Goodbye Little Opel

ratz · 04-03-2005

Today I sold my Opel so it's Goodbye to Opeling, hello Miss Mustang!

DirtTrackManta · 04-03-2005

Am I the only person alive that remembers Mustangs for the cheap rattle-traps that they are? I have owned several ponies; fastbacks, a convertible, Mach 1, the 68 flasher, 302 Boss Mustang II (there was a treat) LOL!~

I remeber not being able to GIVE my 64 1/2 away...

If we only knew what people would get all sentimental about!

Best wishes with your mustang!

DirtTrackManta

namba209 · 04-04-2005

I can empathize with you. I built a 67 Mustang for Margaret's son for his graduation and was apalled at the very thin steel stampings for important things like suspension, bumpers, engine mounts, etc. My Opel, little as it is has stronger structure components than the Mustangs of the 60's. Oh well, the bean counters did it again.

ConreroGT · 04-04-2005

good luck....really.

ratz · 04-04-2005

I havent bought the mustang yet but I told my dad thats what I really want and I'll keep looking till I find one. But I wont buy anything that doesn't have 8 cylinders and dosen't go like stink.

West Coast GT · 04-05-2005

Those original Mustangs were Falcons with different skirts. Same engines, frame, suspension, whatever. Same thing as the Maverick.

soybean · 04-05-2005

A funny thing I noticed at the first Auto Fair I attended in Charlotte was that cars that we never, or hardly ever, see out on the streets were a dime a dozen there. Cobras, Mustangs, Cameros, etc. Masses of them. Opels? 5. So I'm lead to believe Opels are pretty rare. Heck, I have 5 Mustangs here in my small town, and up until the other day, I thought I was the only one restoring Gts or any Opels. I met a guy who runs a body shop in Eden who has 6 too, and has one in his shop that has a neat stripe along the bottom side that I've got to take a pictue of. Jarrell

baz · 04-05-2005

Originally Posted by West Coast GT

Those original Mustangs were Falcons with different skirts. Same engines, frame, suspension, whatever. Same thing as the Maverick.

dont stomp on me but remember thats the same as the opel gt

a kadett in a party frock

Wolf Spyder · 04-05-2005

Originally Posted by baz

dont stomp on me but remember thats the same as the opel gt

a kadett in a party frock

STOMP STOMP STOMP!!!!

Rionart · 04-05-2005

Originally Posted by baz

dont stomp on me but remember thats the same as the opel gt

a kadett in a party frock

LMAO

ratz · 10-28-2005

Originally Posted by DirtTrackManta

Am I the only person alive that remembers Mustangs for the cheap rattle-traps that they are?

Sorry to resurect dead threads but what about rattle traps? I bought a 1990 Mustang LX 5.0L in may and it would smoke the doors off most any Opel. Seriously though I saw a pair of GT's the other day and I thought about how cool they would be to drive but you can't argue with 225 ponies rumbling under your hood this car makes my kadet seem like a go kart. I must say though I still got that soft spot for them little opel four bangers.

Cheers Yall!

lezliewk · 10-28-2005

You could go to a subaru WRX/STI, 4 banger with 300 hp, 0 to 60 4.5 sec

anastosmotors · 10-28-2005

it is not how fast you are going, it is
how well you are going fast. OPEL
style baby.
Pete

Thom71GT · 10-28-2005

---------Traitor--------------

opelgt73 · 10-28-2005

You can make a GT blow the doors off of a mustang with the right mods. It's not about speed to me though, it's about style. I have never seen a car that I find to be more stylish than the GT, at least in the used <$100K range.

BQS4 · 10-28-2005

From what I understand, Gil's red GT can smoke most 5.0 Mustangs. There's also a guy in CA with a 3.4 (correct?) Manta that he had to change the rear out for a 9 inch FORD unit because it was too strong!

opelwasp · 10-28-2005

Gil has a severly modified GT. It has a 2.4L block crossflow head, dual side drafts, and a 5 speed. It needs 255's on the rear to keep traction, not to mention it is a work of art. His engine is worth more than ill ever put into my car.

Thom71GT · 10-28-2005

Thats what I evenually want to do to mine. FAST FAST FAST

Heck if the car looks fast, it had better back it up.

opelgt73 · 10-28-2005

Gil's is expensive, but you don't have to dump that much money into one to beat a mustang. Given the power to weight ratio I am willing to bet even a mildly modified v6 in a gt would knock the doors off of most cars on the road.

Thom71GT · 10-28-2005

Not this one..

http://www.uniqueperformance.com/images/ss-1-lg.jpg

Its the Elenor clone called the super snake. Supercharged with 700 hp.

Of course they want $214,000 for it. STARTIING PRICE!!!!

RallyBob · 10-28-2005

140 hp (honest, not inflated!)
3.67 gears
decent tires

This in an Opel will beat 5.0 litre Mustangs (stock) left and right. I used to do it all the time. Out of the hole, in the 1/4 mile, and on the top end.

Gil's GT has about 210-220 hp, it will put a serious hurtin' on more than just older Mustangs.

Bob

73 gt man · 10-28-2005

I have had 7 mustangs and two Opels and right now I have both in the driveway 67 mustang coupe and 73 GT. For the average gearhead the mustang is an easier car to work on, parts to make it go fast are easy to find and relatively inexpensive, just about any car can be made to blow the doors off of something else, it just depends on how much time and most importantly money into it. Enjoy your Mustang now and maybe in a few years you will find your drive to go and find another Opel, I love both of my cars and the Opel is a much larger headache but still fun to drive, my friends say that I must really love my it because I have gone through more aggrevation to keep it on the road then they would be able to handle.

namba209 · 10-28-2005

Actually guys, you're kinda talking oranges and apples here. Willit? before the engine swap went faster than a CHP 5.0 Pursuit Mustang, I got a ticket for that, after I slowed down. But for stop lite to stop lite racing it is a different scenario. The difference is between what is quick and what is fast, and that's the reason for the Willit? engine/tranny swap, I wanna do or be both, quick and fast.

Tru-Craft · 10-28-2005

One thing the Falcon (Mustang) had was a marketing plan!
Opel GM, let's sell Opels through Buick dealers! The place my Grandfather buys his cars from!!!! I was 10 when I saw my first GT in 1969! Me and my Dad went to look at it, they didn't want to sell it, just get people in the door! Look over here what you can get for a little more $. My Dad bought a Buick Estate Wagon instead!
Damn you GM!

jlthunder · 10-28-2005

Originally Posted by Tru-Craft

I was 10 when I saw my first GT in 1969! Me and my Dad went to look at it, they didn't want to sell it, just get people in the door! Look over here what you can get for a little more $. My Dad bought a Buick Estate Wagon instead!
Damn you GM!

I was 5 and we ended up with a 69 LeSabre

04-03-2005	#1 (permalink)
ratz Opeler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 9	Goodbye Little Opel Today I sold my Opel so it's Goodbye to Opeling, hello Miss Mustang!

04-03-2005	#2 (permalink)
DirtTrackManta Opeler Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Washington State Posts: 83	Congratulations I guess. Am I the only person alive that remembers Mustangs for the cheap rattle-traps that they are? I have owned several ponies; fastbacks, a convertible, Mach 1, the 68 flasher, 302 Boss Mustang II (there was a treat) LOL!~ I remeber not being able to GIVE my 64 1/2 away... If we only knew what people would get all sentimental about! Best wishes with your mustang! DirtTrackManta

04-04-2005	#3 (permalink)
namba209 6,000 Post Club Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Imperial Beach, CA South of San Diego Posts: 6,054	I can empathize with you. I built a 67 Mustang for Margaret's son for his graduation and was apalled at the very thin steel stampings for important things like suspension, bumpers, engine mounts, etc. My Opel, little as it is has stronger structure components than the Mustangs of the 60's. Oh well, the bean counters did it again. __________________ Ron 72 GT 3.4L V-6/T-5/ZF posi - almost done - Just need AC installed. 75 Chevy monza 5.7L/TH350/Auburn 3.08 posi - Next

10-28-2005	#13 (permalink)
anastosmotors Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: kenosha, wi Posts: 379	opel style it is not how fast you are going, it is how well you are going fast. OPEL style baby. Pete

10-28-2005	#14 (permalink)
Thom71GT Life Long Opeler Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Metro Atlanta - Cumming, GA Posts: 686	---------Traitor-------------- __________________ Thom - Ich liebe mein GT I've had my 71 GT since I was 3 when my father brought it home, and I'll have it till the day I die!!!!

04-04-2005	#4 (permalink)
ConreroGT Senior Contributor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wa Posts: 659	good luck....really.

04-04-2005	#5 (permalink)
ratz Opeler Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 9	I havent bought the mustang yet but I told my dad thats what I really want and I'll keep looking till I find one. But I wont buy anything that doesn't have 8 cylinders and dosen't go like stink.

04-05-2005	#6 (permalink)
West Coast GT Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 931	Those original Mustangs were Falcons with different skirts. Same engines, frame, suspension, whatever. Same thing as the Maverick.

04-05-2005	#7 (permalink)
soybean Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Reidsville N.C. Posts: 2,160	A funny thing I noticed at the first Auto Fair I attended in Charlotte was that cars that we never, or hardly ever, see out on the streets were a dime a dozen there. Cobras, Mustangs, Cameros, etc. Masses of them. Opels? 5. So I'm lead to believe Opels are pretty rare. Heck, I have 5 Mustangs here in my small town, and up until the other day, I thought I was the only one restoring Gts or any Opels. I met a guy who runs a body shop in Eden who has 6 too, and has one in his shop that has a neat stripe along the bottom side that I've got to take a pictue of. Jarrell

10-28-2005	#15 (permalink)
opelgt73 crazy opeler Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 568	You can make a GT blow the doors off of a mustang with the right mods. It's not about speed to me though, it's about style. I have never seen a car that I find to be more stylish than the GT, at least in the used <$100K range. __________________ Chris Indianapolis, Indiana

10-28-2005	#16 (permalink)
BQS4 Southern Red Neck Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Snellville, GA Posts: 6,029 Real Name: Gene	From what I understand, Gil's red GT can smoke most 5.0 Mustangs. There's also a guy in CA with a 3.4 (correct?) Manta that he had to change the rear out for a 9 inch FORD unit because it was too strong! __________________ "Yes, I do have a rifle rack in my Sportwagon"

10-28-2005	#17 (permalink)
opelwasp Non Civilian Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Between Chico and Sac, CA Posts: 1,596	Gil has a severly modified GT. It has a 2.4L block crossflow head, dual side drafts, and a 5 speed. It needs 255's on the rear to keep traction, not to mention it is a work of art. His engine is worth more than ill ever put into my car. __________________ Arguing online is the same as racing in the Special Olympics; no matter who wins, you're both still retarded.

10-28-2005	#18 (permalink)
Thom71GT Life Long Opeler Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Metro Atlanta - Cumming, GA Posts: 686	Thats what I evenually want to do to mine. FAST FAST FAST Heck if the car looks fast, it had better back it up. __________________ Thom - Ich liebe mein GT I've had my 71 GT since I was 3 when my father brought it home, and I'll have it till the day I die!!!!

10-28-2005	#19 (permalink)
opelgt73 crazy opeler Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 568	Gil's is expensive, but you don't have to dump that much money into one to beat a mustang. Given the power to weight ratio I am willing to bet even a mildly modified v6 in a gt would knock the doors off of most cars on the road. __________________ Chris Indianapolis, Indiana

10-28-2005	#20 (permalink)
Thom71GT Life Long Opeler Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Metro Atlanta - Cumming, GA Posts: 686	Not this one.. http://www.uniqueperformance.com/images/ss-1-lg.jpg Its the Elenor clone called the super snake. Supercharged with 700 hp. Of course they want $214,000 for it. STARTIING PRICE!!!! __________________ Thom - Ich liebe mein GT I've had my 71 GT since I was 3 when my father brought it home, and I'll have it till the day I die!!!!

10-28-2005	#22 (permalink)
73 gt man Opeler Join Date: May 2005 Location: Gilbert AZ Posts: 86	I have had 7 mustangs and two Opels and right now I have both in the driveway 67 mustang coupe and 73 GT. For the average gearhead the mustang is an easier car to work on, parts to make it go fast are easy to find and relatively inexpensive, just about any car can be made to blow the doors off of something else, it just depends on how much time and most importantly money into it. Enjoy your Mustang now and maybe in a few years you will find your drive to go and find another Opel, I love both of my cars and the Opel is a much larger headache but still fun to drive, my friends say that I must really love my it because I have gone through more aggrevation to keep it on the road then they would be able to handle.

10-28-2005	#23 (permalink)
namba209 6,000 Post Club Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Imperial Beach, CA South of San Diego Posts: 6,054	Actually guys, you're kinda talking oranges and apples here. Willit? before the engine swap went faster than a CHP 5.0 Pursuit Mustang, I got a ticket for that, after I slowed down. But for stop lite to stop lite racing it is a different scenario. The difference is between what is quick and what is fast, and that's the reason for the Willit? engine/tranny swap, I wanna do or be both, quick and fast. __________________ Ron 72 GT 3.4L V-6/T-5/ZF posi - almost done - Just need AC installed. 75 Chevy monza 5.7L/TH350/Auburn 3.08 posi - Next

10-28-2005	#24 (permalink)
Tru-Craft 1970-GT Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Clearwater, Florida Posts: 1,237	One thing the Falcon (Mustang) had was a marketing plan! Opel GM, let's sell Opels through Buick dealers! The place my Grandfather buys his cars from!!!! I was 10 when I saw my first GT in 1969! Me and my Dad went to look at it, they didn't want to sell it, just get people in the door! Look over here what you can get for a little more $. My Dad bought a Buick Estate Wagon instead! Damn you GM!

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