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Hello,i'm andrea,i'm from italy,i've just buy a opel ascona from ebay for only 70 euros.this is the car...and now i want to restore it...
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-Mark CarDomains: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2793120 http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2141083 Currently: '75 Manta, 3-spd. TH-180 Turbo-Hydramatic, (Added Rostra cruise control, Classic Auto Air a/c system and modern CD stereo.) Back in the day: '73 Manta Luxus 4spd. (SCCA SoloII raced) Added AMC (Alamo Mfg. Co.) air conditioner. '75 Ascona 2dr 4spd (SCCA SSB raced) '78 Opel Isuzu 2dr 4spd (SCCA SSC raced) |
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So survival of the '72 and '73's must be the lowest of all the Asconas over here. I've never seen a breakdown of different 1900 model sales. Here are a couple of pages out of the 1973 Buick Opel USA sales brochure:
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Part of the reason the 4-door Ascona was dropped from the US lineup (besides slow sales) was that for 1974 the car would have to be re-certified as a 'separate model' in crash testing. The chassis was different enough from the 2-door models to require a total re-engineering. Not cost effective for the amount sold.
Bob
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Getting ANY "older" Opel for 70 Euro is a great deal. The 4-door version is rare, even for Europe. It was manufactured from December 1970 until March of 1975.
Dieter
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There are books available " How to restore a car" you can find from internet
for general info. Also you need an opel manual. Anthony Drosos [alpharm@otenet.gr] from Athens Greece or Manta Doctor from Germany have lots of parts for Asconas. Pete
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