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Dubmodder
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The cool Vauxhall/Opel thread.....

Yes, once upon a time they did make some cool cars.

The influence of Irmscher in the 80's really did make a big impact on the Opel range. A far cry from the barely visible kits they do today.

If you can find one thats not rotted away it would make a very cool project base surely:

Irmscher/Mattig Opel Corsa A (widearch)

Opel Manta B 400

Opel Corsa A Spider

Chevette HSR

Opel Manta A GTE

31-08-2007 11:58 AM

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You started off really well with the top two then it went down hill with that mess of a convertable Nova. lol.

I love the Mk1 Astra. I'd have one of those.

Or Lotus Carton obviously

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31-08-2007 12:22 PM

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Hehe. Its not cool, but this is exactly the same as my first car back in the day. lol. Same colour and everything.

31-08-2007 12:25 PM

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Alanman;31991 Wrote:

Hehe. Its not cool, but this is exactly the same as my first car back in the day. lol. Same colour and everything.

LOL I remember that. My grandad had a china blue Cavalier hatchback 1.3 which he offered me when he stopped driving. I declined and ended up with my uncle's 957cc Fiesta Mk1.

How glad was I?!!!

P.S. - I was looking for a decent photo of a white Mk1 GTE, but it looks like no-one could take a picture fast enough before they'd started to rot Icon_biggrin

31-08-2007 12:34 PM

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I used to have a Mk 1 Astra

Sadly it wasnt a GTE

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woop woop lapdance in 53 is open, knit your cardigan round that one

31-08-2007 02:42 PM

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P.S. - I was looking for a decent photo of a white Mk1 GTE, but it looks like no-one could take a picture fast enough before they'd started to rot

PMSL

31-08-2007 02:47 PM

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me too!!! mk1 astra was the car i bought to learn to drive in, until a "mate" crashed it!!!! Icon_sad

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31-08-2007 02:48 PM

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Mine was my first car at 17

White with a set of the Nova 5 spoke style wheel trims, and a big ass Kenwwod sticker in the back window

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woop woop lapdance in 53 is open, knit your cardigan round that one

31-08-2007 02:57 PM

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A mates doin a mk1 astra gte up at the mo though needs a bit of welding to be fair inner wings/floor/bulkhead front crossmember and tidying up on the rear arches someones bodged on aswell as rear valance,he`s putting a redtop in its when its done(suprise) so shd be pretty cool.

He did the manta 400kit thing yrs ago like about 15yr ago lol

got glass back in/rear spoiler/etc etc and sold it before he got the right rims for it-(think he`d spent up on filler lol)

31-08-2007 07:56 PM

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LOL, with a Mk1 Astra you are best to get 2 good bumpers and start to weld from each end inwards

31-08-2007 08:16 PM

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couple of my old cars will get some of new one 2morra

31-08-2007 09:34 PM

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I dont think there is much wrong with the VXR range

Definatly want a Astra VXR or 888 Icon_biggrin

But... i do love the old once like the manta and carlton

Not a big fan of cav's and calibras, just like the engines out off them !

31-08-2007 09:47 PM

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as a vauxhall fan... how can u not like the cavalier, with a name like cavalier alone its a winner

i love em

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31-08-2007 11:02 PM

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will put some pics up of my new one 2morra wen its cleaned will give the 18s a good clean with toothbrush get em shinin Icon_biggrin

31-08-2007 11:05 PM

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the Cav rocks.

The Astra was smart too mate me and meatball used to look at it when we drove through MV!

1. Top 100 Show Car 2. 13 sec 250+bhp RWD monster 3. Daily runabout well detailed 4. New Toy..The Track Car - but i know fuck all about this scene........

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31-08-2007 11:36 PM

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