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Topic: The Opels of the 24 Hours of Lemons

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Re: The Opels of the 24 Hours of Lemons

I think we need a caravan to fully represent the marque.

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Re: The Opels of the 24 Hours of Lemons

How heartening! I love this! Growing up in Flint, MI, the word "Opel" was a punchline in itself. It's nice to see those old cars are still around.

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Re: The Opels of the 24 Hours of Lemons

The cheatonium black-flag-magnet west-coast GTO team is Opel-derived too, The VZ platform under the 04-06 GTO is essentially a VX Holden Commodore. Catera & GTO door handles swap. I think the fenders bolt up too.

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Re: The Opels of the 24 Hours of Lemons

There's a Kadett in So Cal that will be racing soon, and there is a wagon near me I'd love to bring.

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Re: The Opels of the 24 Hours of Lemons

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Re: The Opels of the 24 Hours of Lemons

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Re: The Opels of the 24 Hours of Lemons

gtopat wrote:

The cheatonium black-flag-magnet west-coast GTO team is Opel-derived too, The VZ platform under the 04-06 GTO is essentially a VX Holden Commodore. Catera & GTO door handles swap. I think the fenders bolt up too.

The same should go for a G8, since it's a full-size (4-door) Commodore underneath., right?

Does this mean you can bolt the front clip from a Holden HSV or Vauxhall VXR onto a Cadillac Catera? I don't know why anyone would ever want to do that, but I'm still strangely excited for some reason.

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Re: The Opels of the 24 Hours of Lemons

SpaceFrank wrote:
gtopat wrote:

The cheatonium black-flag-magnet west-coast GTO team is Opel-derived too, The VZ platform under the 04-06 GTO is essentially a VX Holden Commodore. Catera & GTO door handles swap. I think the fenders bolt up too.

The same should go for a G8, since it's a full-size (4-door) Commodore underneath., right?

Does this mean you can bolt the front clip from a Holden HSV or Vauxhall VXR onto a Cadillac Catera? I don't know why anyone would ever want to do that, but I'm still strangely excited for some reason.

Forget that! I want to bolt Catera fenders to a GTO!

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