Lot details Registration No: UN-REG Chassis No: 941835482 Mot Expiry: None
With a design team that included Clare MacKicahan and Chuck Jordan (of '57 Chevy Bel Air, Corvair Monza Spyder, Camaro and Opel Manta fame) work on the Opel GT project began in 1962. Carefully honed in the wind tunnel, it entered production some six years later. Based on a modified Kadett platform equipped with independent front suspension, a 'live' rear axle, disc / drum brakes and rack and pinion steering, its exotic fastback coupe body was specially fabricated in France. Powered by a choice of 1,100cc or 1,900cc four-cylinder powerplants mated to four-speed manual transmission, it was available in left-hand drive only. A great success in America which accounted for about 70% of production, GM nonetheless insisted that the larger-engined GT be restricted to 88bhp and 110lbft of torque lest its sales interfere with the Corvette.
Finished in metallic sand with black vinyl upholstery, this particular example has been part of the collection since 1994. Showing an unwarranted 38,974 miles on its odometer, it is thought to have begun life in America. Benefiting from a Boman push-button AM / FM radio and wood-rim steering wheel, it appears to be remarkably original.
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