Our next feature is an Opel Kadett E, the aero-styled 84–91 European compact that Americans mostly encountered wearing other badges—most notably as the Pontiac LeMans and other Daewoo-derived descendants. There is conflicting information out on the interwebs about what engines should have come with this car, a 1.7 liter good for 57 horsepower or a […]
Editors Note: I post this car knowing that the comments could turn into cesspit of depravity — more so than usual — but I’d like to ask all y’all to elevate yourselves and avoid the name calling and political grandstanding that typifies the internet in 2025. Instead we should all agree that a car with […]
From 1971 through 1975 the Opel Ascona was imported with the 1.9 liter 4-banger to North America and sold in Buick dealerships as the Opel 1900. While there always seems to be a smattering of Opel GTs for sale every day, the Mantas and Asconas are becoming as rare as hen’s teeth. While this one […]
I spend a decent amount of time bashing sellers on this website. Because horrible portrait orientation photos at the gas station when you are asking $5K over blue book is not just stupid, it’s insulting. But when I see a car with nice photos…yowza. Wowwers. Sheeemenany. The seller of this car didn’t take all of […]
This next car is an Isuzu I-Mark, and if you are not a historian of random car facts, you might get lost, so I’m going to write this slowly. The Isuzu Gemini was originally sold in the US market in 1975 as the Opel by Isuzu since it was based on the Opel Kadett C […]
The Opel Calibra was a sport compact coupe built in Germany (and Finland) for GM’s European brand from 1989 through 1999. It featured a modern design when released in ’89 but looked outdated when folks were hoarding water for Y2K. The Calibra used a front-engine front wheel drive setup with an option all-wheel-drive and the […]
The Opel GT was a cool little sports car built by GM’s Opel division in Germany from 1963 through 1973 and sold at Buick dealers in the USA. It wasn’t a fast car, but with a few modifications (and a rad 70s pinstripe paint job) you could strip one down and race it in SCCA […]
The Opel GT was a compact sports car by GM’s European subsidiary Opel from 1965 to 1973. The little “poor man’s Vette” (a reference to its styling similarity with Chevrolet’s C3 Covette) was sold and maintained at Buick dealers in North America, an odd place to find a European transplant and undoubtedly part of the […]
This next car comes as a tip from Rock On who writes: Long winded ad, the way you like them! Hey, that’s not…well..errr…yes, this is indeed they way I prefer advertisements. The short ones with two photos at a gas station just don’t cut it. Find this 1969 Opel GT offered for $23,000 in West […]
Let’s give a standing ovation to the absolute gem that is the first-gen Opel Manta (or should I say, the oh-so-posh Manta A) – a stunningly uncomplicated two-door fastback masterpiece that decided sharing a chassis and oily innards with the Opel Ascona sedan was the pinnacle of sophistication. Of course, despite being under the General […]