Monaro LHD from Germany
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Hello,
My name is Matthias and i come from Germany. I am the owner of a Holden Monaro CV8 from 2003.
I bought the Monaro in Switzerland in 2017 and exported it to Germany. The best thing about the Monaro is that it is a left-hand drive vehicle !!!
The Monaro has the LS1 5.7 engine and an automatic transmission. The mileage was approximately 20,000 km. The seats and the rear seat are from the Vauxhall Monaro VXR. 3-piece Schmidt VN Line rims, front 9x19 with 225/35/19 and rear 10.5x19 with 265/30/19.
I converted this winter to the big brake and also installed a Pedders coilover. The Monaro has a seasonal license plate, which means that the car can be driven from April 1st to October 31st. The day after tomorrow it can start again if the weather is right ...
Have a nice day
My name is Matthias and i come from Germany. I am the owner of a Holden Monaro CV8 from 2003.
I bought the Monaro in Switzerland in 2017 and exported it to Germany. The best thing about the Monaro is that it is a left-hand drive vehicle !!!
The Monaro has the LS1 5.7 engine and an automatic transmission. The mileage was approximately 20,000 km. The seats and the rear seat are from the Vauxhall Monaro VXR. 3-piece Schmidt VN Line rims, front 9x19 with 225/35/19 and rear 10.5x19 with 265/30/19.
I converted this winter to the big brake and also installed a Pedders coilover. The Monaro has a seasonal license plate, which means that the car can be driven from April 1st to October 31st. The day after tomorrow it can start again if the weather is right ...
Have a nice day
Welcome, that's a lovely looking Monaro you have, those wheels suit the car very well.
So we have a recent owner from Austria and now from Germany, they seem to appearing all over Europe these days!!
Is that a gulf specification car? As far as I'm aware the Monaro was only sold in left hand drive in both America and the Middle East, that must make your car a very rare sight indeed.
Keep us updated with your progress.
John
So we have a recent owner from Austria and now from Germany, they seem to appearing all over Europe these days!!
Is that a gulf specification car? As far as I'm aware the Monaro was only sold in left hand drive in both America and the Middle East, that must make your car a very rare sight indeed.
Keep us updated with your progress.
John
Hi,
the car was built in februar 2003, long time before Pontiac GTO and Chevrolet Lumina SS.
Yes, the car should be delivered to the Middle East, why it never got there ... I have no information.
The car was delivered to the Bitter company in Germany with a few other Monaros. A Monaro was converted to the "Bitter CD02".
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_Automobile#Bi...
My Monaro was 2010 legalized for the street in Germany.
I have enough air on the front wheels. The rear rims were 10.5x19 et29 and they were in contact with the arches. Since they are 3-piece rims, I have converted them.
regards
the car was built in februar 2003, long time before Pontiac GTO and Chevrolet Lumina SS.
Yes, the car should be delivered to the Middle East, why it never got there ... I have no information.
The car was delivered to the Bitter company in Germany with a few other Monaros. A Monaro was converted to the "Bitter CD02".
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_Automobile#Bi...
My Monaro was 2010 legalized for the street in Germany.
I have enough air on the front wheels. The rear rims were 10.5x19 et29 and they were in contact with the arches. Since they are 3-piece rims, I have converted them.
regards
I'd heard of Bitter cars a couple of years when CCA had a few of the 1970s ones appear at auctions in 2018 but they didn't reserve. Basically Opel Senator running gear This one sold in 2019:
https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/1985-bitter-3...
Congratulations on a nice looking car! Seems to have different climate control dials up above the stereo. UK models are push button.
https://www.classiccarauctions.co.uk/1985-bitter-3...
Congratulations on a nice looking car! Seems to have different climate control dials up above the stereo. UK models are push button.
The reasons for a "seasonal plate". I will not ride on ice and snow. I haven't done that in years.
I can work on my car in winter, it has been my hobby for over 30 years.
I worked on a lot of old Opel cars before I bought the Monaro. Manta B, Senator B and Omega A.
.....you can also save taxes and insurance.
regards
I can work on my car in winter, it has been my hobby for over 30 years.
I worked on a lot of old Opel cars before I bought the Monaro. Manta B, Senator B and Omega A.
.....you can also save taxes and insurance.
regards
RSTurboPaul said:
That is understandable - I would not like to drive a powerful RWD car on snow and ice, even with Winter tyres!
Fun fact, in my Monaro's owners manual, it says on page 132, I quote: 'The fitting of winter tires to your Monaro is not recommended.' Which I find hilariously funny On the same page it also says 'Use of snow chains is not permitted.' btw. Which totally makes sense given the relatively tight wheel gaps of our cars.
Null.Performance said:
Fun fact, in my Monaro's owners manual, it says on page 132, I quote: 'The fitting of winter tires to your Monaro is not recommended.' Which I find hilariously funny
On the same page it also says 'Use of snow chains is not permitted.' btw. Which totally makes sense given the relatively tight wheel gaps of our cars.
We do have snow, down here in Southern Austria! On the same page it also says 'Use of snow chains is not permitted.' btw. Which totally makes sense given the relatively tight wheel gaps of our cars.
Obviously not as much as the Austria in the Northern hemisphere! Winter tyres, don't think we have those.....only summer tyres,
and rainy tyres if you live in Sydney! 
The Middle East cars were badged as Chevrolet Lumina SS Coupe so I wonder if yours was rebadged as a Monaro at some point after it got to Europe.
As far as I know Bitter never made any production Monaro based coupes so it is unlikely it was destined for that, unless they had unconverted stock they sold off when the stopped the program.
As far as I know Bitter never made any production Monaro based coupes so it is unlikely it was destined for that, unless they had unconverted stock they sold off when the stopped the program.
berliner said:
Lumina was only built in 2004. I have the information from the BITTER Club, one car was converted from Monaro to Bitter CD02.
You can see the dashboard, it's a little detail, it's from Monaro no Pontiac GTO.
The silver car was later painted red.
Ah right, so your car was bought by Bitter and intended to be converted?You can see the dashboard, it's a little detail, it's from Monaro no Pontiac GTO.
The silver car was later painted red.
There were never any production LHD Monaros, all the LHD export cars were either Pontiacs or Chevrolets (Lumina exports started in 2003 btw).
So if your car was built as a LHD Monaro then it is maybe the only one that exists.
It would be worth contacting Holden for more information - their customer services department should be able to supply you the history of the car.
Or put the last six numbers from the VIN on here and someone might be able to dig something up.
It was likely built to US spec, that was the only other official market aside from the UK and the only one that had LHD as far as i'm aware. The dials, air con controls, auto box are all US spec. That said it's not hard to change it to a Monaro if someone wanted. it's basically just badges
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