Thanks for the comment. Yes, this was the same pedigree with '68 Corvette, mainly due to same designers...Surprisingly, The '68 Vette is one of the best looking American cars there is...😄

Thanks for a comment! Hope you have checked other episodes as well !!

Tell me about it, old cars have the attitude !!!. With shape and color. Thank you for comment, and all the best. Stay strong and safe...

​@@GT1900garage I am joining your channel. Good luck in your future work. And you take care of yourself, dear friend!

Thank you for your comment. Keeps me motivated.

Thanks for reply. I am still in the middle of thought process, about the final colour.. Orange and Yellow are both still in the game...Thank you and please stay for rest of the episodes..

Yep, GTs are notorious for absorbing rust

Obrigado !!

Thanks for comment. I can ensure you, there was nothing relaxing in cutting 1300 € fender in small pieces... :D

@@GT1900garage I know how stressed I get spraying stuff! Keep up the good work!

Thanks for comment...will do....

Thanks, yep....my dream car and very rare in Finland.

Thanks for your comments...Hope it will last for next 53 years. !!

I appreciate your comment, but to be honest..all panels that I have made are very simple... there are plenty of true craftsmen in KZfaq...but thanks for comment..

Appreciated your opinion and praises. I know that there is a trend for modifying GT to carry a small V8 (I assume you mean V8?) and I even would have access to small Rover V8, but thing is that - I personally feel that spirit of this small European sports car is to have small, yet somewhat spiced up original engine. Most likely I will store the original engine (for sole purpose of having option to go back to matching numbers) and have bit more modern 2l spiced up Opel engine in. You could easily have 20-30% power upgrade with this option, and for me that is more than enough...I am type of sports car owner that I rather cruise along curvy country roads, than do burnouts 😂

Thank you for comment Jonas. Appreciated.

Thank you for your comment..Appreciated.

Thanks for the comment. Do stay in for the rest of the episodes as well...

@GT1900garage absolutely! I'm pleased to have found your videos. You are showing us how it gets done in every aspect of total restoration, You're truly skilled!and the rust replacement is most impressive. Thanks, Dearl, from Dallss Texas

Thanks for reply, As a non native English speaker, I don't want to do narration and talk through the process. I rather film more and let the music support the process... Some people like that approach, some don't.

Time + effort + iterate = until one is satisfied

Thank you for your comment. Hope you enjoy my next episodes as well..

Thank you very much! Hope you stay in for the whole project....

Thanks, more to come...

Thanks for watching! Stay tuned for more

@@GT1900garage ofcourse i remember putting a ascona motor in 1 lot of fun

@@GT1900garage Nice to see work from Finland i worked for Neste Oil in Rotterdam

Thanks for your comment. Yes, agree...GT is so rare and beautiful that all of them should be saved properly. However, this is not actual restoration, but getting it back to life....Previous owners nearly destroyed this with bad repairs...

Thank you for subscribing. Hope my project will stay in your playlist throughout the project...

Thank you so much for follow. To be honest, I enjoy having this (youtube) side project alongside the actual restoration work. It is also motivator, but also an alternative way to work with the project...

Thanks for your comment. Trying to keep interesting episodes coming...

Grande Tetanus... I'd better take the tetanus shot then...

Well, i hope I can put it for long and deep hibernation.

Thanks for your comment....

@@GT1900garage You are welcome ⭐

Voi kiitos kommenteista. Täysin aloittelija, toinen entisöinti menossa... mutta otan kommentin vastaan mielelläni. Toivottavasti jaksat pysyä mukana koko projektin ajan...

Oh I love these comments, thanks for the info. I am definitely not a Opel expert, This is my first Opel and next project most likely something totally different. Si I am not a "die-hard" Opel fan...All info is pretty much new info to me. I heard that there is a good book about the history of GT and the french origin of the car...I think that I need to buy that book.

@@GT1900garage I was 9 years old, when the GT appeared on the german market. A neighbor working for Opel came home with it one evening. I guess *all* the boys between 4 and 104 came around to see that thing. It was a red A-L 1900. There were only about 3.500 of them that came with the 60hp 1100SR double carburator engine - the most had the 1900S engine with the 32 DIDTA Solex carb. The engine was *almost* stock Opel Record C - apart from the alu valve cover, the air filter, the oilpan and the oil pickup, which is located at the rear due to the different mounting position. In the 80s a friend of mine (car mechanic) and I bought them "by pound" and restored them. Roland and his wife owned a silver one in near mint original condition with the 1st generation steel wheels and tiny hubcaps - and 165/70-HR13 tires. Several times a contest winner on various Opel meetings. That car - unfortunately - was totally destroyed in an accident with a tractor in the early 1990.

Thanks for the story. Very unfortunate destiny of the car...

Nah - all the MGs and the Datsun 2000 had the Opel GT beat by a mile. One car from that Era the SAAb sonnet seem to fair pretty good.

It all depends on the fact that how much ignorant abuse the car has gone through. Rust is everywhere if one gives it opportunity. This GT was badly repaired, and GT is notorious with all the hidden compartments for rust to make its magic.

Interesting fact about Saab, thanks. But it is Swedish and made for Nordic environment , so not surprising at all..

Kiitos kommentista. Osaatko sanoa autosi historiaa? Näitä on tuotu Suomeen uutena 1971 2kpl ja 1972 1 kpl. Eihän autosi ollut joku näistä ? Toivottavasti jäät seuraamaan kanavaa, monta jaksoa vielä taitaa olla tulossa ennen kuin auto on valmis.

@@GT1900garage En tiedä. Rekisteri oli muistaakseni ZFO-30 jos tuolla saat jotain selvitettyä. Oli kullan värinen alunperin, minulle tullessaan metalli sininen mustilla kyljen vauhtiraidoilla. Uskon että oli alkuperäinen Suomi auto, siihen aikaan harmaatuonti oli aika vähäistä. Hyviä muistoja tuo mieleen ja vastaan mielelläni jo haluat kysyä jotain tähän liittyvää. Ja kyllä, tämä seurataan loppuun asti🙂

@@harrikolu Moro, valitettavasti Mobilian Automuseon maahantuontiarkistot ei kerro rekisteritietoja. On kyllä tarkoitus tutustua GTn maahantuontiin enemmänkin lähikuukausina. Mutta tosiaan virallisia reittejä Opel maahantuojan kautta on tullut ainoastaan kolme yksilöä Suomeen siis uutena. Pidän tämänkin yksilön korvan takana selvitystyössä...

Katselin tuolta Fonektan rekisterihausta, ja näyttäisi olevan vielä olemassa. Katsastettu viimeksi muutama vuosi sitten, nyt punaisena, ja liikennekäytöstä poistettuna.

Niin, ja näkyi olevan 70 käyttöönottovuosi.

Thanks for the comment. Hmm, some additional time yes, but not that much..More time is consumed in planning the shots and editing :)

Actually it was original paint that burned, not the new primer. Those smoke trails could be easily wiped out with a cloth.

Mitä maalia käytät hitsattavien peltien maalaukseen ? Hienoa työtä.

Tuomo : Stock MASTON undercoat, but it is only for inner parts. Car will be completely sandblasted and primed with 2 component epoxy primer. Maston undercoat most likely will hold the rust in inner parts of the car, not outside parts.

Kiitos, näin tehdään...😄

Somewhat spiced up but matching numbers..

He's not US american...

It's a 1600lbs car, not much power needed, and actually the 1.9L is American designed, 90hp. Bump that up to 120-130 with an angry cam and a couple DCOE Weber's = More than enough for a 1600lbs car on Scandinavian roads. It's also important to keep it matching numbers, seen prices on rare cars these days? They've skyrocketed.

Haha, thanks for a cool idea for a next video ;)

@@GT1900garage lol you're welcome

All home made, please check episode 5 for more details with floor panel fabrication. You could buy floor panels but they are very expensive.. I rather do them myself...

@@GT1900garage Yes, you Sir have skills. I am currently watching it and I see you did it yourself. This is very impressive. Are you professional in this or it is your hobby?

@@KrzysztofKlinikowski ah, no..close up images would tell the truth.. this is just a hobby. I restored Austin Mini 10 years ago.. so this is my second try... 😄

Agree, my plan originally was to sandblast car right away, but it would have collapsed on the spot...Therefore I have had to work on the car to secure the supporting structures and now sandblast it...