A new Texas opel...

[1.9H70Gt]

im a college student on a budget, i bought a 70 gt with 2 of every thing from a friend for 100 dollars. he had just been sent to iraq and wanted me to have it before he left, in case he didnt come back he said. now im reworking the car, because he wanted to make a dragster out of it. lots of work, but i need help financing the resurection, so im selling off all the parts i dont need. so watch out for a breath taker.... john

[alfred]

welcome aboard! Where exactly is San Augustine? And what are your plans for the car?

[okieopel]

Welcome aboard East Texas. We are glad to have you with us. Remember to post some pics of the car.

[Dennis Texas]

Originally Posted by 1.9H70Gt i need help financing the resurection, so im selling off all the parts i dont need. so watch out for a breath taker.... john

I see your just past Nacogdoches about 50 miles east. I go up there often I live in Buffalo, my wife lives in Nacogdoches. What kinda help do you need? Post some pictures of what you have and everyone can see what your talking about.
Welcome to the site.

[opelenvy]

I lived in Chireno for a year and moved back here to Austin about a year and a half ago. I spent a lot of time in San Augustine working for Dish Network.
If you ever drove 21 to Nacogdoches, you drove right by my house. I had no garage so my GT sat out in the yard under a car cover. I don't know how many people stopped to ask what was under that cover. We lived just the other side of Chireno on the right in an old farm house. I actually hosted an Opel meet at my house.


There were three GT's there...all yellow.
Welcome to the group.
If you haven't already, join texasopel : Opel Club of Texas, OMC. That is where we discuss out meetings.

[opeletti75]

whats forsale

[opelgt73]

Originally Posted by 1.9H70Gt im a college student on a budget, i bought a 70 gt with 2 of every thing from a friend for 100 dollars. he had just been sent to iraq and wanted me to have it before he left, in case he didnt come back he said. now im reworking the car, because he wanted to make a dragster out of it. lots of work, but i need help financing the resurection, so im selling off all the parts i dont need. so watch out for a breath taker.... john

$100 for a car. And I bet being in TX it is rust free. You southerners kill me.

[opelenvy]

Originally Posted by opelgt73 $100 for a car. And I bet being in TX it is rust free. You southerners kill me.

East TX is another story. It rains a LOT there and is very fertile. If things are left alone for too long (cars or houses!) nature will reclaim them. Not uncommon to see trees growing inside of abandoned houses or vehicles out there. As well as covered by vines.
There was an old farm truck on the farm that I was on. Don't know how long it sat there, but the floorboards had about a foot of mouse/rat droppings. No kidding. You could not see the transmission tunnel it was so deep. There was a tree that was growing up between the bumper and the body and it was pushing it's way through.