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Old 03-29-2008   #1 (permalink)
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Opel GT Article on "How Stuff Works?"

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

Howstuffworks "Opel GT"

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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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Nah!

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

"..... with unusual taste"

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bummer!!

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

There goes our individuality!!!
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What's a Corvette?...maybe a poor man's Opel GT...
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Originally Posted by blancojp View Post
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"
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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.

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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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