Date:         Tue, 19 Jun 2001 20:57:32 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: ?? SA Engine Conversion ??
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>I used to be madly in love with Opels. My first car was an Opel 1.9 - kind of
>a midget Maverick. The Opel Rally was the same car with different interior
>and a sun roof. My favorite car was the Opel GT - it looked like a mini
>Corvette Stingray, and it flew - the first time I'd gone 110! I was 18, owned
>three Opels and was constantly getting tickets! Boy! I miss them! All three
>were made at Adam Opelwërk in West Germany.

The only Opel GT I've seen was in Newfoundland, of all places. Your Opel
1.9 sounds like the Manta coupe.

Australia's only GM car, the Holden Commodore (all other "Holdens" made now
are rebadged Opels or Isuzus) is heavily based on the big Opel. In fact all
Commodores (late-70s to present) use the 70s Rekord floorpan, in later
models widened. Drivetrains and suspensions were unique to Holden until the
Opel IRS was recently introduced. Commodores are sold in South Africa and
Saudi Arabia with Chevrolet badges...

Andrew