When I was a kid, someone in our neighborhood had one of these in blue and I always thought it was a really cool car. I love the styling, it's so mini Corvette-esque, though in truth the Corvette model it resembles came several years later. To me the Opel GT calls to mind the Toyota 2000GT, but whatever - it still looks great, and it's an awesome period piece. Never numerous, today these are scarcer than hen's teeth, and I haven't seen one in forever. The GT seems to be largely ignored by the collector market and it is relatively affordable for a rare old car. Bonus Trivia: The GT's retractable headlights are operated manually by a lever in the center console. The shot above is a vintage publicity shot and I have to ask, WTF is happening in this picture, why does the dude have a playboy magazine? |
I Love My GTI, But I Need More Space! What Car Should I Buy?
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Nick is on his third VW GTI. His current one has 120,000 miles and it’s
time to move on to something else, he wants something with a similar level
of spo...
17 minutes ago
Three women? Two blokes? One Playboy?
ReplyDeleteThe result?
The reward for the strangest automotive PR shot. Ever.
Great find.