I don’t know about coolest, but the sound they make is absolutely the most satisfying of all sounds man has ever made.
@randallfrank56822 ай бұрын
I am 77 years old. I used to be 6' 2", but with age and arthritis I am now 6' even. I had a red 1970 Opel GT with a 4 speed transmission. I really liked the car and it was a lot of fun to drive. Once a cocker spaniel ran out into the highway in front of me and I hit it in the front right fender, putting a good size dent right where the headlight pod rests when they were not popped up. Sadly, the dog died. I had to get some body work done so that I could get the headlights to roll up for night driving. I am now a subscriber.
@chrischeshire6528 Жыл бұрын
A great car, owned a red one, 4 speed, from 1987 to 1997. I was in the Air Force and stationed in Minot N.D. and put a spare battery under the hood, block heater and battery wrap in it to keep it from freezing. Ran a lot better in the cold than in the summer here in Southern California.
@georgeharleydavidsonrider156 Жыл бұрын
Remember Opel, GT ‘s when I was a kid growing up .They really rusted in the middle Atlantic states. General motors should bring this car back .
@NeoGraena Жыл бұрын
Err.... GM doesn't own Opel/Vauxhall anymore, it's owned by Stellantis now (the duo of FCA (Fiat-Chrysler) and PSA (Peugeot-Citroen))
@davidbradshaw3107 Жыл бұрын
We had a gold '69. My favorite car of all time.
@chucku00 Жыл бұрын
It might be possible to swap the engine with another more recent Opel, the Calibra, then you'd have the choice between the 2L naturally aspirated engine (between 115 and 150 hp) and the 2L turbo engine (200 hp). For the understeering problem it's also due to the fact US versions GT didn't have the anti-roll bars the European version had. Modern tires can also reduce the underteering problem.
@charlesgoin8217 Жыл бұрын
Best to swap a 2.4L Opel CIH from a Frontera into it.
@jlr1569 Жыл бұрын
@autohunter cinema -- 1,1L GT was not avail for USA, only Europe was small eng standard. USA was 1,9L standard. all early Opels were sold at Buick dealers. Two of my relatives bought them new, one green + one orange.
@autohuntercinema Жыл бұрын
THanks for the info!
@MilkCrateGarage Жыл бұрын
1.1 GTs were available in the US but sold poorly and were dropped in 1970. I have a friend with a restored 1.1 GT.
@charlesgoin8217 Жыл бұрын
WRONG. 1.1L was available in 1969 and 1970. It wasnt popular and wasnt popular in Europe either. But they are around.. About 1000 were made total.
@darrinrentruc6614 Жыл бұрын
I am pretty sure a friend of mine had one with the 1.1 engine.
@michaellyons9640Ай бұрын
a friend of mine had 1 he tubbed out the rear & dropped a blown stroker (512 ci), that car was fun as hell
@michaellyons9640Ай бұрын
sorry my fone wont let me post a pic of it
@hjacobs8972 Жыл бұрын
Car looks fantastic. Odd they have the 2 different red brake lights. Reproduction lenses are now easy to find. The passenger side has the white center reverse light and driver side doesn't . The light below the license plate is the reverse light. License lights are at the ends of the bumpers. Also the driver side amber front marker light at 0:15 looks a little sun bleached.
@coolermaster_fr Жыл бұрын
yes exact
@derekfearon50459 ай бұрын
So you mention how cool the hidden headlights are but don't show em.
@paulherbert55484 ай бұрын
that's a problem area for the GT. Once the mechanism or wiring broke many owners were forced to decide whether it was worth fixing.
@williampomplun67504 ай бұрын
I LOVED "GET SMART" RED OPEL GT as a kid. You didnt say anything about the turbo, obvious from the raised dentation in the hood. German engineered for GM sales here, that was very cheap in price vs Corvette or other Euro/Japanese cars. Volkswagon was selling around $3,500 as the protectionist/ import duties (which was substituded with EPA CALF. STANDARDS for imports) made i.ports a tad more expensive. Karman Gia was a Volkwagon competitor to the Opel GT in the MUSCLE CAR ERA.
@hydrazombie Жыл бұрын
you people keep making these sponsored videos without telling viewers that the video is sponsored in the description a 100% violation of the FTC guidelines, you have been warned
@markserpa4511 Жыл бұрын
The headlights they called" Jenny's" Cause they rolled over nice.
@randallfrank56822 ай бұрын
I like "Jennys."
@bobsutton8827 Жыл бұрын
Ad Exit: reverse, stage right, hilarious!
@coolermaster_fr Жыл бұрын
i have one 1900GT/AL and he have the dark blue color , i love so mutch the light blue
@autohuntercinema Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Unfortunately I am not sure of the color name.
@coolermaster_fr Жыл бұрын
@@autohuntercinema oh no :( but thx u
@briansmith89678 ай бұрын
The dark blue was called Strato Blue, that’s what my ‘69 was. Beautiful color.
@michaelkilbride29274 ай бұрын
You needed to show the head lights turning
@Neeko_Z3 ай бұрын
Exactly. Fail.
@briansmith89678 ай бұрын
The GT came with 165cm tires, not 185.
@RedOnCod7 ай бұрын
Found a guy selling one for $2,500
@garythesquidsquid77796 ай бұрын
They arent really rare. I just saw a nice one for like 9k on fb
@boblonergan758311 ай бұрын
Looks like my old car.
@nicholasloibl56216 ай бұрын
I have one im working to restore
@rosalieromano2445 Жыл бұрын
Do the very cool headlights work? Why not show them in action?
@AirLanMan Жыл бұрын
Because the lights were not vacuum operated like you would think - these babies were cable operated and took a mighty arm indeed to roll them over. In fact I bet some of the old GT's, I had a 1970, are now daylight-only use because either the owner is now too old to operate the lights or the lights are simply stuck in place.
@darrinrentruc6614 Жыл бұрын
A 10 year old could crank them headlights over when they worked correctly.@@AirLanMan
@neilmckay86494 ай бұрын
It's tiny 😊 67hp through skinny tyres and auto slushbox, assuming it could get to 60mph, timed with a calendar not a stopwatch. Great for your 16yo first car, all cred, no speed
@highlands Жыл бұрын
Rare? They made more than 100000 of them and 60% were exported to America.
@autohuntercinema Жыл бұрын
Its just not something you see very often! Production aside, cheaper cars tend to not get cared for.
@anselpeneloperainblossom-s34898 ай бұрын
It speaks volumes to how well they were made that I have probably only seen one in the road in the last decade. And I live in Colorado where we use mag instead of salt.
@harunmuratovic64668 ай бұрын
yes,you are right but in Bosnia 🇧🇦 there is just 4 as I know, and 1 of that 4 is mine, imagine that trying to build. BTW I don't have transmission,engine,nothing in interior just speed clock. 😅😂