A cousin for "Green Eh"

Rionart · 01-27-2008

Only a complete idiot would drive 1150km on a January weekend from Ontario to Michigan and back to bring another Opel home....
Yup, that's me!
I bought a '74 Sportwagon on Evilbay a couple of weeks ago (yes I know it's titled as a '75, but it is a '74, built in 11/73), and this weekend was time to go fetch it.
The main reason I bought it (like I need a reason to buy Opels) is that it is signal green, the same as a '74 Manta I already own (the one in the shop covered in dust), and the opportunity to have a 'matching pair' was just too good to pass up.
As it was, I probably paid a little more than the car is really worth, but that's how it goes, and after 3 times through Ebay, I just wanted to get it over with.
Anyway, here's a couple of pics to show her off...

Sparky73 · 01-27-2008

Not bad at all! I like the Rumble Bee also!

Looks like it has been repainted once before? (Or at least once)

Rionart · 01-27-2008

Originally Posted by Sparky73

Not bad at all! I like the Rumble Bee also!

Looks like it has been repainted once before? (Or at least once)

More like a bunch of bad touch-up work, I'll have a better idea once I wash all the grime and crap from the road-trip off....just have to wait until it gets above freezing...(probably around March with my luck!)...

dcm013 · 01-27-2008

Well, I see why it needed those seat covers

Good thing you trailered it!

Don

wattiefan · 01-27-2008

Does the beast run? I dont remember if the ebay ad said it ran or not. I had considered bidding on it but it went for more than i wanted to pay. Plus a long drive from MN, high gas prices, winter, cold, and with no extra time off to pick it up. I had to pass. Good luck on your new project.

BQS4 · 01-27-2008

Rob;
Athens, GA is straight out hwy 78 from me, about a 45 minute drive.

Rionart · 01-27-2008

It runs....kinda....
P/O...(one of them) replaced the mechanical fuel pump with an electric one, ty-wrapped to the coil

It starts on 3 cylinders, then no.4 joins the party after a couple of mins....plugs and points needed for sure...
I figure it will take me about a week to undo all the P/O fixes and get it well enough to pass a safety...it's just finding that week, there is a long list of projects in front of it!

Rionart · 01-27-2008

Originally Posted by BQS4

Rob;
Athens, GA is straight out hwy 78 from me, about a 45 minute drive.

Gene, my first thought when I saw the dealer decal was " I wonder if Gene has any memories of this wee green beastie"...lol

BQS4 · 01-27-2008

Originally Posted by Rionart

Gene, my first thought when I saw the dealer decal was " I wonder if Gene has any memories of this wee green beastie"...lol

Rob;
If it was out here I would have remembered it, but, I didn't move to Snellville until 1979. So, this little guy could have moved on before I got out here. Although, there's a guy in Conyers that would have worked on it for sure. He's an ex-local Buick/Opel mechanic. Used to work at Hanson Buick in Decatur, then moved out to Conyers to start his own shop. Even RallyBob knows him.

BQS4 · 01-27-2008

BTW Rob, I have a nice set of red 75 seats that would make a great "Christmas" effect for that Wagon....

Rionart · 01-27-2008

Originally Posted by dcm013

Well, I see why it needed those seat covers Good thing you trailered it!

Don

Not pretty, eh Don!
Hopefully any mousicles that were inhabiting the seats are long gone, but I'll throw the neighbours cat in there for a couple of days to be sure....

J/K

manta a · 01-28-2008

Killer blue wagon you've got there too.

MantAscona · 01-28-2008

Rob,

You'd have a bad case of waffle ass if you drove it home by the looks of that seat

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Need a parts car for it???????????? The SFS is still available..........

Duane

Johnvan · 01-28-2008

Reminds me of a 1978 Datsun station wagon I once had with a cool colour! Nice to see another Opel saved. Looks like a good car!

Sparky73 · 01-28-2008

Color reminds me of a car I painted about 2 years ago. 1996? Acura Integra. Everyone called it "Mountain Dew Green". A lot like this..

Rionart · 01-28-2008

Originally Posted by MantAscona

Need a parts car for it???????????? The SFS is still available..........

Duane

Oh....an excuse to buy another Opel!....let me think about that.....

Gary · 01-28-2008

Originally Posted by manta a

Killer blue wagon you've got there too.

Oh, go ahead, rub it in... (It's the one in the masthead at the top of the page and resided in my garage for a while. It went from NY to MA and then to Canada) It was a nice ride!

saxybiker · 01-28-2008

Originally Posted by Rionart

Only a complete idiot would drive 1150km on a January weekend from Ontario to Michigan and back to bring another Opel home....
...

And you drove practically past our back door and didn't even stop for a beer!

BQS4 · 01-29-2008

Originally Posted by Gary

Oh, go ahead, rub it in... (It's the one in the masthead at the top of the page and resided in my garage for a while. It went from NY to MA and then to Canada) It was a nice ride!

Hey;
The wheels on that blue Wagon came through GA!!

Gordy · 01-29-2008

Rob,
I bought a brand new Opel Sport Wagon in signal Green in Jan. 1975! I loved that car! Drove it till 1986 when the sub frame was letting go and the motor came out and went into a 1968 Kadette fast back I had found. I will look in my basement to see if there are any interesting parts I salvaged from it before I junked her and donate them to your project!

Rionart · 01-29-2008

Originally Posted by Gary

Oh, go ahead, rub it in... (It's the one in the masthead at the top of the page and resided in my garage for a while. It went from NY to MA and then to Canada) It was a nice ride!

I wasn't going to say anything....I know it still hurts.....

Rionart · 01-29-2008

Originally Posted by saxybiker

And you drove practically past our back door and didn't even stop for a beer!

I drove Toronto-Sarnia-Flint-Lansing-Charlotte.....not even close to you guys

....or I would have dropped in!!

Rionart · 01-29-2008

Originally Posted by Gordy

Rob,
I bought a brand new Opel Sport Wagon in signal Green in Jan. 1975! I loved that car! Drove it till 1986 when the sub frame was letting go and the motor cane out and went into a 1968 Kadette fast back I had found. I will look in my basement to see if there are any interesting parts I salvaged from it before I junked her and donate them to your project!

Cheers Gordy,
Any and all donations gratefully accepted...I have a nice pair of seatcovers I can trade!!!

tekenaar · 01-29-2008

Originally Posted by Sparky73

Color reminds me of a car I painted about 2 years ago. 1996? Acura Integra. Everyone called it "Mountain Dew Green". A lot like this..

Speaking of remembering paint colors, I was really into slot cars in the '60s during my Navy time, college and then into the '70s. It brings back fond memories of my 1/24th scale Cheetah (Bill Thomas' "Cobra killer"), nick-named "Leapfrog" and painted a Lime Green with Gold metal flakes - sounds awful now, but very popular then . . .

RallyBob · 01-29-2008

Originally Posted by tekenaar

Speaking of remembering paint colors, I was really into slot cars in the '60s during my Navy time, college and then into the '70s. It brings back fond memories of my 1/24th scale Cheetah (Bill Thomas' "Cobra killer"), nick-named "Leapfrog" and painted a Lime Green with Gold metal flakes - sounds awful now, but very popular then . . .

Yea, but the use of 'recreational' drugs in the '60's explains a lot of it....

01-27-2008	#5 (permalink)
wattiefan Opeler Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chanhassen, MN Posts: 111 Real Name: Nickolas	Green Beast Does the beast run? I dont remember if the ebay ad said it ran or not. I had considered bidding on it but it went for more than i wanted to pay. Plus a long drive from MN, high gas prices, winter, cold, and with no extra time off to pick it up. I had to pass. Good luck on your new project.

01-27-2008	#6 (permalink)
BQS4 Southern Red Neck Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Snellville, GA Posts: 6,028 Real Name: Gene Provided Answers: 12	Rob; Athens, GA is straight out hwy 78 from me, about a 45 minute drive. __________________ "Yes, I do have a rifle rack in my Sportwagon"

01-27-2008	#7 (permalink)
Rionart Manta Maniac Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,186 Provided Answers: 3	It runs....kinda.... P/O...(one of them) replaced the mechanical fuel pump with an electric one, ty-wrapped to the coil It starts on 3 cylinders, then no.4 joins the party after a couple of mins....plugs and points needed for sure... I figure it will take me about a week to undo all the P/O fixes and get it well enough to pass a safety...it's just finding that week, there is a long list of projects in front of it! __________________ Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly and for the same reason.

01-27-2008	#10 (permalink)
BQS4 Southern Red Neck Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Snellville, GA Posts: 6,028 Real Name: Gene Provided Answers: 12	BTW Rob, I have a nice set of red 75 seats that would make a great "Christmas" effect for that Wagon.... __________________ "Yes, I do have a rifle rack in my Sportwagon"

01-28-2008	#13 (permalink)
MantAscona Kick a little asphalt Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Plumsteadville, Pennsylvania Posts: 1,090	Rob, You'd have a bad case of waffle ass if you drove it home by the looks of that seat . Need a parts car for it???????????? The SFS is still available.......... Duane __________________ "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten"

01-27-2008	#4 (permalink)
dcm013 Opeler Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Troy, MI Posts: 333	Well, I see why it needed those seat covers Good thing you trailered it! Don

01-28-2008	#12 (permalink)
manta a Opeler Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Simsbury CT Posts: 41	Killer blue wagon you've got there too.

01-28-2008	#14 (permalink)
Johnvan Panel Beater Join Date: May 2007 Location: Cowansville quebec Posts: 195	Reminds me of a 1978 Datsun station wagon I once had with a cool colour! Nice to see another Opel saved. Looks like a good car! __________________ 1970 Opel GT Sunburst Yellow 1971 GT 1972 Opel GT Fireglow Orange

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Gordy Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Loves Park, IL (Rockford area) Posts: 805	Rob, I bought a brand new Opel Sport Wagon in signal Green in Jan. 1975! I loved that car! Drove it till 1986 when the sub frame was letting go and the motor came out and went into a 1968 Kadette fast back I had found. I will look in my basement to see if there are any interesting parts I salvaged from it before I junked her and donate them to your project! Last edited by tekenaar; 01-29-2008 at 12:18 PM. Reason: cane

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