A cousin for "Green Eh"

[Rionart]

Only a complete idiot would drive 1150km on a January weekend from Ontario to Michigan and back to bring another Opel home....
Yup, that's me!
I bought a '74 Sportwagon on Evilbay a couple of weeks ago (yes I know it's titled as a '75, but it is a '74, built in 11/73), and this weekend was time to go fetch it.
The main reason I bought it (like I need a reason to buy Opels) is that it is signal green, the same as a '74 Manta I already own (the one in the shop covered in dust), and the opportunity to have a 'matching pair' was just too good to pass up.
As it was, I probably paid a little more than the car is really worth, but that's how it goes, and after 3 times through Ebay, I just wanted to get it over with.
Anyway, here's a couple of pics to show her off...

[Sparky73]

Not bad at all! I like the Rumble Bee also!

Looks like it has been repainted once before? (Or at least once)

[Rionart]

Not bad at all! I like the Rumble Bee also!

Looks like it has been repainted once before? (Or at least once)

More like a bunch of bad touch-up work, I'll have a better idea once I wash all the grime and crap from the road-trip off....just have to wait until it gets above freezing...(probably around March with my luck!)...

[dcm013]

Well, I see why it needed those seat covers Good thing you trailered it!

Don

[wattiefan]

Does the beast run? I dont remember if the ebay ad said it ran or not. I had considered bidding on it but it went for more than i wanted to pay. Plus a long drive from MN, high gas prices, winter, cold, and with no extra time off to pick it up. I had to pass. Good luck on your new project.

[BQS4]

Rob;
Athens, GA is straight out hwy 78 from me, about a 45 minute drive.

[Rionart]

It runs....kinda....
P/O...(one of them) replaced the mechanical fuel pump with an electric one, ty-wrapped to the coil
It starts on 3 cylinders, then no.4 joins the party after a couple of mins....plugs and points needed for sure...
I figure it will take me about a week to undo all the P/O fixes and get it well enough to pass a safety...it's just finding that week, there is a long list of projects in front of it!

[Rionart]

Rob;
Athens, GA is straight out hwy 78 from me, about a 45 minute drive.

Gene, my first thought when I saw the dealer decal was " I wonder if Gene has any memories of this wee green beastie"...lol

[BQS4]

Gene, my first thought when I saw the dealer decal was " I wonder if Gene has any memories of this wee green beastie"...lol

Rob;
If it was out here I would have remembered it, but, I didn't move to Snellville until 1979. So, this little guy could have moved on before I got out here. Although, there's a guy in Conyers that would have worked on it for sure. He's an ex-local Buick/Opel mechanic. Used to work at Hanson Buick in Decatur, then moved out to Conyers to start his own shop. Even RallyBob knows him.

[BQS4]

BTW Rob, I have a nice set of red 75 seats that would make a great "Christmas" effect for that Wagon....

[Rionart]

Well, I see why it needed those seat covers Good thing you trailered it!

Don

Not pretty, eh Don!
Hopefully any mousicles that were inhabiting the seats are long gone, but I'll throw the neighbours cat in there for a couple of days to be sure....



J/K

[manta a]

Killer blue wagon you've got there too.

[MantAscona]

Rob,

You'd have a bad case of waffle ass if you drove it home by the looks of that seat .

Need a parts car for it???????????? The SFS is still available..........

Duane

[Johnvan]

Reminds me of a 1978 Datsun station wagon I once had with a cool colour! Nice to see another Opel saved. Looks like a good car!

[Sparky73]

Color reminds me of a car I painted about 2 years ago. 1996? Acura Integra. Everyone called it "Mountain Dew Green". A lot like this..

[Rionart]

Need a parts car for it???????????? The SFS is still available..........

Duane

Oh....an excuse to buy another Opel!....let me think about that.....

[Gary]

Killer blue wagon you've got there too.

Oh, go ahead, rub it in... (It's the one in the masthead at the top of the page and resided in my garage for a while. It went from NY to MA and then to Canada) It was a nice ride!

[saxybiker]

Only a complete idiot would drive 1150km on a January weekend from Ontario to Michigan and back to bring another Opel home....
...

And you drove practically past our back door and didn't even stop for a beer!

[BQS4]

Oh, go ahead, rub it in... (It's the one in the masthead at the top of the page and resided in my garage for a while. It went from NY to MA and then to Canada) It was a nice ride!

Hey;
The wheels on that blue Wagon came through GA!!

[Gordy]

Rob,
I bought a brand new Opel Sport Wagon in signal Green in Jan. 1975! I loved that car! Drove it till 1986 when the sub frame was letting go and the motor came out and went into a 1968 Kadette fast back I had found. I will look in my basement to see if there are any interesting parts I salvaged from it before I junked her and donate them to your project!