Opel GT car
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Guido Salvage
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My brother in law did, but he wrecked it like every other car he had. I do recall a teacher having one when I was in 7th grade, given that it was 1969 it must have been nearly new.
A friend in high school had one. He took the body off and put it on a Ford Bronco II chassis and made an "Opel GT Monster" car. The only time I saw it in action he was driving on the shoulder of the freeway, knocking the reflector posts over flat.
RandyMac
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Maxwell Smart had one.
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RandyMac
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Sunbeam, Karma Ghia are two I remember.
It was my first car. A silver 1971 w/ 4 speed. Once I got all the bugs out of the car it ran flawlessly for 100,000 miles. I replaced the crappy orginal carb with a weber & K & N filter, installed a free-flow aftermarket exhaust, eventually replaced the entire electrical system, & had two custom Imron paint jobs with pin striping along the sides.
I eventually sold the car to pay for a 1983 Mustang GT, the worst car I have ever owned :bang:
I eventually sold the car to pay for a 1983 Mustang GT, the worst car I have ever owned :bang:
I was in Germany in 1968-69.
The were new and real neat.
The were new and real neat.
The car had a unibody design I believe, made in France.
bowtechmadman
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My buddy had one in high school....I recall him taking the left at a Y intersection too fast and then remember skidding on the roof till we came to a stop in a rock pile. The Front right spindle didn't quite hold up and over we went.
Guido Salvage
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In line 4 cylinder.
RandyMac
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All things considered, a V6 Capri was a pretty good car.
1.8 litre. But I have seen 2300 cc racing engines available.
personally, I wouldn't cram a big V6 or V8 in. A four banger w/ approx 200 hp would be just fine.
The electonics on that car were horrible. I had numerous shorts & strange things happen
with the wipers & lights.
Ditto for the Stromberg(I think) carb. The Weber worked flawlessly.
It was a cool ride for a 16 yr old
My roommate on base in Las Vegas had one and we cruised the streets of Vegas on the weekends and had some wild rides as I recall. Tough getting 4 people into it but we did at times. It was a little speedy car, great for flat straight streches.
