Who needs an Opel GT?

Discussion in 'Cars and Parts For Sale Leads' started by 12lives, Sep 20, 2022.

  1. GSX 554

    GSX 554 Gold Level Contributor

    I was thinking of a 455 . But I always wanted to put one of those in a Volvo SW
     
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  2. Nailhead

    Nailhead Gold Level Contributor

    There was an Opel GT with a 426 at Maple Grove some years back. Rear tires were so wide they almost touched. Rolled it coming off the start so never saw what it could do.
     
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  3. Jr'sreatta

    Jr'sreatta Well-Known Member

    yes on 215
     
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  4. philbquick

    philbquick Founders Club Member

    That's the irony of it, I wonder where the other 30% went? I lived 5 miles from Opels main assembly plant in Rüsselsheim from 76 to 78 and never saw an Opel GT other than my friends, which is why it gathered a crowd everywhere it went. In the USA they offered 2 engines: 1.1 liter with 2 carbs (I had a friend in the US who had one) and the 1.9 liter with one 2 barrel. The Opel employees at Rüsselsheim thought the Americans must be terrible driver since they needed such big bumpers (74 and 75). I had a 71 Opel Rekord in Germany I bought from a German girl (interesting test drive). When I got back to the states I bought a 75 Opel 1900 sedan (same platform as the Manta) which had Bosch injection. They lost their ass on that car. The 76 Opels were made by Isuzu.
     
  5. 12lives

    12lives Control the controllable, let the rest go

    Wasn't there one at the Nat's with a GN engine in it?
     
  6. 66electrafied

    66electrafied Just tossing in my nickel's worth

    That wouldn't be a bad one to try; - it might be a bit wide though, which is why I thought Nailhead. However, the weight to power factor would be better, the car would probably handle like a dream. It would probably be more reliable than the 4 cylinder Opel "Klapperkasten" they would have thrown in there, which is the same engine (if I'm not mistaken) that wound up in the Vega.
     
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  7. JESUPERCAT

    JESUPERCAT No Slow Boat

    John Schmidt has a v6 powered Opel GT that he has had for years.
     
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  8. 12lives

    12lives Control the controllable, let the rest go

    John Schmidt - that's who I was thinking of!
     
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