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From: boyle@cactus.org (Craig Boyle)
Subject: Re: Opel owners?
Message-ID: <1993Apr20.223410.10923@cactus.org>
Organization: Capital Area Central Texas UNIX Society, Austin, Tx
References: <gibbonsa.735339907@sfu.ca> <C5sxI4.J9B@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 1993 22:34:10 GMT
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In article <C5sxI4.J9B@news.cso.uiuc.edu> cka52397@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (OrioleFan@uiuc) writes:
>gibbonsa@fraser.sfu.ca (Darren Gibbons) writes:
>
>>I'm looking for information on Opel cars.  Now you ask, which model?
>>Well, the sad truth is, I'm not entirely sure, but it's a two-seater,
>>with roll-over headlights, hard top, and really sporty looking.  My
>>friend has one sitting in his yard in really nice condition,
>>body-wise, but he transmission has seized up on him, so it hasn't run
>>for a while.  Does anyone have any info on these cars?  The engine
>>compartment looks really tight to work on, but it is in fine shape and
>>I am quite interested in it.
>>Thanks!
>>Darren Gibbons
>>gibbonsa@sfu.ca
>	
>	This would be the manta, would it not???  Sold through Buick dealers in the mid '70's as the price leader????

Sounds a lot more like an Opel GT to me. I'd guess that this is on the same
chassis as the Kadett, rather than the bigger Manta - but I could easily
be wrong.  I think the later Kadett's were sold here as Buick Opels.

Craig
>
>	Chintan Amin
>	llama@uiuc.edu
>
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>Chintan Amin <The University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign> mail: llama@uiuc.edu
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