The little boogers would scat down the road for sure. I've also seen them with a pumped up 350 SBC, w/ powerglide for drag racing. They're freaking awesome 👍👍👍
The video suggesting that the GT was some sort of speed demon? If so, what a joke! I got my post-college lust for a "sports car" out of my system with a GT. Great looker by the standards of that day. Top speed - nothing special. Handling? A long wheelbase gave a smoother ride than many, but is also limited handling. Fast acceleration? Not hardly, video notwithstanding. Remember that at that time, Opel was owned by GM. The body was built in Germany to a psuedo-Corvette styling. The engine had a lot of torque, but its revs died above 4200 rpm, as the engine was designed and manufactured in Argentina to power tractors. That was put though an ordinary 4-speed transmission. Further, the fuel system was strangled by a primitive air injection process Opel added to US exports to meet air pollution requirements. Imagine what engineering Honda could have borrowed from its motorcycle department to power the GT. That might have been something special, which the GT decidedly was not. In its day, the primary competition was the MGB and Porsche 914, both of which came with their own sets of problems, so pricing and appearance made the GT a good seller. MIne? I unloaded it in my mid-30s when I put on enough weight so that climbing out of it became more work than it was worth.
Around that era, the best engine Honda had was in the S800. DOHC, inline 4, 800cc, ~70 hp. Crank used roller bearings. Personally, I want a GT to swap a Suzuki G13B into. 1.3L, DOHC, ~100 hp @ 6500. Also not hard to get it to wind out higher. All aluminum, so should help balance out the GT's frontal weight bias.
For a 60's car it was fast 120mph for the 90hp 1.9L. The Corvette C1 was internally called Project Opel, the reason why, no one has said it until now, possibly Opel designed it. The Opel GT Experimental project began before the Corvette C3, so the GT design came first. And Opel always had its legs cut off by GM, it forced it to make the GT as cheap as possible, it was supposed to be bigger and with an L6 engine or even the 5.4 V8 from Chevrolet used in the Opel Diplomat V8, but GM didn't allow it, this was so as not to cannibalise sales in the US, and there was no market for Europe. Years later Holden in Australia built the Monaro, in UK is rebranded Vauxhall VXR V8, in the US Pontiac GTO, this car is actually a two-door Opel Omega with the LS1 and LS2 engine, but ended up not being sold by Opel because GM didn't want to
Opel sport classics are soooo cool
The little boogers would scat down the road for sure. I've also seen them with a pumped up 350 SBC, w/ powerglide for drag racing. They're freaking awesome 👍👍👍
Not bad for 100hp
Thats the thing, it doesnt have that much horsepower but on the other hand it doesnt weigh jackshit neither
A little over 2000 lbs (940 kg).
My car ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
hows your experience with it
Heerlijk! Echt waar ie voor gemaakt is. Lekker bochtige landweggetjes.
Fast enough to get a speeding ticket 😉
Wow that’s great for 100hp
Wow! Those cars must be going at least 60mph!
Äger en Opel 1900 GT 1973
The video suggesting that the GT was some sort of speed demon? If so, what a joke! I got my post-college lust for a "sports car" out of my system with a GT. Great looker by the standards of that day. Top speed - nothing special. Handling? A long wheelbase gave a smoother ride than many, but is also limited handling. Fast acceleration? Not hardly, video notwithstanding. Remember that at that time, Opel was owned by GM. The body was built in Germany to a psuedo-Corvette styling. The engine had a lot of torque, but its revs died above 4200 rpm, as the engine was designed and manufactured in Argentina to power tractors. That was put though an ordinary 4-speed transmission. Further, the fuel system was strangled by a primitive air injection process Opel added to US exports to meet air pollution requirements. Imagine what engineering Honda could have borrowed from its motorcycle department to power the GT. That might have been something special, which the GT decidedly was not. In its day, the primary competition was the MGB and Porsche 914, both of which came with their own sets of problems, so pricing and appearance made the GT a good seller. MIne? I unloaded it in my mid-30s when I put on enough weight so that climbing out of it became more work than it was worth.
Around that era, the best engine Honda had was in the S800. DOHC, inline 4, 800cc, ~70 hp. Crank used roller bearings.
Personally, I want a GT to swap a Suzuki G13B into. 1.3L, DOHC, ~100 hp @ 6500. Also not hard to get it to wind out higher. All aluminum, so should help balance out the GT's frontal weight bias.
For a 60's car it was fast 120mph for the 90hp 1.9L. The Corvette C1 was internally called Project Opel, the reason why, no one has said it until now, possibly Opel designed it. The Opel GT Experimental project began before the Corvette C3, so the GT design came first. And Opel always had its legs cut off by GM, it forced it to make the GT as cheap as possible, it was supposed to be bigger and with an L6 engine or even the 5.4 V8 from Chevrolet used in the Opel Diplomat V8, but GM didn't allow it, this was so as not to cannibalise sales in the US, and there was no market for Europe. Years later Holden in Australia built the Monaro, in UK is rebranded Vauxhall VXR V8, in the US Pontiac GTO, this car is actually a two-door Opel Omega with the LS1 and LS2 engine, but ended up not being sold by Opel because GM didn't want to
Yeah you forgot in Italy it came with Conrero kit, another carburator which pushed the power to 120hp, not bad.
Umm, not 2 liter, 1.9. It even says so on the back deck. I had a ‘69 GT for 37 years.
Maybe engine swap 1.9->2.0😊
@@morbinmantas3436 don’t think so. That’s the standard valve cover on the 1900.
Stupid music over nice engine sound 😮
Stupid engine sound over Nice Music 😂
Bad music
Thnx