> Saw a very attractive Opel GT for sale this ayem. Don't know nuttin =
> bout dem little furrin cars, but thought y'all might.
>
> I have always liked the looks of these cars, sort of a 2/3 scale Ferrari =
> or somthing.
>
> Any opinions, rumor speculation or experience her?
Opinions adn speculation, coming right up. Chuck Jordan, who ran the styling
department at Opel in those days, was in fact a Ferrari fan, and had in his
garage at the time the most beautiful car ever made, a Ferrari 250 Lusso.
A lot of his projects (the opel in question, the '70s camaro/firebird) borrow
lines, shapes, or proportions from that car. If only he had as much talent as
he had good taste...
IMHO, his knockoffs never had the grace of his italian inspirations.
Irrelevant and off topic,
Matt
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