I am 77 years old. I used to be 6' 2", but with age and arthritis I am now 6' even. I had a red 1970 Opel GT with a 4 speed transmission. I really liked the car and it was a lot of fun to drive. Once a cocker spaniel ran out into the highway in front of me and I hit it in the front right fender, putting a good size dent right where the headlight pod rests when they were not popped up. Sadly, the dog died. I had to get some body work done so that I could get the headlights to roll up for night driving. I am now a subscriber.
A great car, owned a red one, 4 speed, from 1987 to 1997. I was in the Air Force and stationed in Minot N.D. and put a spare battery under the hood, block heater and battery wrap in it to keep it from freezing. Ran a lot better in the cold than in the summer here in Southern California.
@autohunter cinema -- 1,1L GT was not avail for USA, only Europe was small eng standard. USA was 1,9L standard. all early Opels were sold at Buick dealers. Two of my relatives bought them new, one green + one orange.
It might be possible to swap the engine with another more recent Opel, the Calibra, then you'd have the choice between the 2L naturally aspirated engine (between 115 and 150 hp) and the 2L turbo engine (200 hp). For the understeering problem it's also due to the fact US versions GT didn't have the anti-roll bars the European version had. Modern tires can also reduce the underteering problem.
Car looks fantastic. Odd they have the 2 different red brake lights. Reproduction lenses are now easy to find. The passenger side has the white center reverse light and driver side doesn't . The light below the license plate is the reverse light. License lights are at the ends of the bumpers. Also the driver side amber front marker light at 0:15 looks a little sun bleached.
I LOVED "GET SMART" RED OPEL GT as a kid. You didnt say anything about the turbo, obvious from the raised dentation in the hood. German engineered for GM sales here, that was very cheap in price vs Corvette or other Euro/Japanese cars. Volkswagon was selling around $3,500 as the protectionist/ import duties (which was substituded with EPA CALF. STANDARDS for imports) made i.ports a tad more expensive. Karman Gia was a Volkwagon competitor to the Opel GT in the MUSCLE CAR ERA.
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Because the lights were not vacuum operated like you would think - these babies were cable operated and took a mighty arm indeed to roll them over. In fact I bet some of the old GT's, I had a 1970, are now daylight-only use because either the owner is now too old to operate the lights or the lights are simply stuck in place.
It's tiny 😊 67hp through skinny tyres and auto slushbox, assuming it could get to 60mph, timed with a calendar not a stopwatch. Great for your 16yo first car, all cred, no speed
It speaks volumes to how well they were made that I have probably only seen one in the road in the last decade. And I live in Colorado where we use mag instead of salt.
yes,you are right but in Bosnia 🇧🇦 there is just 4 as I know, and 1 of that 4 is mine, imagine that trying to build. BTW I don't have transmission,engine,nothing in interior just speed clock. 😅😂
I don’t know about coolest, but the sound they make is absolutely the most satisfying of all sounds man has ever made.
I am 77 years old. I used to be 6' 2", but with age and arthritis I am now 6' even. I had a red 1970 Opel GT with a 4 speed transmission. I really liked the car and it was a lot of fun to drive. Once a cocker spaniel ran out into the highway in front of me and I hit it in the front right fender, putting a good size dent right where the headlight pod rests when they were not popped up. Sadly, the dog died. I had to get some body work done so that I could get the headlights to roll up for night driving. I am now a subscriber.
A great car, owned a red one, 4 speed, from 1987 to 1997. I was in the Air Force and stationed in Minot N.D. and put a spare battery under the hood, block heater and battery wrap in it to keep it from freezing. Ran a lot better in the cold than in the summer here in Southern California.
Remember Opel, GT ‘s when I was a kid growing up .They really rusted in the middle Atlantic states. General motors should bring this car back .
Err.... GM doesn't own Opel/Vauxhall anymore, it's owned by Stellantis now (the duo of FCA (Fiat-Chrysler) and PSA (Peugeot-Citroen))
We had a gold '69. My favorite car of all time.
@autohunter cinema -- 1,1L GT was not avail for USA, only Europe was small eng standard. USA was 1,9L standard. all early Opels were sold at Buick dealers. Two of my relatives bought them new, one green + one orange.
THanks for the info!
1.1 GTs were available in the US but sold poorly and were dropped in 1970. I have a friend with a restored 1.1 GT.
WRONG. 1.1L was available in 1969 and 1970. It wasnt popular and wasnt popular in Europe either. But they are around.. About 1000 were made total.
I am pretty sure a friend of mine had one with the 1.1 engine.
It might be possible to swap the engine with another more recent Opel, the Calibra, then you'd have the choice between the 2L naturally aspirated engine (between 115 and 150 hp) and the 2L turbo engine (200 hp). For the understeering problem it's also due to the fact US versions GT didn't have the anti-roll bars the European version had. Modern tires can also reduce the underteering problem.
Best to swap a 2.4L Opel CIH from a Frontera into it.
Car looks fantastic. Odd they have the 2 different red brake lights. Reproduction lenses are now easy to find. The passenger side has the white center reverse light and driver side doesn't . The light below the license plate is the reverse light. License lights are at the ends of the bumpers. Also the driver side amber front marker light at 0:15 looks a little sun bleached.
yes exact
a friend of mine had 1 he tubbed out the rear & dropped a blown stroker (512 ci), that car was fun as hell
sorry my fone wont let me post a pic of it
So you mention how cool the hidden headlights are but don't show em.
that's a problem area for the GT. Once the mechanism or wiring broke many owners were forced to decide whether it was worth fixing.
I LOVED "GET SMART" RED OPEL GT as a kid.
You didnt say anything about the turbo, obvious from the raised dentation in the hood.
German engineered for GM sales here, that was very cheap in price vs Corvette or other Euro/Japanese cars.
Volkswagon was selling around $3,500 as the protectionist/ import duties (which was substituded with EPA CALF. STANDARDS for imports) made i.ports a tad more expensive.
Karman Gia was a Volkwagon competitor to the Opel GT in the MUSCLE CAR ERA.
The headlights they called" Jenny's"
Cause they rolled over nice.
I like "Jennys."
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i have one 1900GT/AL and he have the dark blue color , i love so mutch the light blue
Thank you! Unfortunately I am not sure of the color name.
@@autohuntercinema oh no :( but thx u
The dark blue was called Strato Blue, that’s what my ‘69 was. Beautiful color.
You needed to show the head lights turning
Exactly. Fail.
The GT came with 165cm tires, not 185.
Looks like my old car.
I have one im working to restore
Do the very cool headlights work? Why not show them in action?
Because the lights were not vacuum operated like you would think - these babies were cable operated and took a mighty arm indeed to roll them over. In fact I bet some of the old GT's, I had a 1970, are now daylight-only use because either the owner is now too old to operate the lights or the lights are simply stuck in place.
A 10 year old could crank them headlights over when they worked correctly.@@AirLanMan
They arent really rare. I just saw a nice one for like 9k on fb
Found a guy selling one for $2,500
It's tiny 😊 67hp through skinny tyres and auto slushbox, assuming it could get to 60mph, timed with a calendar not a stopwatch. Great for your 16yo first car, all cred, no speed
Rare? They made more than 100000 of them and 60% were exported to America.
Its just not something you see very often! Production aside, cheaper cars tend to not get cared for.
It speaks volumes to how well they were made that I have probably only seen one in the road in the last decade. And I live in Colorado where we use mag instead of salt.
yes,you are right but in Bosnia 🇧🇦 there is just 4 as I know, and 1 of that 4 is mine, imagine that trying to build.
BTW I don't have transmission,engine,nothing in interior just speed clock.
😅😂
70%!