Opel GT Article on "How Stuff Works?"

hrcollinsjr · 03-29-2008

Neat site that explains how a lot of things work. Check this link out:

Howstuffworks "Opel GT"

Harold

wrench459 · 03-30-2008

This one little part "Despite early rust problems, GTs are still running around in the care of loving owners with a taste for the unusual." has got me there not talking about us are they?

GTJIM · 03-30-2008

If it was us they were talking about it would say:

"..... with unusual taste"

blancojp · 03-30-2008

Good history however it does say the car was modeled resembling the Corvette.

There goes our individuality!!!

73Manta72gt · 03-30-2008

What's a Corvette?...maybe a poor man's Opel GT...

namba209 · 03-30-2008

Originally Posted by blancojp

Good history however it does say the car was modeled resembling the Corvette.

There goes our individuality!!!

Actually, as most of us know the Stingray Corvette and the Opel GT were designed by the same person on the design team, Chuck Jordan. He was an invited guest at the OMC fest two years ago and gave all attendees a great insight on how both were designed. His personal favorite was of course the GT, and it was designed before the Corvette. An interesting anecdote was, the Corvette project name was Opel. So our beloved GTs are not mini-vettes, although that is the general consensus, but the Corvettes are: "Opel GTs on steroids"

wrench459 · 03-30-2008

Originally Posted by namba209

Actually, as most of us know the Stingray Corvette and the Opel GT were designed by the same person on the design team, Chuck Jordan. He was an invited guest at the OMC fest two years ago and gave all attendees a great insight on how both were designed. His personal favorite was of course the GT, and it was designed before the Corvette. An interesting anecdote was, the Corvette project name was Opel. So our beloved GTs are not mini-vettes, although that is the general consensus, but the Corvettes are: "Opel GTs on steroids"

Thats why I tell my vette(stingrays) owners "you've got a big Opel GT"
Of course it goes over there heads.

jvandyke · 03-31-2008

I posted a comment on the website to this effect. Mostly because the picture captioned bugged me. I love telling the "GT came first" story.

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hrcollinsjr 1000 Post Club Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Chapel Hill, TN Posts: 1,539 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Opel GT Article on "How Stuff Works?" Neat site that explains how a lot of things work. Check this link out: Howstuffworks "Opel GT" Harold

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GTJIM 4246 Post Club Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,498 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Nah! If it was us they were talking about it would say: "..... with unusual taste"

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blancojp Restoration Dude Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Acworth, GA Posts: 616 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	bummer!! Good history however it does say the car was modeled resembling the Corvette. There goes our individuality!!!

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73Manta72gt Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 311 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Corvette? What's a Corvette?...maybe a poor man's Opel GT...

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wrench459 GT freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Milner, GA. Posts: 1,097 Classified Rating: 0% (0) Logbook Entries: 8	This one little part "Despite early rust problems, GTs are still running around in the care of loving owners with a taste for the unusual." has got me there not talking about us are they?

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jvandyke Opeler Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hudsonville, Michigan, USA Posts: 1,788 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	I posted a comment on the website to this effect. Mostly because the picture captioned bugged me. I love telling the "GT came first" story.

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