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Opel GT: History & Review
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- Опубліковано 18 сер 2024
- In this video, I show several clips of my Opel GT, highlight interesting design features and talk about the history of the GT from the beginning of design to the last year of production.
Wonderful example of the breed. Good video as well. So many GT's still rumbling around Texas, it's like an Opel preserve.
My first car was a '72 Opel GT. I credit it with teaching me how to work on cars. It had high miles on it, but I have fond memories of it. I wouldn't mind owning another one.
I bought a new Opel GT in 1971. It was a great, trouble-free car.
My first car was 1971 Opel GT. It had modified head valve work and exhaust for increased airflow, dual downdraft carbs, and head milled to max allowable for increased compression. Custom suspension and really wide tires on aluminum Hurricane wheels helped its handling ability. It was very quick for a normally aspirated I4.
I had one. A 1970 opel gt deluxe with air conditioning. I really loved that car.
Thanks for all of your videos. I binge watched many of your videos and I've learned a great deal. I just bought a 69 GT and the knowledge you've passed on is much appreciated.
Thanks for watching them all! I’ll be posting a new one this week probably!
I test drove a new 1970 in the Leesburg Florida area when I was 15, just after getting my learners permit. It had good performance, was fun to drive, but a bit expensive around $3,500 giver or take a few hundred. I know that sounds cheap now, but back then you could buy a new Gremlin under $2,000. The one I drove was red and had the automatic transmission. I wanted the car but couldn't convince mom. I loved the GT because it looked like a Corvette, but sized like most of the sports cars then.
I had a '69 GT back in the early 80's and I loved it. a family friend had one long ago and I always wanted one. It wasn't perfect, driving with the windows down managed to get exhaust into the car. I didn't really care, I loved that thing, I got to know the car well, really did like the engine, gearbox was another thing, I remember the gear spacing to be weird. handling was good, at least that's what i thought when I was 22 years old. These cars are all but gone, and I miss mine. Loved the interior, gauges, switches and who couldn't love the headlight lever!
Thanks for showing us my dad used to have one of these Opel GT in 1971
I didn't know about these until today when I saw a 1973 gt in a customers car port. Very attractive car. Thanks for the detailed tour.
They are neat little cars!:) Thanks for watching!
I had two of these, a '71 and a '73, both the same color, sort of a yellow with a bit of lime. I think they called it chartreuse. Loved 'em both !
Back in 1969, I went to the New York Auto Show to see this car. It was gold, 1.9 liter engine and it was hard to get close to the car to get a close look. Lichtenburg Robbins Buick, in Queens, owned this one, and it was for the show only. It was the first one in the country. The salesman walked over to me, as I was staring at it for about two hours, walking around it over and over. He asked if I wanted to sit in it, and I smiled, wryly, and shook my head yes. I sat in it, and he closed the door. Yup! I wanted this car! We talked for awhile, and he said that I would be able to have it after the show and it was the only model, so they needed it in the showroom for a month .. at least. If I remember, it was $2100.00. We talked and finally agreed that I could have it right after the show, and it was back at the dealership. I got the call that it was back in the dealership, so I went with my friend Mike to pick it up. I lived in Brooklyn. When i got there they said that I had to wait a month. I took out cash .. $3400.00, I believe, they prepped it and I drove it home right then and there. Money talks. That car moved. It was a low flying jet. Fishtailed in turns at speed, so I learned to speed shift. I used to go out at daybreak, and get on the Belt Parkway .. out to Long Island .. past Kennedy Airport. Whenever I took that car out, crowds gathered around. Red lights, stop signs, It was hard to go anywhere. Went into Manhattan, and nobody knew what it was. Those were the days ... yes, those were the days.
As a young kid in Dallas Tx I saw many on the road and had a neighbor who drove one. I always liked the way these little cars looked and seeing this 1 in the video makes me realize that I still think they have a pretty cool look 👍. I bet it would be fun to resto-mod one of these tiny Vets 😁
Great video. I had a 73 for a number of years until it became to rusty to fix. Thanks so much, it brought back many great memories.
That's one sharp GT you have there! My first car was a 1973 Green Opal GT. And naturally with the headlights on everyone called it Kermit. I really liked it but didn't have much to compare it to back then. It never left me stranded, well except for that time I hit the side of a mountain, but even then a little banging with the crowbar and I was good.
Thank you!
Yes the headlights definitely look like frog eyes. They are great little cars. Mine has never left me stranded either, but have had to use some road side ingenuity a few times:)
Owned a 69 1.9 litre blue with two white stripes running in the middle of the bonnet to the rear, until a white van man skidded and rammed his Ford Transit into the back of my car and written it off in 1976. I still miss it even today.
Aww man! I’m sorry! Time to find you a new one!
@@OpelPower Thank you, I ought to as you said. Drive safely and enjoy that beautiful red GT. God bless you, regards from the UK
i had a 70 and a 71, 1.9 motors, 4spd. beautiful and fast little autos. ahhh back to 1973 we go. nice video guy.
When I was a kid back in the 70's I loved these cars, I thought they were coolest things ever.
They are in my opinion:)
Great commentary. The one other thing to mention is the surprising amount of driver room. I am 6'4" and LOVE climbing out of mine in public..."How the Hell do you fit in there?" is such a common question.
Thank you! Yes the footwell goes really really deep and the seats lay back a lot.
If seen someone 6’-7” climb out of one just fine once!
Truth be told, I do have to dodge the steering wheel a bit with my clutch leg knee when shifting, but getting out with the roofline at my belly button is worth it. Peace, fellow Opeler...Ken2
I had a friend with one of these, and myself drove a 74 Manta Rallye Sport while I was in high school. I laughed out loud when you talked about Miatas. Thank you for this video. Rock on with that Opel GT, it's sweet. >.> Love the design on the GT, would rather drive a Manta, though.
Its a mini Corvette !!!! thanks for showing that very sweet little Hot Rod dude !
Thank you! I’ll be showing a lot more of it on my channel in the future:)
@@OpelPower really thats great i love that little car !!!
You mean the Corvette is XL GT.
A friend of my dads had one when I was a kid. I used to love sitting in it and pulling the headlight lever open and closed. If they didn't have major rust problems I'd buy one and restore it. Their still nice looking little cars !
Dave Lewis rust is an issue on many of them. There are tons of rust free examples out there though. The value for rust free ones has been skyrocketing the last 2 years though
Just found this review. Great job and very informative Kyler!
Thank-you for posting!!
nice rundown. i had a late '73 (orange/red taillights) for 8 years. i upgraded to weber carb, removed the egr valve, slightly larger tires (195s(?)) on slightly wider enkei rims, stronger battery, low-flow muffler and 4-tip ansa resinator and kept it maintained so it was very dependable. also added a couple shims behind the oil pump relief spring to bump up the oil pressure a bit. the ride would get really light at speed and it would begin to "float" at around 100. highest speed for me was around 130 - just once. recall the tach number reading was half that of the speedo (e.g., 35(00) at 70 mph) and that position of the needles pointed to same position on face (straight up at 70mph/3500 rpm) in 4th gear. amp, oil and temp needles were in center of gauge faces at operating rpm/temp (for quick reference?). lower compression (7.6:1) engine was otherwise stock and got about 35 mpg. it was pretty tired by time i sold it w/269k. new owner trashed it in less than 90 days.
a few details i can recall:
- very early models had 2-piece front bumper, hand brake mounted on side - instead of top - of the tunnel and no console tray or rear side marker lamp. i think earliest 1.9l had star stamp (high compression) on cylinder head.
- other early models had "s" stamp on cylinder head (9:1(?) compr.) rectangular indicators mounted in a removable panel between the speedo and tach, contoured headlight handle, pop-up ash tray lid, hi/lo beam button on turn signal, stationary rear quarter windows and up/down arrows only on the heater controls.
- 1.1l model had dual carbs and smaller brake cylinders/shoes (same as the kadet) and was embarrassingly underpowered.
- gt/j had blacked out bumpers, flat black "gt/j" stripe, indicator lights instead of temp/oil pressure, fog light switch and clock deletes (saw a few of these when i lived in europe).
- european models had sway bars and clear (instead of amber) turn signal lamps under front bumper. most also did not have rear side marker lamps.
- late '73s got the two-color taillights, "lite" (instead of light symbol) rocker switch in dash, "GT" only (no gm badge) on back panel, and deleted foglight switch under the heater controls, which had air flow arrows and "def."
- all gt models had european parking lamp feature built into the turn signal - lever up or down will power the left or right marker lamp when key switch is off.
- hella fog lamps from rally cadet will fit between bumperettes and license plate under front bumper. rectangular hella 550 lamps would also fit in same space. stock rocker switch for fog lamps only has enough power to engage a relay. the 4-tip ansa exhaust (from an opel parts dealer in tolland, ct) fit very well and sounded great. many parts were interchangable with other models (e.g., kadet, 1900, manta). i searched many wrecking yards for a limited slip diff but never found one.
agree with your points regarding soft control arms, low hp, soft suspension (light inside rear wheel) and "5-alarm dead short" headlight wiring (design has them wired direct - no fuses). would also add that the rear defogs were junk and that 3rd gear synchro, torque tube bearing/rubber snubber, "tinker toy" headlight mechanism, charging relay and key switch were weak points.
Back in about 1969, my late father almost bought an Opel GT, I wish that he DID! Dave...
My step dad had an Opel GT at the same time I started driving. The Opel was the car they wanted me driving and that was cool with me. It was gutless, but drove great and everyone liked it's looks.
The first couple years of Chevrolet Vega had the same 4-speed transmission, and the Pontiac T1000 5-speed will fit perfectly with only modification to the upper two bell housing holes and the drive shaft length. The input shaft, splines and pilot bearing are the same size. The 5-speed shifter comes out about 4 inches further back and you need to cut the parcel tray/console to make it look nice. I had a red 1969 GT with a 1975 Manta fuel injection and that 5-speed. I loved how nice it rode down the highway. It didn't have A/C, though and that would make it perfect. BTW, it was an early 1969 with rectangular indicator lamps in the center and the horn button was a little button on the end of the turn signal stalk.
Edit for clarification: The 5-speed aluminum bell housing upper 2 bolt holes needed to be filed/elongated upward, as they were lower than the holes in the block. Otherwise, all the other bolts and the dowel pins lined up perfectly. Even the clutch release lever arm and release bearing are the same.
Buying one of these as a project soon, mother had one as her first car, too.
I really enjoyed your video. I was always curious about this beauty! Thank You Thank You !
Thank you! This video as doubled in views overnight! May I ask how you got to the video?
Was a suggestion on another video or has it been posted on the internet somewhere?
@@OpelPower Lol I got to it because I just bought a ford focus svt 04 and they guy had an opel gt sitting in his garage that was so perfect but it has not been run in 10+ years. He said its got under 5k miles on it and I was super curious as to what that sexy little rare car that was sitting there is.
Wow that’s crazy! There aren’t many with that few miles around!
Thanks, I really enjoyed it. I never owned a GT, but I had 3 Opels with the 1.9 CIH engine, so I'm a big fan. I had a 70 Kabett B Rallye w/1.9 S engine, which might be the same engine as in your GT, although the valve cover was different. I also had a 74 Manta A and a 75 1900 sedan (Ascona A). That one had a 19E engine (fuel injected). If you have ever had problems with starting due to the distributor getting wet in rainy weather, I remember that the Manta and 1900 had a plastic shield that fit over the distributor cap & wires. I don't know if it is still available, but if it is, it might be useful to you if you can find one.
Thank you!!!
Yes I have one of those covers on my GT. They are actually pretty hard to come across nowadays
I have the technical service bulletin Opel issued to Buick dealer addressing the rainy start issue:)
@Tom Lewis,yes the KadettB 1.9S cih is the exact same engine as used in GT's,as for the aluminium headcover with sloping front only on GT's for reasons of limited space under the hood. As far as i recall also only GT's had an Aluminium carterpan.The headcover was a much sought after part in the whole Opel Custom scene in the "80-"90,for it fittet the most common used 1.9-2.4 engines at that time.
My first car was a 71 gt gutless wonder with way too many miles! Thanks dad! I still can’t smell starter fluid without traumatic flashbacks of spraying it in my carburetor to start the damn thing on a first date.
Oh no! The engines are good, but the carburetors that came on them were garbage.
Erhart Schnell designed the Opel Corsa and the Opel Calibra too.
I run a 2001 3 cylinder Corsa 60hp 1litre. Quirky, nippy and economic.
Erhart said the Calibra design was his favourite. He died this year (2020). The headlight operation of the Gt is unique.
My first car was a '69 GT. I still have it in my garage.
I bought a 70's model and restored it for my son, we then drove it from San Diego Ca. to Denver Co. and we were both so unhappy with just how tiny the inside was on a long trip. He later wrecked the car and never wished he had it back LOL!
Great video! Awesome car! Hope you enjoy many fun years with it! Cheers!
Thank you!
Nice car. Ive always liked them
My Uncle Owned a Buick/Pontiac Dealership so my Old Man had more than a few Opel's. I had a Opel GT with the 1100 - it was nothing but trouble - Vacuum Leaks, Vapor Lock, and Ignition Problems Plagued that Cool Little Car. I had a '74 Manta Rallye 1900 which was much better IMO...I Will Always Remember the Quirky things like the Squishy Foot Pedal Thing for the Window Washers....
Such a gorgeous little car.
Thank you!
Opel GTs were actually built in Belgium. I first had a 1974 neon green Opel Manta that lasted forever. Later, I had a 1972 GT that was originally orange, but had it painted fire engine red. Again, never a problem. Sure miss it. There were a few Opel models in NorCal in the 80's and 90s. But not many can claim having TWO Opels.
IIRC, Mantas and Asconas were made in Belgium. The GT's unibody was built in France and final assembly was done in Bochum, Germany.
Great Job on the video ! I have always loved the GT.
Done well. Thanks for the info.
One thing I noticed is that the shock of flipping seems to kill the headlights fairly quickly. I think changing to LED headlights, in addition to providing more light at fewer watts, would eliminate that susceptibility to vibration.
Fastback car 💛
Nice video, ciao! 🇮🇹
One of the prettiest cars ever made, with mediocre technical components used.
If I had to say at Opel, this would be an ideal candidate for an Opel GT revival. I'd build it as a lightweight model with a modern 1 liter engine and spartan features. The design still looks cool.
Well done. Nice job. Thank you. Eddie B.
I had a 1.9 liter version of the Opel GT in my mis-spent youth. It had the performance limits mentioned here, but when you consider that its competition was the MGB and Porsche 914, it was a pretty good car. The long wheel base made quick handling an unfulfilled wish. Downsides not mentioned here include the super thin sheet metal in the body, easily dented and hard to cleanly repair. Also a pretty crude transmission which made shifting not a fast operation. The worst part of the car was the 1.9 engine. At least the version in the US model was literally a GM truck engine built in Brazil, and said to be also used in tractors there. Revs? What revs? This engine in stock form starts gasping around 3600 rpm and simply runs out of juice around 5,000 rpm. The GT was long on style and appearance, short on performance, but unlike its competition, it had a basic build quality which made it reliable (if laughable by modern standards). Very easy to DIY work on. On a trip to Sun Valley Idaho from Portland Oregon, my GT just stopped running in high mountains about 75 miles from anywhere (and no cell phones then). Under the hood, I discovered that a screw had loosened and ejected itself from the linkage to the Weber carburetor. A twist of paperclip later and I was on my way. My first stop in Sun Valley was the Porsche dealer, as the 914 used the same carburetor. The parts guy like my story so much that he gave me several replacement screws. Being basically lazy, I drove the GT around on the paperclip for more than a year with no issues before I finished the repair. After storing the GT for many years, I sold it to the teenage son of a fellow lawyer doe $400. After he abused it and started picking up tickets, his mother made him sell it.
The US 1900 CIH was not a truck engine and it was made only in Germany. The CIH was first introduced in 1965 in the Opel Rekord B as the new high powered engine option. It’s never been used in any tractors, although the same engine was used in Bedford delivery vans up until the late 1990s in the UK.
I remember joking about the brownish green colour. At the time, I called it "horseshit green" because it looked like the same colour of the shit that came out of a horse when it poops.
Miss having my black 71 GT with my 1st wife in college,,but sadly it's gone and she passed great memories though
I loved the opel gt. I lived the show car more.
I always thought it looked like it was kicked in the tail. A little lifted in the air.
A lot of women bought them in the day. But it was still a cool car.
I always thought It needed a better suspension and a stronger motor
But the bidy was just so cool.
I always wanted to cut it down the middle and widen it a little.
Still a cool car....to look at
beautiful car!
The driver's side headlamp closure needs adjustment. You can clearly see it doesn't quite go all the way shut and latch as you close it. That's why your little round white instrument panel lamp is on. Not only do the headlamp wires get brittle, but the three small bolts tend to loosen. On my GT cars, I used Locktite red and that kept them tight
Oh it did lock all the way. But yes those three bolts were loose. Actually fixed it today. The wire for the white indicator was on the incorrect terminal.
Thanks a lot for this magnificant video! Really well documented, only little flaw in your comment is that only US GT's came without anti roll-(sway)bars,not true,also all EU GT's upto "70 came without, though it was an option to have them installed.
Thank you! And thanks for the correction. So I guess they added the sway bars for 1971. Did the Euro GTs ever have a factory front bar, or was it only an option?
@@OpelPower, As far as i can remember reading documentation,after the modellyear '69 all GT's were fitted with factory installed Anti roll/Sway bars,both front and rear,before that year this was only an option. So all post '69 GT's should have come with sway bars.
The main differences in EU and US versions were; the color of the round indicators glass in lower front,orange red in US,/Clear glass used as fog light in EU.
The glass of the main headlight differs,H4 for EU
The red rectangular side markers in rear sides,/not fitted at all in EU cars.
The optional color sceme of interior upholstery differs,for instance the color"Buckskin" was not available in EU.
I'm not sure about the AC system,but as far as my memory goes i think this was only US option aswell. someone correct me if i'm wrong please.
Also very interesting is the GT-aero project
A high school friend of mine's older brother had a '68 or '69 just after they came out. I always thought it looked like a miniature C3 Corvette. Same basic design of the original old Mako Shark prototype "Vette from the mid-sixties. It was so small we had trouble entering and exiting the car! It was rather innovative at the time. His was a khaki color with a black interior if my memory serves me right. Cool little car but NO comparison whatsoever with the brute power of the Vette(even the small block ones), of course.
back in my day some tuner stuck a 283 chevy small block in one, they came with a chevy 3 or 4 speed manual, easy to work on too.
Might want to mention that 68-70 1.9’s had solid lifters and 71-73 had hydraulic. Be sure you have the right service manual for valve lash adjustment.
My uncle has a couple Opel GT's. Always thought they were neat little rippers
nice review
I had a neighbour when I was a boy who had an Opel GT like this. It was a chocolate brownish green colour.
Schöne Geschichte über den GT, ich fahre den fast 40 Jahre lang.
Nice, but what is that (warning) light on the dash on all the time about ?
It tells you if the headlights aren’t closed all the way. I recently fixed the problem. The PO accidentally put the indicator light wire on the wrong terminal on the headlight microswitch. It’s a very difficult job to pull the headlight mechanism to fix it, so I lived with it for a good while.
God, I miss my GT's. Had 2 '72 GT's Both orange.
Time for a new one:) I have an orange 72 as well!
I love the center console beautiful car
...and avoiding radial tires will greatly improve handling and stability.
Favorite car.
Same.
Really nice video and car !!!
My uncle had two gts one when I was a teenager great cas to drive in the north Georgia mnts
saw one today and fell in love. baby c3
Hey Kyler, I hadn’t seen this video until just now. Good job. I have a question about your mention of the top speed. Why is it a really bad idea to go over 120? What effect occurs? I’ve done 110 in mine, and probably won’t go faster than that, but I don’t know for sure. Mine has a 2.2L engine and a 5-speed GETRAG that Gil put in for my best friend.
Thanks Terry. I’ve done over 115mph with no issues, but the GT has significant lift above 100mph. On the order of 200 lbs rear and 150lbs front. By 120mph this could be much higher because the more the front lifts up the more air lift it catches. This makes steering very light.
THANK YOU FOR THE ADVICE!!! :)
A bff borrowed his dad's to drive his girlfriend to a high?school formal. I had my dad's 77 Buick LeSabre Landau. Afterwards we all drove to Bluffers Park with some beer for after party sports. We were going to leave, for whatever was next and the Opel wouldn't start. Took the girls home early, picked up some rope and towed the car home behind the Buick. Fuel pump. New one in the garage, so no problem. Fixed it, in our tuxes. Stayed up all night. A good time was had by all, except my girlfriend.
Can i still buy the black plastic window covers ?
"Opel,der zuverlässige"was a company slogan in those days! They where among the most reliable cars made in west-germany in the "60-"70 era! In a time where owning and driving a Mercedes was the ulimate and for most people inaccesable wet dream,Audi,almost broke, was just leaving behind its two stroke/Wankel legacy,VW only produced one single model! And BMW struggling from going bankrupt.Opel had a record of many years of producing a wide range of great cars. Back then Opels had a great reputation when it comes to reliability,long lasting,low cost,easy to maintenance,and lots of interchanceable parts.Plain and simple, as made in W-GERMANY stood for quality never to be matched or equaled by any other product made by any other nation ever again.Their image was a bit dull to produce only simple decent non exiting familycars,but by introducing the GT that all changed dramatically changed and paved the way for a long range of succesfull successors as MantaA/B, KadettCcoupe,Monza ,Calibra and Tigra. It also further opened the Opel market in USA.
Nice rock off the camera
Wow... unibody frame? What do you do about dents?
I have a 1970. I desire better road holding. Which F&R sway bars do you recommend?
Addco front sway bar with an Opel GT source rear bar.
The Opel GT source front bar is nicer, but it’s a bit too thick for my liking. The smaller addco bar gives more balanced handling when combined with the thicker Opel GT Source rear bar.
My 1970 managed to shear off all the bolts fastening the headlights. I had to replace them with grade eight bolts.
My mom has one with the automatic. She's had it, oh, I guess about 35 years now. Doesn't drive it much.
Some guy just bought 2 of these which were parked up for 30 years and paid 200usd for both!.
I have 69' opel gt , good to hear this xD
Let me know if you need any help with the GT:)
Awesome video and detailed explanation :-)
Thank You!
How do you explain the inevitable similarities of the dash and clocks if there was no communication ... also the rear axle layout does not point to a true sportscar .. even GTs were being raced in e.g. Targa Florio . this being said it has always been a favorite of mine from the era :)
10:20 Where is the link for the headlights?
I love it so much because it looks like a baby corvette stingray
Did I miss something? He provides a lot of good info but I thought he was going to provide a link to the headlight design.
No I probably just forgot what I promised in the video lol.
Here s a link to a four part series from another person. ua-cam.com/video/DPXTsvyGdpI/v-deo.html
NP, thx@@OpelPower
While I found the overall styling attractive to look at, I didn't find its chocolate brownish green colour very attractive. I don't know why they sold Opel under Buick, I would've thought either Chevrolet, Pontiac, or possibly Oldsmobile.
They were part of a reimagining of Buick in my opinion. The ads for the Opels and some other “sporty” new Buick’s were called “cars to light your fire.” GM was trying to make Buick a company for younger people and not just the big boat cars for old people. It didn’t really work but GM tried.
I have to agree. By the early 1970s, much of GMs cars, particularly Buick, have become big boats that more mature adults like my parents, or grandparents might've enjoyed. My favourite cars built by GM were built between 1962 and 1964. Even Buick's cars like the LeSabre, the Wildcat, and Electra 225, while large barges, had still had that youthful optimistic look to them that even someone born a decade later likes in a car.
@@OpelPower Hey ! My Dad had a "Big boat" car and I was the main driver. It was a 1965 WILDCAT ! It was way better than my stupid, '73 Corvette.
Fair enough! Buick did have some pretty cool cars from the mid-60s to 70s. I would like to drive one, but you don’t see them around too often!
any idea what the rear axle ratio was?
I believe it is 3.44:1
@@OpelPower thanks, im stuggling with gear ratios on a uk vauxhall that has same engine and gearbox but revs like mad .
There was no air flow with the windows down.
Then your rear roof vents weren’t functioning properly. All 3 of my GTs have excellent air flow with the floor vents open and all windows closed.
I had a 71 model.
Cool yes, but I still love my Datsun 240Z. I bet they are pretty close in size.
240Z are nice cars! You guys are 2” longer, 2” wider, and 2” taller. No joke lol.
How much did you pay for it ( I guess it must have been substantially more expensive than the GT).?
@@ezghthrt7733 I bought it when I was living in Los Angeles CA. It was in great condition for the $1250 I paid for it, and now has been fully restored. The 240Z is just like driving a glove that fit's perfect.
My brother had one that caught on fire. I guess the wires ran down the tunnel and overheated sparked and destroyed the car. It was repairable at the time but the fix cost more than the value of the car. I had distant cousin crash one into a tree and he never made it out.
I’m very sorry to hear that!
Good History, but camera work is a bit choppy and dizzy provoking!
Imagine this car with a Mazda MX-3 v6 K8 engine and better suspension.
DUDE IN COLLEGE TELL U. 1985... U.W. HAD PICK UP 1971. GT...Dammm had a roomate Mechanic.. Said i had aspecial 1900 CC we put cherry bomb on maniflod. 15000 2 barrel on it... we figure 200 h.p. out of 2.0 litter..
You should contact Jay Leno to see if he’d put you and it on Leno’s Garage show...he’s not had an Opel GT yet...
would a 6"3 foot person fit?
Absolutely! I saw a 6’7” guy get out of one at a car show one time. He was the tallest guy I’ve ever seen. He said he fits if he takes his shoes off, and puts the seat in the farthest back reclining position. You’ll have to adjust your driving style, but you will likely fit.
Drive a 70 in high school... at 6'2" , it was right at the thighs but miles of head and shoulders room. Hard to describe the inside of a GT. Waist down is a tunnel(but a long one), and waist up is wide open.
I have 3 1969 opel gts for sale all painted red with some extra parts in danielsville ga
the inside shots of this video was giving me motion sickness.
Any common suspension swaps?
No. There are very few people to successfully pull that off due to the dimensions of the GT.
There are a handful of one off fully custom jobs though.
The stock suspension can be modified to be really good though.
@@OpelPower ok yea the front is actually not too bad to convert to independent, going to fit a miata rear subframe with irs. Was just curious if there was any kind of go to for less fabrication.
Chad Mowery not really. I do know someone has successfully done a rx7 IRS. If you search the Opel gt forum you might find it.