My Ex-Military Police Montego

[Ed]

Wow thats looks wicked! and not a piece of "Orange-Peel" (rust) lol

BTW are those rear reading lights standard on late saloons, or were they an option?

Well its not totally mint, there are a few sprinkles of minor surface rust to attend to but nothing major.

The rear reading lights are an MOD fitment, not a Rover fitment. Rather odd aren't they! :laugh:

Just so you all know, L655 failed her MOT today on a rear wheel bearing and weak hand break so nothing too major considering she has been off the road since 2002. I'll get this work done over the weekend, then she'll be back in for retest.

[monty_estates]

Ed,
Something I noticed when I looked at it was the small amounts of rust at the bottom corners of the rear screen. Just check inside the boot at the underside as on the offside it seemed to be rusty on the inside too, and you may want to attend to this.

Tomorrow I finally get a Monty that I have always wanted..... a 1.3... and further more, it already has updates that I would have done myself... a Rev Counter and 5 sped box....

[Austin-Rover]

Tomorrow I finally get a Monty that I have always wanted..... a 1.3... and further more, it already has updates that I would have done myself... a Rev Counter and 5 sped box....

The 5 speed box was there from new, someone had the foresight to select it from the very small options list.

...and for the sake of one extra wire, it would have been rude not to have a rev counter!

Ed: Re: rust around the rear screen, you don't need me to tell you its a pain if they start rotting here...hopefully it will only be light scabbing that can be attended to easily. Going off the rest of the car that is hopefully the case.

[monty_estates]

I thought that might have been the case...... I'm looking forward to getting the paint all one shade. Looks like my mechanic will be busy, i've just taken on a 19 year old Nissan Sunny..... Laugh you may, but my nan bought it new in 1987, then it was sold to her long term lodger on 2002.
I'm restoring it now, but feel its worth while as it was a rare 1.6 SGX model with PAS, electric everything, and nice trim. It was an Auto, but a manual box is going in from an SGX donar car i found on eBay!! The paint on this will be done before the Monty, but luckily the lack of rust mean my mechanic mate will respray it in twopack for less than £300

Next year, when it's 20 I will be taking my nan to Germany in it to see her family, which is were alot of my child hood memories come from in that car....I also lernt to drive in it.... Oh, and I chose the colour wen she first bought it... i was 10.

[Guest]

R.I.P EX MOD MONTY.

[Guest]

Sorry to hear the news AL.

[Maria]

Jeeeez!! What happened???

[Beaker]

Someone stole it and burnt it out...

[EVO AL]

Yeah.... I'm Really gutted still.... It had full MG turbo Interior, Lowered springs,
Stereo new speakers, and my skateboard was in the boot..!!!

[mgdavid]

....and a set of my MGF alloys with my old sprint 'wets' on it

[monty_estates]

Al,

Sorry to hear that... I didn't realize you had bought it.