New Opel car - gorgeous.

[Yoyodyne ArtWorks]

Had a '73 Opel Manta and loved it dearly. Quality German engineering on a budget, vastly supeior to the piece o'crap Mazda RX3 that I later endured.

[blusubaru]

Looks like a Z

[Racer X]

[quote wurm]Old Opel car (Opel GT) - gorgeous


there is a guy in the Buick Gran Sport club with a Buick 455 in one of these. Since it was sold through Buick dealerships, we let him race at the nationals.

I have always loved the look of them. very nimble cars if a turbo buick 6 is in one too.

[swampy]

I had an Opel Cadet back in the 70's and just loved it! Great car. Easy maintenance, good gas mileage and stylish. Mine was orange with black pin striping. Fond memories.

[Rain]

didnt they have manual flip headlights?

[SteveO]

That new Opel is nice looking. I'll agree, it is a bit overscooped, though.

Childhood/h.s. buddy of mine had a bright orange '74 Opel GT similar to the one above. It was kind of a fun car; the retractable headlights were manually operated. I always got a kick out of that.

[kj]

Doesn't opel have some good performing diesel engines too?

As far as the looks of the cars, I think by the time a car is made crash-worthy and aerodynamic, it's going to look similar to everything else. Not to mention platform sharing, that must restrict the shape of cars to some extent. Also, I'm having a hard time getting used to the tall front-ends on new cars. It just looks odd to me. kj.

[OWC Jamie]

[quote sscutchen]

Lots of funny observations.
Same first impression here, too. :-)