Opel gt prototype picture !!

[Dale .D]

Hi everyone .Was reading some articles about the gt & one said that the prototype was much better than the production model that came out .Is there a good picture out there of the prototype & does anyone know what happened to it??Thanks eh!

[jvandyke]

There's a picture in the Gold Portfolio book. I'll scan it for you if no one has one. I think the production GT is as good or better then the concept car.

[Aardvaark]

Here's a couple of front pictures.
Don't know what became of the GT Prototype.

[hallgeir]

One of our german members have an excellent website. There you`ll find many photos.

Opel GT World

[BMWonly]

I took these pictures probably about 1995 during an Opel GT meeting, in Ruesselsheim, Germany - where the Opel headquarters are located.

Opel showed the prototype (Experimental GT) as well as the "ocker" GT, the diesel and electric record GT's, the GT2, as well as the blue and (at that time) white Aero.

Pretty amazing that they let them out of their museum, unique opportunity to see them all together !!!

Dieter

[newman27]

Originally Posted by Dale .D Hi everyone .Was reading some articles about the gt & one said that the prototype was much better than the production model that came out...

From what I have read, the production model is much more aerodynamic than the prototype. The wind tunnel tests are what drove the design team to alter the appearance of the GT.

[opelenvy]

This member has some good photo's in his album.
http://www.opelgt.com/photos/showgal.../13799/cat/500

I like the production better. The curves of it are very sexy, very few straight lines.

[jvandyke]

Originally Posted by newman27 From what I have read, the production model is much more aerodynamic than the prototype. The wind tunnel tests are what drove the design team to alter the appearance of the GT.

I'd love to know the story on the whole design process. Is that in a book somewhere? Wonder why the headlight change from ugly square vette pop ups to the way cooler oval rotaters? Damn I love those headlights.

[newman27]

Originally Posted by jvandyke I'd love to know the story on the whole design process. Is that in a book somewhere? Wonder why the headlight change from ugly square vette pop ups to the way cooler oval rotaters? Damn I love those headlights.

The headlights are one of my favorite features too . Yet, a Car & Driver review knocked them as ugly. Oh well, what do they know!?! I have been collecting Opel books and magazines as of late on eBay. I recently picked up an original copy of the January, 1982 "Car Collector" magazine that has the "Crystal Ball" article in it and the "Automobile Quarterly Volume 10 Number 1" from 1972 which has the "Opel GT Lives!" article in it (which also appears reprinted in the latest edition of the Blitz from the OMC). Both talk about the prototype and some of the design process as I recall. That is probably where I read about the wind tunnel tests altering the prototype design.

[BMWonly]

Originally Posted by opelenvy This member has some good photo's in his album. http://www.opelgt.com/photos/showgal.../13799/cat/500 I like the production better. The curves of it are very sexy, very few straight lines.

Interesting, those pictures were taken at the same show I took mine (see a few posts above).

I agree, the production GT looks so much better from the front and back. But the side view of the Experimental GT is sleeker, because the roofline is lower.

[opelenvy]

Originally Posted by BMWonly Interesting, those pictures were taken at the same show I took mine (see a few posts above).

I would be willing to bet there are pictures of that car on every camera that was at the show.

I agree, the production GT looks so much better from the front and back. But the side view of the Experimental GT is sleeker, because the roofline is lower.

My car is lowered and I feel invisible as it is! People in Miata's look down at me, I don't know if I would want the roofline any lower. I can't even make eye contact with most of the TX trucks here when I am next to them, all I see is tires and the car on the other side of them.

[BMWonly]

Originally Posted by opelenvy My car is lowered and I feel invisible as it is! People in Miata's look down at me, I don't know if I would want the roofline any lower. I can't even make eye contact with most of the TX trucks here when I am next to them, all I see is tires and the car on the other side of them.

...you can go underneath the trucks then, just like Chevy Chase in "Christmas vacation" ...

[Dale .D]

Originally Posted by newman27 The headlights are one of my favorite features too . Yet, a Car & Driver review knocked them as ugly. Oh well, what do they know!?! I have been collecting Opel books and magazines as of late on eBay. I recently picked up an original copy of the January, 1982 "Car Collector" magazine that has the "Crystal Ball" article in it and the "Automobile Quarterly Volume 10 Number 1" from 1972 which has the "Opel GT Lives!" article in it (which also appears reprinted in the latest edition of the Blitz from the OMC). Both talk about the prototype and some of the design process as I recall. That is probably where I read about the wind tunnel tests altering the prototype design.

Cool pictures. yes the headlight we have are really a head turner. I do like the skinny oval grill under the front bumper better on the prototype.I sure hate putting the liscience plate on the front of the car though. Takes away from the lines. Wonder how long it would take before you get pulled over & fined for not havine one . It might be worth it.!!

[jvandyke]

Originally Posted by newman27 The headlights are one of my favorite features too . Yet, a Car & Driver review knocked them as ugly. Oh well, what do they know!?!

Many reviews said that the GT was one of the very few retracting headlight cars that looked good even with the headlights up. I agree, at least they're okay when up, most other cars with retracts look bad when up IMHO. The fact that they rotate like they do is just too cool.

[newman27]

Originally Posted by Dale .D ...Wonder how long it would take before you get pulled over & fined for not havine one . It might be worth it.!!

There's another thread on here somewhere about front license plates but here in Georgia (and several other states) we aren't required to have front plates. I'm not sure of course how that works in Canada...

[kwilford]

Originally Posted by Dale .D Wonder how long it would take before you get pulled over & fined for not having one . It might be worth it.!!

Originally Posted by newman27 There's another thread on here somewhere about front license plates but here in Georgia (and several other states) we aren't required to have front plates. I'm not sure of course how that works in Canada...

All Dale has to do is to licence it here in Alberta. We're one of the few Canadian Provinces where you don't need a front plate. Or are there any others left? A few had gone that way but switched back.
Oh oh,

[CDN OpelNut]

Originally Posted by kwilford All Dale has to do is to licence it here in Alberta. We're one of the few Canadian Provinces where you don't need a front plate. Or are there any others left? A few had gone that way but switched back. Oh oh,

BC requires front plates but I haven't mounted them on my GT in years. The only time I've been stopped was crossing into Washington.

I don't put them my truck either and have never been stopped. In other words - not enforced.........