1974 Opel Sportwagon

[mark.sutton5]

Believe it or not, I had that exact same 1974 Opel GT Sports wagon that is pictured in the righthand side of the logo, same buick blue and everything! loved that car. unfortunately it was stolen in Washington State in the late 80's. Man I miss that car : (

[heimue]

Welcome to the forum Mark. The blue car in the picture is an Opel Sport Wagon (aka "Ascona"). The Opel "GT" is the one in red, a sporty two-seater.

Dieter

[BQS4]

Originally Posted by mark.sutton5 Believe it or not, I had that exact same 1974 Opel GT Sports wagon that is pictured in the righthand side of the logo, same buick blue and everything! loved that car. unfortunately it was stolen in Washington State in the late 80's. Man I miss that car : (

I have (2) signal blue Sportwagons sitting at my house. One used to be my daily driver, but, is sidelined for resto/customizing. The other is a 75 being stripped for parts. My current daily driver is a 75 Sportwagon, white with hood painted Manta Rallye style, was automatic, but, has been converted to 5-spd. My wife drives a 74 jade green Sportwagon, her's is automatic.

[Ooooner]

Originally Posted by mark.sutton5 unfortunately it was stolen in Washington State in the late 80's. Man I miss that car : (

Gene,
You weren't in Washington State during the late 80's, were you?

[BQS4]

Originally Posted by Ooooner Gene, You weren't in Washington State during the late 80's, were you?

Roy;
I have been west of the Mississippi only twice in my life, one trip was to CA, the other to NV

[Gary]

The Blue one in the masthead went from the original owner in Albany, NY to MA and it now lives in Canada.

[Phoenix]

Find or make another one. They aren't that hard to find, though you may have to accept the usually bad battery box.

[officertyo]

Originally Posted by Phoenix Find or make another one. They aren't that hard to find, though you may have to accept the usually bad battery box.

I wish i could find another one. My DD 71 wagon is more of a parts car then a driver. Ill be looking for one in better shape rust wise soon, but i very rarely ever see one for sale either here or on evil bay.

[David McCollam]

Gene,

What about the two trips to Texas with the Sport Wagon you are currently driving? Do those not count?

Dave

[tekenaar]

Originally Posted by BQS4 Roy; I have been west of the Mississippi only twice in my life, one trip was to CA, the other to NV

. . . uh, I distinctly remember having dinner with you, David and Darin in Fort Worth a couple of years ago . . . last time I checked, it's still west of the Mississippi! . . . drove my Bitter there, as I recall!

[heimue]

Originally Posted by tekenaar . . . uh, I distinctly remember having dinner with you, David and Darin in Fort Worth a couple of years ago . . . last time I checked, it's still west of the Mississippi! . . . drove my Bitter there, as I recall!

Gene, any other trips you don't recall anymore? Maybe back in the 80's?

Dieter

[BQS4]

Originally Posted by David McCollam Gene, What about the two trips to Texas with the Sport Wagon you are currently driving? Do those not count? Dave

You're right Dave, never even thought about them as I didn't have any car trouble or what, old age is definitely slipping up on me. Otto, you're correct too. I enjoyed the dinner we had at Sawgrass. See? I did remember the name of the place. You also showed me the "revision" of the oil filter set up that you made after your "stop over" in Doraville that one rainy night.

[mark.sutton5]

On the title "1974 Opel GT Sportswagon"
It was a 5 speed manual transmission, counting reverse. No luggage rack on top. Car just vanished!
It was a very clean car that I bought for $90.00 in 1983