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Summary
In the mid-sixties, Opel had three vehicle types in its range: estates, saloons and coupés based on saloons. There was no real sports car, nor did anyone expect one from a bourgeois brand. This made the 1965 IAA all the more sensational: there was a sports coupé with a racy, Italian-American shape - and a lightning bolt at the front. Three years later, the "Experimental GT" prototype had become the Opel GT production car and customers were enthusiastic about it. This report goes back to the beginnings, shows the history of development, design influences and conflicting goals, refers to test reports from back then and tells how the Opel GT with 1.1 and 1.9 liter engines feel today. The whole thing is garnished with many historical and current pictures, two original brochures and sound samples.
This article contains the following chapters
- Design based on the Chevrolet Corvette and Chevrolet Corvair Monza GT
- Technology from mass production
- Bean counters versus road holding and looks
- Presentation of the production model in 1968
- Cheap, but not cheap enough
- A strong image carrier for Opel
- Export to the USA too
- Press not completely enthusiastic
- The junior variant as a catalyst
- The open-top Aero GT variant and other derivatives
- Only produced for five years
- Even 60 hp can be sporty
- But 90 hp is even sportier
- Easy to maintain, time-consuming to restore
- Matured into a classic
- Further information
Estimated reading time: 13min
Preview (beginning of the article)
In 1965, the Opel sales program consisted of vehicles such as the Kadett, the Rekord and the triple top Kapitän, Admiral and Diplomat - all sedans or related coupé versions. Opel did not have a real sports car. This made the prototype that was presented at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt in 1965 all the more sensational: the Opel GT, then still called the "Gran Tourisme Coupé (Experimental)". The sports car bore no resemblance to any other Opel model, but appealed to the senses and emotions like hardly any other vehicle on show. The public was enthusiastic and the decision to produce a series model was made immediately.
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