Famous Opel GTs ?

[brotherbob]

I am looking for a unique paint job for my 70 Gt and wondered about the possibility of ralley car clone or a popular autocross clone?
Does anyone have pics of anything like this?
I am in the middle of stripping the body back to metal and priming.
I really like the idea of painting it to resemble a 67 Ford GT in the red-blue ala Lemans 1967?
Any ideas?
Thanks

[baz]

have a grope round here
http://www.opel6070club.com/historia.htm
it is in a language i dont know (with so many vowels it must be scandanavion)but has some good pics of most soprts opels in europe
if you want to do factory colours then its the yellow and white

[tekenaar]

Originally Posted by baz have a grope round here http://www.opel6070club.com/historia.htm it is in a language i dont know (with so many vowels it must be scandanavion)but has some good pics of most soprts opels in europe if you want to do factory colours then its the yellow and white

Believe that's Finnish.

[cherokee]

Originally Posted by brotherbob I really like the idea of painting it to resemble a 67 Ford GT in the red-blue ala Lemans 1967? Any ideas? Thanks

OH OH OH That's me, Check out my pics in members section, I went with the Gulf GT40 colors on my car. When I drove the race car back from the painters (cop did not see me I did not do it) It got all kinds of looks. Open exahust did not help...but it was fun.

[brotherbob]

Cherokee.....That must be your Gt that is blue and red in the members pics section huh?
I really like your car but want something just a bit different, maybe the red/orange would not only be on the front and tail but along the rockers also?
Thanks for the link baz, I checked it out and found some things I liked.
I wonder if any Opels ran in the Mexico ralleys in 70's ? I just want something different , the GT has such great lines for a race car paint job.

[hotrod]

apparently this car is supposed to be famous - or atleast it was in print at one time....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW

not sure if i'm sold on it... but, an idea...

[Scott McDonald]

Here:

Conrero GT's

I like the blue/yellow combination...but then you'll need flares, and wider rims.

[tekenaar]

Originally Posted by hotrod apparently this car is supposed to be famous - or atleast it was in print at one time.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...spagename=WDVW not sure if i'm sold on it... but, an idea...

Don't know if you can really include this one . . . Opal???!!!

[brotherbob]

Scott exactly the style I was looking for !!!
I really like the riveted fender flares,wide tires and ralley lights.
Hmmmmmmmm, now where do I find the flares ? Maybe some aluminumn slots and old race decals too!!
I like the rough and ready feel these types of GTs have and mine is not a show car by any means.
I gotta get back out to the shop and rub on my GT some more!!!!!

[Dmcbrass]

Who's gonna tell the seller on ebay that he doesn't have a (1976) GT?

[jeff denton]

I've always thought it might be neat to copy the two tone layout scheme of the 78 Indy Pace Car Corvette, seeing how the stingray body so strangely resembles the GT...

[kwilford]

It's a bit hard to see (this was an old photo, circa 1982, that I scanned), but the front GT is mine, and has a modified Silver Anniversary paint scheme. The back car was Myrna's GT, but a year or so later, was sent to its grave by a Chevy Van (boo hoo)

[Scott McDonald]

OGTS has the flares.

The rally lights can be gotten easy enough. I think I saw a set on eBay going pretty cheap this morning.

Driving lights where the big yellow things are= Halogen Tractor Lights. Just cut the tractor lights out of their rubber housing, and create a spacer out of pvc pipe for their attachment inside the opening. Then rewire the switch to light with one of your dash switches (I used the parking light switch, as I wanted my driving lights operating with my parking lights).

OGTS Catalog

[baz]

when looking around found this and thought its what you want
http://www.opelgt.org/
Moderators Note: replaced .bmp photo with .jpeg format

[ConreroGT]

Brother Bob-

I'm doing exactly what your idea is to "replicate" an old Opel race car. I'm just finishing the paint on it now.

It will be the red #130 Conrero race car.


check out my progress at www.opelgtmotorsport.com


~kyle

[brotherbob]

CarneroGt....wow we must have seperated at birth!
I think the GT body just lends its self to being a race car!
Now I have some ideas that I need to take action on.1
1. Fender flares riveted on
2. Front and rear spoilers
3. Aluminum slots and wide tires (wonder how big you can go w/o cutting?)
Wonder if anyone has any used parts they want to donate
I raced (dirt) air cooled minis for a few years and really loved it and would love to find some time for some asphalt!!
Thank everyone so much for the pics and such I am really excited about getting this car together (as time permits).
Gonna get some more time this weekend for blasting and sanding......I have never seen so much Bondo in one car.

[Scott McDonald]

Too much Bondo® :

There was a complete fiberglass nose on eBay yesterday. It didn't even have the headlight cut-outs.

Where in Texas do ya' live? I grew-up in Balmorhea. "Where's that?" Just East of the "fork in the road," for Interstate-10 & Interstate-20. Now I live near Galveston.

[brotherbob]

The fine metropolis of Granbury Tejas!
Your right ....I thought I knew of every Tejas town but no idea where Balmorhea is.
Yeah the PO never worked a dent out he just covered them up!
I am taking the car back to bear metal and POR-15 for primer. I have got real aquainted with my DA and stripper every weekend! 3 coats of yellow and and a single coat of black , oh what fun.