I had a 72 this same color I put a twin bbl Webber side draft on it wider tires Bridgestone RE71 and 5 slot aluminum wheels and replaced the pathetic exhaust system with 4 custom headers merged into one large pipe that then split into two pipes to the sides ending in twin 36in glass pack side pipes and it sounded amazing for a 4 cylinder. Added gas assist shocks and aftermarket custom sway bars and it handled fantastic I also changed out the steering wheel for a slightly smaller one and added new side mirrors and a massive sound system. Absolutely loved that car wish I had never sold it
As one of many post-college GT owners who used it to transit their sports car phase in the 1970s, I suggest a dose of reality here. The car was designed in every respect to look sexy. It does, and it sold well back in the day. However, listen to that engine rev the full range from A to B, topping out at around 4200 RPM. What do you expect from a 4-cylinder which was designed and built in Argentina to power tractors? Add on the emissions control device required for automotive use in the 70's to strangle the one-barrel Weber, and that engine is one of the all-time duds. It may look like a baby "Vette, but it drives just like the Opel coupe which mechanically resides under that skin. The GT's long wheelbase means that the Opel coupe actually handled much better. Its competition in the marketplace was the MGB and the Porsche 914, both cars so burdened by their own shortcomings that the GT actually looked fine when you got by the eye-candy, check out the specs, and took it for a test drive. Mine was a daily driver for three years and survived long road trips for several week-long camping trips. Not bad when you consider that the GT has no storage truck space at all.
My brother bought a 1973 Opel GT with a 1.9L engine and manual transmission new from a Buick dealership. I remember it being a totally toss-able little sports car but its power train was very coarse when revved. Audibly, you didn't even need to watch the red line on the tachometer to know when to shift. All the whirring noises coming from under the hood made you want to up shift as soon as you were able. I found the 2TC engine in my fathers 1971 Toyota Corolla much more spirited. The only thing the GT needed to make it great was a better engine.
@@chrischeshire6528yep, is not factory. sadly lots of people change the looks to the junior which looks better :). But finding a original one is quite hard these days. edit: We used to own 2 original gt/j, sold one couple years ago sadly. It even had the very rare black strip on the boot and the black gas cap that was not lockable and is from factory. which you don't see often on them.
I had a 72 this same color
I put a twin bbl Webber side draft on it wider tires Bridgestone RE71 and 5 slot aluminum wheels and replaced the pathetic exhaust system with 4 custom headers merged into one large pipe that then split into two pipes to the sides ending in twin 36in glass pack side pipes and it sounded amazing for a 4 cylinder. Added gas assist shocks and aftermarket custom sway bars and it handled fantastic I also changed out the steering wheel for a slightly smaller one and added new side mirrors and a massive sound system. Absolutely loved that car wish I had never sold it
As one of many post-college GT owners who used it to transit their sports car phase in the 1970s, I suggest a dose of reality here. The car was designed in every respect to look sexy. It does, and it sold well back in the day. However, listen to that engine rev the full range from A to B, topping out at around 4200 RPM. What do you expect from a 4-cylinder which was designed and built in Argentina to power tractors? Add on the emissions control device required for automotive use in the 70's to strangle the one-barrel Weber, and that engine is one of the all-time duds. It may look like a baby "Vette, but it drives just like the Opel coupe which mechanically resides under that skin. The GT's long wheelbase means that the Opel coupe actually handled much better. Its competition in the marketplace was the MGB and the Porsche 914, both cars so burdened by their own shortcomings that the GT actually looked fine when you got by the eye-candy, check out the specs, and took it for a test drive. Mine was a daily driver for three years and survived long road trips for several week-long camping trips. Not bad when you consider that the GT has no storage truck space at all.
My brother bought a 1973 Opel GT with a 1.9L engine and manual transmission new from a Buick dealership. I remember it being a totally toss-able little sports car but its power train was very coarse when revved. Audibly, you didn't even need to watch the red line on the tachometer to know when to shift. All the whirring noises coming from under the hood made you want to up shift as soon as you were able. I found the 2TC engine in my fathers 1971 Toyota Corolla much more spirited. The only thing the GT needed to make it great was a better engine.
Elle est très belle ! Je n'avais jamais vu d'essuie-glace arrière sur une Opel GT
Merci! Vous avez raison l'essuie glace n'est pas habituel sur l'Opel GT....
Cool!!!! Love this color. what is the color code??
I think is op 513
@@norclassics3566 thank you so much
The tach is off, reading too high.
sadly not an original gt/j
They didn't come with cigarette lighter; a clock nor carpeted flooring.
Or a rear window wiper...
@@chrischeshire6528yep, is not factory.
sadly lots of people change the looks to the junior which looks better :). But finding a original one is quite hard these days.
edit:
We used to own 2 original gt/j, sold one couple years ago sadly. It even had the very rare black strip on the boot and the black gas cap that was not lockable and is from factory. which you don't see often on them.
C'est juste badass 😎 par contre assez marrant les essuies haha
Bellissima auto coupé per quel periodo peccato che non vi era il baule