What Country are you Visiting From?

[73mantaNOS]

Norway!

First post to the forums btw, looking for some good Manta info and tips as I'm restoring my 73 mentioned in the signature.. It was crashed in 75 (right side), partly repaired and dismantled, never run again until I bought it a couple of months ago, so now I'm trying to get it back on the road :-)

[lezliewk]

I live in colfax in. just about even with the three opels setting by the roadside, I have been trying to get him to sell me them, but he won't move,going to restore one someday. I just bought a opel from purdue student a couple weeks ago,Black one,Getting ready to restore i hope

[kwilford]

So, would that have been Chris Blust's (aka "opelgt73", an engineering student at Purdue)? He was a regular on this and the classicopels site for some time, then sold his yellow GT. A short time later, he bought a black GT with a yellow and orange stripe, and then I noticed that he had sold it on eBay.

In any event, welcome!

[opelgt73]

Hey now I'm still a regular on the site!

True I have been through my share of GT's. I tend to buy things in the summer when I have a job, and being a lowly college student I end up selling them in the school year because I run out of money.

I still have one GT though, the one in the photo album that I got from Alabama with A/C, doesn’t run or have a nice motor like the one that I sold. I am just saving it for when I get out of college and can afford a compete restoration. Or until I run out of money again and am forced to sell one of my prize possessions.

I will be updating my website soon with the pictures of that car.

[kwilford]

Oops, SORRY Chris. I thought you were down to your last GT. But I kinda knew you'd be back. Hey, get the darn Engineering degree and start making money in the WINTER! I bought my first GT back when I was in Engineering. Sold my fully restored '61 Bugeye (Austin Healey Sprite) so I could afford 2nd year tuition, and bought the GT as an reliable and affordable Daily Driver that had a heater and roll up windows. FAR cry from my current DD. A '02 Lexus IS300. Life gets better when you work regularly. Or at least you can afford better toys.

[Old Hippie]

That's usually true, Keith, unless you have a wife that likes to spend the family cash for "household" items. Took me 17 yrs to stop that and start working on my toys!

[lezliewk]

Kwilford, Yes that was chris's gt. kind a glad he ran low on cash. not really, but i sure like his GT. Going to be fun bringing it back to life.All the hard stuff is done and am i glad of that. Going to paint it back in black.not original but i like black.I sure like this site, seems like a lot of good people here

[cees]

I am from Australia and I own a 1972 GT. I guess I am a bit like JimGT from New Zealand, kind of lonely! From my last count there are approximately 7 GTs in Australia. There are probably a few more, but they have not surfaced yet.

[Storn]

Hi I'm from Poland and I have 20yrs
Soon I wont buy Opel GT (or Opel Vectra A)

This is My site abaut tuned Opel Vectra
http://www.vectra-tuning.neostrada.pl

[opelgt73]

It should be stamped on the side of the block, I don't know about anyting outside the american market but I assumed that all 75's came stock with the FI system.

[azzi]

Hi,
I'm from the Lake District in the UK (Just south of Scotland)
I now own a 1969 Opel GT from California origin
and a Manta A with a V6 supercharged engine (with a few other mods).

Apparently there are 65 GT in the UK owner club, but have never seen one on the road EVER, They only seem to come out and play at the annual shows.

[Hiro]

OK looks like it's working so here is a second one...
Hiro

[Hiro]

Then this one will be "Rooky" racing this year,
Under work for now!
Cheers,
Hiro.

[Hiro]

Hi everybody,
I am from Paris, France, EEC.
I collect various Opels from the 70s:
Commodore B, Manta B, Kadett C.
I used these cars in "race-for-fun" events for the last 10 years,
This year I'll be a "Rooky" in the French historic races championship.
OK trying to add pics now but no sure it will work...
Best regards from Paris,
Hiro.

[SecCo]

Hi Guys,
I am from Turkey..
I have Opel Corsa B , I want own a Opel Gt..
I find it and ý hope ý found..

[GTSmooth]

Hey. I'm from portland oregon. The great NorthWest! I own a 1970 GT that i just got running, And a 1972-3? that is parts

[Sander]

I'm located in Holland in a tiny town called Alphen a/d Rijn. about 20 min from Amsterdam.

[Jnjvan]

Delton Michigan - out in the sticks between Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids.

[sdopel36]

San Diego, California here...

[tekenaar]

Originally Posted by Sander I'm located in Holland in a tiny town called Alphen a/d Rijn. about 20 min from Amsterdam.

Ik weet precies waar dat is. I have a distant cousin that lives there . . . well, DID a number of years ago, as I recall.

[Sander]

Originally Posted by tekenaar Ik weet precies waar dat is. I have a distant cousin that lives there . . . well, DID a number of years ago, as I recall.

I lived in Austin that's very close to Plano if I'm right

[ZmokE]

Originally Posted by jan alma hi, I am from holland and also live about an hour drive from suselbeek.... i havent seen many people from holland here, sad enough....

Don't be sad, You're not the only dutchman anymore...
I'm from Terneuzen, a small city in the southwest coast of the Netherlands.
Just bought my Opel GT this week here

[Dr Diq]

I'm from Holland in a place called Alkmaar (The city with wooden clomps and the chees market).
It's about 20 miles from Amsterdam.
Over here a GT is unique! You don't see them very often.

[onepocket]

Hi Bremerton Washington here, I have a 70GT, my grandson has a 70GT and a 73Gt parts car. There are a couple of GT's running around this area, I think my grandson and I are the only ones autocrossing.

[ging]

Well, I really did think I was not from this planet... I'm in a dinky little town in a time warp. It's like living in Mayberry. People kept driving by the house and stopping in the street when we first moved here(and I do mean just stopping... in the middle of the street... some even cut the car off ... and sat there and talked... no one got mad, just cruised around them...). Adairsville (my own little Mayberry) was the first town put on the National Historic Register in it's entirety. It's a really little town. Between Cartersville and Calhoun, it's almost exactly halfway between Atlanta,Georgia and Chattanooga, Tennessee. Neat little place. You ought to see the annual Great Locomotive Chase festival where they have a car show. It's a decent show for this place. Saw an old Mack truck here in the festival parade (lots of antique cars in that) with handcrank windshield wipers, open cab, wooden spoke wheels... too cool. If you ever get the chance check it out. It's in October and I'm sure you can find it on the web or any site about the locomotive chase during the civil war. The General (locomotive in the chase) is in Kennesaw and they would know. Or just give me a yell and I'll get the info to you and/or post it here. Would love to have some Opels here for the show or just to have a good time 'touring'. Plus, you can get all the candy you could possibly use for Halloween during the parade. Just a few 'gimme' motions and the various kids organization floats will pelt you to death. You see, we are the first house they pass - right at the front of the parade. Haven't bought Halloween candy in years.
All us Georgians and any nearby or travelling Opelers need to get together sometime! Had no idea there were so many of us so close.
Ging