How old are you and tell us a story...

[95Pony]

I am 27 and female (not that you asked.) I am not actually an owner... My parents own a 1970 Opel GT that was my mom's first car, and of course she bought it new. It has been stored for about 20 years and they are getting it out and fixing it up. They are 55 (Dad) and 50 (Mom).

Basically, I am the one that has the best internet connection and I get to ask all the questions. lol

I feel so used!

I am actually a regular on a Mustang forum, thus my name 95 Pony!

[Jayna]

I'm 21 and just bought my first Opel - a 70 GT. Currently it's getting primer on it, so I don't get to drive it.

I'm jealous of all these people who got theirs in high school... even now I barely have the money for one. (All my funds go to paying for school)

~Jayna

[marc556]

I'm 35 years old but.............18 into my heart.

[DeGoes]

I'm 21 years old and bought my GT when I was 19.

I'm in love with old cars since I was some 14. I wanted to have a Fiat 500L (those little cute things), but my father found the car to small to drive every day.

So I was a little disappointed. But when I almost got my driver's license I saw a beautiful car for sale. It was a yellow GT and I immediatelly knew that I wanted to have such a car. After some searching I found my dreamcar, a Opel GT from 1969.

I really enjoy driving it. Nur Fliegen ist Schöner!!!! (is it???)

[cristian68rekor]

Hi,I'm 41 and I live in Romania (the country of Dracula -to be more easy to locate). I have 2 Opel Rekord ( 67 & 68) , the 68's was belonging to my father since '69 . From two years ago I took the 68's Rekord from my father (changed with a Renault) and I restaurated all including the engine. At this moment I am in a tuning process for my engine : 1.9-> 2.0 ( 93->95 mm diameter) , side draft Solex C40 ADDHE -2 pieces , K&N bolt-on air filters , OP 244 - KENT CAM ( 290 /11.35 mm) and VS 21 valve springs. All operations was done by my self including hand made inlet manifolds (steel) and hand made exhaust manifolds (iron cast welding similar with J.Lawson).I also made a very good loking heat shield. I participate with my '68 Rekord at classic car rallies . At this moment I'm working with a flywheel in order to reduce the weight .
I want to attach some pictures but I don't know how. (cristian68rekord@yahoo.co.uk)

Cristian

[opel_nut]

46! 7 Opels. 4 Manta's (1 throttle body injection...the one that bogs out when you turn to the right), 3 GT's.

OPELS FOREVER!!!

[OPIES_OPEL_GT]

I'm 17 and I bought my first opel gt (1970) from a junk yard for $125.00 about 2 weeks ago. This car has been a failed project to 5 people in this town alone and I'm going to be the one to finish her and take her on her maiden run. can't wait!!! -Scott

[opelrun21]

I'm 21, my bestfriend had this 73 for five years. When the Marines sent him to Afganistan. I stole his baby for a cool $1500. Shes got 500,000 on her,time for a serious upgrade and overhaul.



Wanting to get her going,trying to keep her running!

[WannaBOpelOwner]

hi i am 16 (17 the 4th of sept) and i dont really have a story but i saved helped Will_g77's GT from a killer garage door. lol

[opelgal33]

I'm 34, have a 72 Opel GT, which I wanted since age 12, and am very envious of pvcar's Opel.

[Duke]

Well I'm 21 (I'll be 22 sept. 6th). I bought my first GT from ebay last year, and my second last week. Both are in pretty bad shape with rust and dents. I plan on making both cars straight and road worthy if not anything else, and so far the only things keeping me from doing that is time, money, tools, and my father who I evicted from his junk storage building (aka barn). Also is it just me or does it seem like for every piece that comes off easily there is another piece that makes you want to bring out a torch?

[jerms]

I'm 26 and don't know a dam thing about Opels but want to learn. I just got mine a couple of days ago and I'm trying to get my inspection sticker. My rear parking lights dont work, only when I press the brakes, and my wipers aren't working. If anyone can help Id appreciate it. I'm sure its nothing big, but I want to hit the road already!

[namba209]

Jerms, I'd be for checking the fuses that are just above your left leg when sitting in the driver's position. And for the wipers, double check the foot pump wires on the firewall next to the clutch pedal, all the wires must be hooled up to the pump for the wipers to work. HTH.

[jlthunder]

If the front parking lights work but the rear don't, you have a wiring problem. Each side of the car is on a seperate circut. The left side parking lights are on one circut and the right are on another circut if I remember correctly.

[wolfcri]

Hello everybody, Just bought my first Opel today. Its a 69 GT. I haven't picked it up yet so i'll report in when i do.

[Itsa '70 GT]

I'm 45, and my avatar says it all...

Bill B.

[perrydu]

I am 52 and when I was in high school (67-70) my dream car was a GT. When I got out of college I bought a 71 GT that had hit a tree head on. The long nose saved the engine and all I did was straighten it out enough to drive. Several years later I bought a restored 73 GT and parted out the 71. I still have the 73 in the barn and the engine from the 71. I pushed it out the other day for the first time in 7 years and washed it inside and out. It needs some work but it is all there. Seeing pictures here gets me thinking about a total rebuild.

[simplemind7]

i'm 17 now, my uncle offered me 2 GTs, a 69 (needing to be restored) and a 72 (parts) because they were just sitting around taking up space and my aunt was getting mad about the wasted space. so i gladly took them knowing little to nothing about opels. thanks you all of you here i'm learning pretty fast keep it comming

[jeff denton]

Notice in the polls age graph that I am in the biggest Opel age group, and next year when I am even older and grayer and stiffer and wiser and in the next age group that I will then be in the SECOND biggest Opel age group.
And still doing things that fifteen year olds are better than me at... dirt bike hill climbing, racing around an oval track, chasing elk up huge mountains, all that crazy stuff.... I'll sleep when I'm DEAD.

[kwilford]

Originally Posted by jeff denton Notice in the polls age graph that I am in the biggest Opel age group, and next year when I am even older and grayer and stiffer and wiser and in the next age group that I will then be in the SECOND biggest Opel age group. And still doing things that fifteen year olds are better than me at... dirt bike hill climbing, racing around an oval track, chasing elk up huge mountains, all that crazy stuff.... I'll sleep when I'm DEAD.

When I answered this poll, I was 45, and so was in the biggest age group. But since I am now 46, I suspect that I am STILL in the biggest age group, since we are ALL a year older. Age is just relative. Relatively unimportant compared to NOT aging; which would make me DEAD!

[Killer Texas GT]

The big 50, been driving a GT since 72 (69)bought my second one(70) in 76 which is still in my possesion but has been modified slightly over the years, but in the stables now are 2 Asconas (74, 75), 7 GTs (2-69 one of which is for parts, 3-70 GTs, two of which are for parts, 2-72 GTs, one of which is for parts) this does not include my original 70 GT (Killer TX GT) and the 70 GT I gave to my nephew Phillip, also throw in a '68 Kadett wagon (parts) and a 72 Ascona wagon (parts), along with shop full of enough parts to build at least 4 to 5 more GTs.

An addiction with not enough time or money to enjoy 200%.

[Dallas]

I am 34 and saw my first Opel GT when I was 12. I have always wanted one. I am the proud owner of the only Roadster Opel GT ever made that I know of. I will have this car forever.

[Yoda]

I'm 32, live outside of Baton Rouge, LA, & purchased my 1972 GT when I was 15. Bought the car from one of my mentors, a man in Baton Rouge that used to work on my grandmother's Manta on the weekends.

Drove the car though high school and stored it for most of college. About a week after I took it out of storage, it was rear-ended in my parents yard by a rather large tractor. I've worked on it on and (mostly) off again ever since. I'm now married with three yr old twins. They love the GT as much as I do....a quick aside....we bought them matching electric PowerWheels Jeeps for their 3rd BD and stored them in my shop. When I rolled up the big door to the shop to show them, they ran past the Jeeps yelling "Opel. Red Opel. Daddy's Red Opel. Open doors! Open doors!"

I'm in the final throws of putting it back together and drive it occasionally. Unfortunately, the front of the car was wrecked a few times before I bought it so the headlight openings have never been quite right and probably never will. As I'm starting to have more time for my cars again, I really hope to start adding some more Opels to my collection.

Also own a 65 T-Bird convertible (my DD) and am working on a frame off of a '54 Belair. Also help my father with his recently acquired 1963 Triumph TR-4.

[N61WP]

Finally! An Opeler near me!

Yoda, I live in Covington. Let me know if I can be of help.

James
n61wp at aol.com

[69OpelKadett]

well im 19 years old .. i just got my first house nice lil 2 roomer with a 2 & 1/2 stall for my kadett ! and a few lil extras got a good girl who got me my kadett and also ended up with a pool not bad for bein this young .... i also own a 1980 monte carlo "350" & a 1975 chevy 10 short bed van im rebuilding for my brother in prison . about all there is to me .