Opel Monza GSE (1986) – Enthusiast Wanted

Those who have some knowledge of license plates will immediately see a reason to leave it at the sight of this Opel Monza. The copies of the offered car are completely black and yellow, which means that it has not been on the road for more than twenty years. A valid MOT is required for this, which you will not get with such a license plate. Since February 2000, a license plate with a blue square and the letters ‘NL’ in it is mandatory.

The offered Opel Monza has therefore stood still for at least almost 23 years and it does not get any better. Nevertheless, we can largely remove that reason not to buy the car, because the provider indicates that he has technically prepared the Opel completely. Under the hood we see some shiny hose clamps, which indicates that the necessary rubber lines have been checked and / or replaced. If you are interested in this classic, ask what exactly has been done to it. You should know that for the asking price of €14,950.

History

The earlier history of the Opel is well documented. Until recently it was in the possession of the second owner. He bought the Monza in 1989 as a young used occasion and stored it in his or her garage when the car had a total of more than 119,000 kilometers on its counter. A lease car made the Monza superfluous. All garage bills, which were paid with guilders, have been neatly preserved. Partly because of this, the Opel is for sale including NAP label, which guarantees the mileage.

If you are now convinced of the solid history, you can start to take a good look at the car with confidence. After all, you will not soon find an Opel like this again. The Monza was built from 1977 to 1986, so this is one of the last years of construction. In addition, it is a GSE, so the most luxurious and most powerful version. That means that you will find Recaro sports seats with a typical 80s upholstery on the inside. Opel further equipped the GSE with an on-board computer and a state-of-the-art digital instrumentation at the time.

You will certainly not find this digital instrumentation in every Monza.

The last year of construction

Also under the hood, the Monza was fitted with Opel’s most modern technologies during the last year of construction. The longitudinally placed 3-liter six-cylinder now had injection and thus kicked it up to 179 hp. In combination with a car weight of about 1,400 kg and an old-fashioned automatic transmission, the Monza is certainly not a stripper. But who makes you what?

From the outside, the coupé – which only had such a spoiler if GSE – fits perfectly with the time from which it dates. The white-black combination makes him a bit wrong, but we immediately forgive the Monza in view of its age. The star-shaped wheels with light-coloured trim, the characteristic B-pillar and the GSE designations all around make up for it. In fact, they finish him off. Do not you think so?