to you!

Excellent - We have a Manta Owners Club member joining us now too!…their coming down from Leicestershire. Come-on Cavalier peeps - we’d love to have you with us!

Hello all, If anyone is still possibly thinking of joining us in Cornwall, I’ve just had an update of confirmed attendee’s so-far… At the minute, we have: 10x Monza’s, 1x Royale Coupe’, 1x Senator, 1x Monaro & 1x Cavalier Estate coming down… If any of you fellow Mk2 owners can join us, please do - it’d be really great to see you! The Opel Manta Owners Club & the Cavalier & Chevette Club have also been invited, but without any interest so far.

No problem Greg - I understand… I have twin-boys and a younger-son too, so oh-very aware just how awkward these things can be! We’ll be doing the West Coast Steam Railway as a group on the way home on the Monday morning, if they’d fancy that? Here’s a QR Code to our ‘Cornwall Weekend’ WhatsApp group if anyone’s interested in coming along or wishes to ask any questions… Guy.

Hi Greg, We’ve still got time sir…maybe you could get one of yours useable by then?…it really would be lovely to see you there fella! My blue ‘S-Pack’ Monza (Bluebell) is all up & together mate - it’s my Anthracite GSE I’m still working on, so I’ll be using Bluebell for the 320-mile journey down to the Cornwall weekend and Andy will be in Myrtle, my Cav Estate. It’d be great if you and any other club members could join us down there sir - ‘Back to the 80’s’ in style!!! Best Wishes mate… Guy.

PS - I meant to add that fellow Cav-Club Member, Andy Findlay is also coming down from the north of Scotland to join us in Cornwall… I believe he’s flying down to East Midlands Airport and I’ve offered him the use of my Cav Estate to have/ drive down for the weekends fun! If anyone else fancies joining us, just send me a line and I’ll add you to the list! Guy.

Hiya Dave! Sorry for my delay in responding sir - I’ve been rather snowed-under over the last couple of weeks! That sounds absolutely spot-on mate - any of the cars would fit-in just fine…I must say though - if you chose the Monaro, you’d make one of our guys - Andy, very happy too…he wouldn’t feel lonely then! You’d be made to feel most welcome mate - the majority of us are from further ‘up-country’ and staying at the Hayle Premier Inn for the weekend. Send me a quick PM with your mobile number and I’ll add you to our WhatsApp group sir! (PS - Here are some of our Monza’s and Andy’s Monaro, when we had a ride-out last year…)

Looks like she’ll be a cracker once she’s done fella - excellent find sir! I have a Series-1 Monza ‘S’ in Aquamarine-Blue and it’s a glorious colour when it’s clean, with the sunshine glinting on it!!!

Hi Brian & welcome, from one newbie to another… Your car looks lovely mate - mine’s an ‘84 1600 ‘L’ Estate in Parchment (Beige!). Enjoy your new toy sir! Kindest Regards, Guy.

Very kind of you and thanks for the warm welcome!