I'm buying this neglected Opel GT

"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44)
05/03/2014 at 18:43 • Filed to: None

It's like a tiny C3 Corvette and it's cheap. I must have it!

DISCUSSION (16)

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/03/2014 at 18:46

Moar pics please! :)

lone_liberal > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/03/2014 at 18:47

An uncle of mine had one back in the 70s and I've liked them ever since. He didn't like it too much since it wasn't exactly reliable and it was his only car, but that didn't matter to me. It's beautiful.

CAcoalminer > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/03/2014 at 18:51

Beautiful little cars. What year is yours?

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/03/2014 at 18:52

i should get one of these after i'm done with my alfa spider

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > CAcoalminer
05/03/2014 at 19:40

Thanks! I haven't made the deal yet but it's a 1971

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > K-Roll-PorscheTamer
05/03/2014 at 19:41

I'll do an in-depth post once I buy it but I don't want to give away its location just yet. More pics are coming!

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe
05/03/2014 at 19:42

That would be a great duo!

Jeff-God-of-Biscuits > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/03/2014 at 20:29

Don't blame you. I consider myself a pretty upright guy, and even I would try to snipe that one out from under you!

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > lone_liberal
05/03/2014 at 20:41

That's cool! My Grandpa actually had an Opel Kadett Rallye that I always loved. I think the GT shape has aged very well.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
05/03/2014 at 20:42

I certainly know the feeling! Car guys are like surfers: We're all chill dudes but very secretive about our finds haha

ly2v8-Brian > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/04/2014 at 01:05

will you give it a heart transplant from its big brother?

Philbert/Phartnagle > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/04/2014 at 05:28

"It's like a tiny C3 Corvette!"

That is exactly what I have always thought about those cars and I'd love to have one too.

Best of luck to you.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/04/2014 at 07:16

Kickass :) if you're looking for a little more speed, I hear a Vauxhall/Opel Redtop is a well documented swap.

1970OPELGTguy > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/04/2014 at 13:12

Its a genuinely endearing little car. I owned one for 6 years. Candy apple red, with a set of fined aluminum center side pipes from a corvette. Started out orange and rusty, took me two years to rebuild it with my dad. Blacked out all the chrome, put on a set allows that looked like polished teledials- I regret selling it. I added the pop out rear windows like yours has...they were fixed in 1970.

If you are going to keep the motor mostly stock, replace the solex carb with a holley-webber three barrel- they run so much better with it. And none of the hard start when warm BS the solex had.

Enjoy! Post more pics

Brad Pittman > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams
05/06/2014 at 11:58

My Dad and I each own one. There is a lot of info out there if you look. Start at www.opelgt.com for the latest. It takes a lot of work to make them fast but they are so light that a little power goes a long way.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Brad Pittman
05/08/2014 at 13:43

That's great! How hard are mechanical parts to source? This one will likely need some seals and filters etc. Do you have any pictures of your cars?