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GT is my middle name
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body count
How many GT's are killed in accidents or died having the rustvirus? I've seen a lot of GT's going R.I.P. A german GT buddy of mine often does some surgery on GT bodies for parts and then they RIP. He is surely isn't the only one who trades in GT body parts. So the number of dead GT's is very high I think, in the past, today and in the future. How is it possible that there are still enough GT (donors) left? I wonder how many there are left, in good condition, or as rustbuckets. There are just over 100.000 build, and that allready is at least 34 years ago. Then I think, 100.000, is that a lot?
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No....its not a Buick....
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Me personally, I have put 4 gt's to that big road in the sky....and I can say that I know of at least 10 more scattered around the area that are ready to join them. So I know of at least 14. And, I could probly think of 2-3 more if I try hard enough!!
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What we got here is........failure......................... to communicate....
Some men,you just cant reach...so you get what we had here last week...which is the way he wants it. Well, he gets it...I dont like it, any more than you men... |
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'72 Opel GT (Sara)
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That is one sad picture...
Can you comment on what your experience was like being in an accident in a GT? The crash safety of this car has always been a concern of mine given the lack of "modern" protections (like air bags). |
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'72 Opel GT (Fireglow Orange)
Third Owner, Purchased in 1986 Current Status: Fully Restored Major Mods: Weber Carb, High Compression Pistons, Electronic Ignition, XM Radio / CD, ADDCO Front / Rear Anti-Sway-Bars Other Cars: '06 Pontiac Solstice (Envious Green) '99 Oldsmobile Intrigue GLS (Black Onyx) |
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Hallgeir
Opels now: -69 GT 1900, -95 Omega B 2,5 V6 CD Aut. Previous Opels: -91 Omega A 2,0i, -85 Ascona 1,6S CC, -78 Ascona 1,9S, -81 Commodore 2,5S Berlina, -82 Ascona 1,6S CC, -78 Ascona 1,9S, -72 Ascona 1,6S http://www.opelgt.com/forums/vbgoogl...4650269&zoom=5 |
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My 71 GT was #5 in a 10 car on a freeway on ramp. I was stopped, but the cars behind didn't stop in time. I was pile driven into the car in front of me and watched as the front bumper came closer and closer to the windshield with each succeeding car that couldn't stop. After all the banging and crunching, I got out to see if I could be of any assistance to the other folks, had the car towed away, walked about a mile to my Mother's and called Margaret to come get me. I was able to get out of bed on the third day after the accident, backlash is not fun. Then we went to get Willit? Margaret found it in the classifieds while I was recuperating.
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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 |
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Pass the 14lb one please!
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Fire and safety said that after the second roll they already thought I was a goner, that by the time it came to a stop on the remains of the roof after the fourth roll they thought for sure they would be calling the undertaker! We did so well on the roll cage that the only assistance I needed to get out of the car was to have my harness cut. Two broken fingers, a hell of a lot of bruises and a few scrapes is all I took! That's why my current Opel GT will have a custom cage installed as soon as I get the body blasted down and repaired! The best advice I can offer is if you are going to crash, do it on a race track, at least that way all the rescue crew is already on standby!!
Last edited by tekenaar; 02-16-2007 at 12:31 PM.. Reason: forth roll . . . how droll ;-) |
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Southern Red Neck
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Newman;
I can tell you honestly, that your fears can be put to rest about the safety of these cars. I don't want to steal this thread, but, suffice to say that just the accidents in my family, driving Opels, had they been any othe type of car, some of my family my not be here today. Last edited by tekenaar; 02-16-2007 at 12:37 PM.. Reason: surfice - ice on top of surf? ;-) |
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"Yes, I do have a rifle rack in my Sportwagon"
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'72 Opel GT (Sara)
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'72 Opel GT (Fireglow Orange)
Third Owner, Purchased in 1986 Current Status: Fully Restored Major Mods: Weber Carb, High Compression Pistons, Electronic Ignition, XM Radio / CD, ADDCO Front / Rear Anti-Sway-Bars Other Cars: '06 Pontiac Solstice (Envious Green) '99 Oldsmobile Intrigue GLS (Black Onyx) |
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4246 Post Club
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Crumple ...
GTs were required to meet the frontal crash tests of the time - in 1973 they were upgraded to side intrusion tests too.
The initial German tests were not completed till October, 1968 - which may be another reason very few 1968 GTs ever made it on to the roads. Here are some original factory crash test pics - thanks to OpelGTWorld.de ! Note how the passenger compartment has retained its integrity. Last edited by GTJIM; 02-15-2007 at 11:12 PM.. |
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GTJim
Opel Owner since last Century! Copyright © 2000-2008 J D Henry All Rights Reserved |
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Southern Red Neck
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If there was a thread started detailing accidents about/in Opels, I could tell a few the would send a chill or two up your spine, but, these are tough little cars, and not just the GTs
Gary: Would it be in good taste to have such a thread? Just wondering. Gene |
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"Yes, I do have a rifle rack in my Sportwagon"
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Oldpiler
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I think I found where all the old Opel GTs get put out to pasture, at least in southern Oregon. I just saw an ad on Craigslist, some guy in Ashland Oregon is selling a bunch of GTs and parts. This is not even remotely everything he's got in the pictures below. Looks like an Opel GT wrecking yard!
Here's the URL for his Opel picture gallery: GreenSprings Photo Galleries :: Opel Here's the URL for the page listing the cars and parts he has for sale: sale item Scroll down past the Pontiac seats. |
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Viking
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Same here. E-mailed him twice, but no response. Well, I`ve got what I needed from elsewhere, so it doesn`t matter.
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Hallgeir
Opels now: -69 GT 1900, -95 Omega B 2,5 V6 CD Aut. Previous Opels: -91 Omega A 2,0i, -85 Ascona 1,6S CC, -78 Ascona 1,9S, -81 Commodore 2,5S Berlina, -82 Ascona 1,6S CC, -78 Ascona 1,9S, -72 Ascona 1,6S http://www.opelgt.com/forums/vbgoogl...4650269&zoom=5 |
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Opeler
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GT tragedies and Manta Mishap
Any GT going to the car muncher is cause for sadness. Due to the relative scarcity...100,000 units is 6 months production of a popular midsize car...any loss of a GT is like seeing a cretin destroy art. Figure that a GT with collector/enthusiast appeal may have an above-average survival rate, and you're probably looking at somewhere between 10 and 20,000 left; half of those are drivable/restorable.
Re safety and security in Opels versus modern cars, NO WORRIES!!! I was in a colossal collision that took the nose off a '73 Manta. I walked away without a mark on me, after T-boning a Datsun 310 at 40. The Datsun bent around like a fortune cookie. Opels were subject to more stringent TUV (The German equivalent to our NHTSA and DOT) crashworthiness approval compared to their 70's counterparts from the US and Japan, and pioneered such features as crumple zones, safety capsules, collapsible steering columns, and drop-away engines long before such features were required in the US. They were required to compete with Volvo, MB, and SAAB in a safety-conscious environment. Last edited by 66kadett; 02-16-2007 at 01:47 PM.. |
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I spend half my life in an eight by five room
Just cruisin along to the big diesel boom It's not confined quarters that would make me snap It's just dealing with the daily unadulterated crap- Jimmy Buffett |
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