Opel

Perhaps the breakfast table this morning Or to put it another way, "An Opel is simply a Lotus with too many apple fritters and bananas for breakfast"

Crash protection has improved in leaps and bounds and so has the overall handling safety. I do not think the Opel was close to being a widowmaker back in the day but light cars, heavy right feet and more enthusiasm than skill led to many a one in the ditc

Not blue blooded Opel but a good friend of mine had a red Calibra Turbo coupe when I was at uni and took me for spirited drives on a few occasions, I still have fond memories of that car. I also had a Corsa hatchback for a few weeks, was a great upgrade f

Just saw one the other day. From an era a tad before my time but certainly a car that sparks an emotional response irrespective 🦾

In 2000 Opel was still a prominent player in Europe (Vauxhall in the UK) and after the relative success of the Lotus Omega / Lotus Carlton, as well as all German premium players offering a V8 option, the appetite to compete in this part of the market was

For some time Opel was sold in parallel to Vauxhall but by and large the two have been respective rebadges of each other. They are still a going concern, albeit much smaller than previously and are a part of the Stellantis Group. Market share in Europe is

Thus the distribution in the US by Buick, which at that time had no equivalent small sporty models of its own, unlike Chevrolet (Corvette, Camaro) and Pontiac (Firebird) What stuck in my mind was the manually-operated hidden headlights which flipped over

Credit Opel. Slogan means that only flying is better. Credit Opel

Mike’s and Nico’s recent comments had me recall some of the more interesting experiences with French cars in our family. So here’s a more complete profile of the ones that came and went over the years - sadly the last one being from the early 1990s (time

Cool picture and thanks for digging it up 👍🏻 The episode jogs the memory vaguely - didn’t seem to damage his career, though (these things never do). Even after in hindsight questionable Rover acquisition he went on to a career at VW. Not sure if there are