BEST EXAMPLE LEFT?!?UNBELIEVABLE 1971 Opel GT 30k all original SURVIVOR!!!

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10 ай бұрын

Check out this amazing all original 1971 Opel GT. It’s a one family from new Opel still wearing its original paint. Could this be the best survivor example in the country?
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@euroasianbob9268 10 ай бұрын

SOLD!

@mikemoxley9477 10 ай бұрын

Had one in the middle 70’s and love it. The funny thing is I’m 6ft-2 and could drive with zero issues.

@euroasianbob9268 10 ай бұрын

Surprising amount of leg and head room!

@redSectorA 3 ай бұрын

Same, we had a 71 Opel GT, 71 Corvette, and 77 Datsun 280z and they all had lots of leg & head room.

@chaudalabbe4406 3 ай бұрын

My ex had one. I'm 6' and had no issues with leg room either.

@stevengreco1939 10 ай бұрын

What a beautiful Opel!

@m.rackley8638 3 ай бұрын

I have my 1969 OpelGT, FOREST GREEN, I bought in 1972. I was 18! Husband restored some years ago, she goes to car shows, wins trophy's, gets tons of compliments... Lots of memories from my fav car❤️ Would love to share pics 😊

@euroasianbob9268 3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

@TheNismo777 10 ай бұрын

That headlight flip is so brutal :D Pretty sure this would win some carshows!

@euroasianbob9268 10 ай бұрын

You learn to adjust the speed of your throw to make flip pretty soft.

@robertbrown9785 22 күн бұрын

my first car was a 72 opel GT Orange-thanks for the memories

@DavidBowmaster 3 ай бұрын

I am so jealous. I had an Orange 71 or 72 1.9L. It was my all time favorite car.

@slagdemon 10 ай бұрын

Once called the poor man's corvette. Rough, unrefined, but fun car overall. Great example of a survivor!!

@16jan1986 Ай бұрын

Funny thing this was designed completely independent from the Corvette......and was already shown in 65

@akracer1 3 ай бұрын

Bought one for my wife two years ago. 1970 Opel GT all original with 38,000 miles showing. Runs great and the wife loves winning at car shows.

@alfredrondorf8717 4 ай бұрын

In fact ,a really fantastic condition , be lucky 🥰😍🥰

@jucklowe 10 ай бұрын

What an absolute beauty. I remember these in England in the 70's,,,, I would certainly advertise this in Europe when you come to sell it,,,,, even new they didn't look as good as that one,,, they were mostly yellow or white,,, but I've seen a couple this color and I love it . There were so many great little sports cars around back then,,, the MGB's & C's,,, Spitfires, 924's, Elan's etc etc.

@MilkCrateGarage 9 ай бұрын

I'm shocked by how knowledgeable you are about Opel GTs! The only little mistakes were the one about the Solex, and the headlight indicator light. The Solex was in fact a 2-barrel, with 32mm throttle bores. And if the headlight indicator remains lit when the lights are up, you have an electrical issue. It should only be lit if the headlights are not locked open or closed. Yours looks functional! Great video! I miss my GT's dash looking that good 😢 And there were several unsold 1973 GTs with single-digit mileage! They were re-imported back to Germany last I heard.

@Rockinrn 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely LOVED these, but my dad wouldn’t let me buy one because he worked for General Motors in Detroit. So cool!

@jynxclover2996 10 ай бұрын

Euroasian Bob has done it again!

@jazzjokesjalopies 10 ай бұрын

Tried to get my dad to buy a new one in a GM dealership, as a kid. He bought a Buick wagon.

@charleswhite7612 6 ай бұрын

We had an Opel Manta and loved it! FYI: The locking gas cap was because of the 70’s Fuel Crisis when gas thievery was rampant. As for the Opel clocks,🕰️ I think they were set straight from the factory to tell the correct time twice a day.😁 Nice video, cool car.👍😉

@nlieber 10 ай бұрын

1971 Colors CC - Alpine White - 416 DD - Strato Blue Met. - 235 GG - Aztec Gold Met. - 404 HH - Jade Green Met. - 304 PP - Astro Silver Met. - 135 QQ - Rallye Gold - 411 RR - Flame Red - 508 TT - Antique Bronze Met. - 412 XX - Fire Glow Orange - 529 YY - Chrome Yellow - 446

@euroasianbob9268 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!!! Jade Green Metallic!

@MilkCrateGarage 9 ай бұрын

@@euroasianbob9268Also known in GM correspondence as Jade Mist. I have a '73 GT that originally came with that color.

@christopherkraft1327 10 ай бұрын

Hey Bob & 53:36 Becky, this little Opel is adorable!!! 👍👍🙂

@chuckford5927 4 ай бұрын

The first car I owned was a 1972 Opel GT. It taught me how to work on cars because it broke a lot, but in it's defense, when I bought it, it had almost 200,000 miles on it. Had great memories of that little car. Wish I could find another.

@ToomasTelling 10 ай бұрын

the C3 was already in development as Project Opel and the team working on the Opel GT got to see the designs of the C3 and took some design ideas from what they saw. they didnt tell the GM bosses until the car was unvailed.

@ariegt 10 ай бұрын

the opel GT plans pre-outdated c3 but both are born out of the Pontiac Banshee

@briansmith8967 3 ай бұрын

Funny, I had a '69 and I put headers and a 32/36 Weber too!

@OG_Gamers_Live 10 ай бұрын

Used to have a 71 that exact same color Back in the late 90's fun little car but my Opel Manta GT was way more fun especially after I turbo charged it like the handful that were offered in 1974 over in the U.K

@donmitchell532 10 ай бұрын

Bob, you might have just turned me into an Opel fan. 🤔 But still love my old Mercedes 😊

@MilkCrateGarage 9 ай бұрын

I just noticed this, the vent line to the front of the car from the fuel tank is missing a section! You can see the yellowed remains of the vinyl vent line next to the fuel hard line.

@JOHNDANIEL1 5 ай бұрын

Mine a 1.9 1971 had 9,400 miles on it when I got it............... in 1983! But it rusted faster than you could drive it!

@swilkobarfingtoniii1642 10 ай бұрын

Even in the late 1970's one of those headlight assemblies was one of the most expensive parts to go out and buy for a repair. We had one in our shop once around 1978. Yellow car. What a nightmare putting that one back together. Before you buy this car check around to find out what it's like to get stuff like windshields and plastic pieces like signal light covers etc. in case you need replacements. If you find any for sale, buy them. Buy them now. And that flip over headlight assembly. That was a $300 part in 1978. It would be at least $3K now.

@MilkCrateGarage 9 ай бұрын

I bought a used one from Opel GT Source a couple of years ago. They charged me $35 😂

@swilkobarfingtoniii1642 9 ай бұрын

@@MilkCrateGarage I don't think there were many aftermarket parts for an Opel GT at least in '78. It's crazy how cheap things like taillight lens covers were back in the day, and now THAT's the stuff that's crazy expensive. I keep telling people who are ordering parts for old cars, "If you can find one, try to buy two."

@MilkCrateGarage 9 ай бұрын

@swilkobarfingtoniii1642 Parts availability for the GT now is probably better than when it was new! I've bought mechanical parts, trim pieces, lenses, etc. The days when you couldn't buy basic necessities are long over! I'd say Opel GT Source is personally responsible for much of that availability, they commission new parts production quite often and are quite invested in our little cars!

@chucku00 10 ай бұрын

Fantastic condition and incredibly beautiful green paintwork. Little known fact : the large majority of the Opel GT bodywork production was made in France by Chausson (a former company better known for its buses), then sent to Opel Russelheim plant for the full assembly. Since the 90's I have the dream to find a bad condition Opel GT (not a wreck, tho) even without the engine, then rebuild it with recent brakes and suspension system and the 2L turbo engine from the Opel Calibra. 200 hp for less than a metric ton equals lots of fun.

@wacholder5690 10 ай бұрын

The other manufacturer in France was Brisseneau & Lotz ... and the GT ran along the same assembly line with the Peugeot 304 (I think) Coupé which they'd outsourced to be made elsewhere. Even though the GT is *technically* based on the Opel Kadett B LS Olympia the only body part it shares with it is the rear section with the axle strut mounts and the inside rear bench railing - and that was it. The front frame rails are from the Kadett B (largely) but not the firewall nor the front floor pans. Not even the front axle body is the same. On the Kadett the engine sits atop the axle in weld-on motor mounts and the oilpan sits *before* the axle. On the GT it sits on a separate mount rail behind the front axle and the oilpan behind the axle body. That axle - by the way - is a fully independent double wishbone type with the transverse leaf spring acting only as a spring, not involved in the wheel guidance or stabilization. 🙂 I had some GTs in the 1980s and restored a few when they were sold for scrap metal prices. Missed to keep one as an investment unfortunately.

@theotherchannel2279 8 ай бұрын

Mum! You have a wicked taste in cars for your first motor... Oh wow. Can I have a drive, it is your long lost son again!!!! 😂🤣😂

@rjnation5042 10 ай бұрын

What a lovely little survivor, I've got a 72 BMW that's in a similar colour, but you guys should keep it, Rj in Oz

@charleshaynes815 10 ай бұрын

You sold that fast

@gregcarterfineart 10 ай бұрын

So clean👍Nice PRX too⌚

@reneszwalek9230 10 ай бұрын

I had a 1971 also. The color is avocado green. It was exactly the same as yours. Great memories.

@epicentergarage4952 10 ай бұрын

Nicest one I have ever seen and best color!

@robertlacount8401 8 ай бұрын

I just picked up a 72 Opel gt. Noticed the Washington plates. I'm in Westport washington

@Kyfordman1989 10 ай бұрын

You should’ve gave Bill more explanation of what opal was. It’s a German car but owned by General Motors. Most people probably don’t know that if they’re under 40.

@williamegler8771 10 ай бұрын

O-P-E-L

@Kyfordman1989 10 ай бұрын

@@williamegler8771 I was driving my semi truck at that time and voice to text. Got it wrong. I cannot proofread why I’m driving.

@calvinwayneweir2007 10 ай бұрын

Wish I could afford this, but the last two years has took its toll like with everyone

@GigEmAgs2013 10 ай бұрын

I hope one day to own one of these. I have loved them since I first saw one. I think the first review I saw was RCR, but I do not even know if I would fit in one. I love them though. This or a Fiat X1/9 . Maybe one day. Definitely no need for two cars right now nor room for a fun car.

@euroasianbob9268 10 ай бұрын

There is a ton of room. GT over X1/9 all day.

@kennypool 10 ай бұрын

I had a light blue one, pretty fast car for its day. NY salty roads ate it alive.

@calvinwayneweir2007 10 ай бұрын

Pull the clock and spray the gears with butane unless is an electrical reason for not running

@ariegt 10 ай бұрын

what a perfect time capsule , very nice. it's missing the rear and front sway bars though

@MilkCrateGarage 9 ай бұрын

US-spec GTs sadly never came with them. They still had the mounts on the chassis though 🤷‍♂️

@lesn9125 10 ай бұрын

Baby corvette 😊

@TXCherokee 10 ай бұрын

I had the 1972 Opal Manta had same back taillights.

@williamegler8771 10 ай бұрын

O-P-E-L

@TXCherokee 10 ай бұрын

@@williamegler8771 thank you

@stormrider7980 10 ай бұрын

Car is sold...anyone know what the asking price was...had one when I was 20, fun car but needed electric fuel pump because of vapor lock.

@euroasianbob9268 10 ай бұрын

The car sold for $40k.

@stormrider7980 10 ай бұрын

Great job!@@euroasianbob9268

@Berven-gf9jq 10 ай бұрын

How much for the Porsche 928?

@euroasianbob9268 10 ай бұрын

www.euroasianauto.com/details/used-1980-porsche-928/81749311

@rogerioalmeida8218 7 ай бұрын

Tenho um opel 1900 sport GT de 1973 e preciso dos 4 faróis para trás onde posso comprar preciso de mais algumas coisas alguém me informe por favor obrigado