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Feb 22, 2006 22:33:55 GMT
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Well, today i had a little trip to go get my 1970 Opel Rekord 1900. Its somewhat rusty, and the engine is seized. Tomorrow i`m off to buy more tools and possibly a welder. And look for a engine. *sigh* I got some work to do now ;D   More pics will come when i take them ;D |
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Last Edit: Mar 18, 2006 19:12:58 GMT by Deleted
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bryn
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Feb 22, 2006 22:41:33 GMT
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Sweet random euroness, good work... ;D
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Volvo, Buggy, Discovery and an old tractor.
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Feb 22, 2006 22:43:06 GMT
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Hehe, yeah, the sale ad was like "Come and get it or it will be crushed" so i went and got it ;D
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Feb 22, 2006 22:45:40 GMT
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Cool ;D ;D
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Feb 22, 2006 22:52:22 GMT
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I like them a lot, but never managed to own one yet.
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Feb 22, 2006 23:31:49 GMT
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COOL! ;D   |
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Feb 22, 2006 23:35:29 GMT
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Awesome! Grr, i got two rekords, and none got that schweeet grille  And i want those wheels! |
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Feb 22, 2006 23:44:31 GMT
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What's with that grille anyway? Different trim level or something?
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I don't know, but ìll sure as hell find out. I want one!
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Isn't that the Commodore grill? A local fella had a Commodore GSE and I'm sure that was the grill it had
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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dp
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alistairk in da house:
A local fella had a Commodore GSE
I think that 90% of all Comodore GSE Coupe here in Sweden has been fitted with a Chevy 283 V8, GM did something wrong when certifing that model here in Sweden so you could legaly stuff it with a V8 since the increase in power was just under the limit and the car was over weight in the papers so when it went on the scales after a V8 swap it was even lighter than the original documents stated....
DP says: Sometimes and error can be good.....
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283 will stroke to 331.  Invisible mod. Not sure if they;d be able to tell the casting numbers of a 327 appart either anyway? I presume the 283 was allowed because thats what the Opel Diplomat had? Damn I want one of these again now, the 2 door pillarless coupe was well tastey. |
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Nice! Relatives who lived for a while in Belgium in the 70's had a grey 2dr Rekord, and they bought it with them when they returned to UK. Kept it for years even though it was LHD, they were really fond of it, but eventually it went.
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Full approval. fighting the cause . Great work. Looks nice too |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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Good Classic Spy Movie fodder, I like old Opels. Was that version sold in UK? I remember having a Dinky Blue Coupe version (or was that the Comodore?)   All in all, nice cars! |
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Feb 23, 2006 10:25:23 GMT
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Those are both Rekord B I think.
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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dp
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Feb 23, 2006 10:43:22 GMT
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alistairk in da house:
I presume the 283 was allowed because thats what the Opel Diplomat had?
Jepp that was the error made, the car was cerified with the same spec as the Diplomat but in the lighter GSE Coupe, you had to get a document from GM that the motor number was a 282 then it was just to dropp it in and of for inspection and change in title.....
I guess most of them has rusted up or recieved serious damage to the shell byt the tourque of the motor since you see verry few of them at Cruises & Meets....
DP says: The GSE Coupe was a cool car.....
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Feb 23, 2006 11:03:55 GMT
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Feb 23, 2006 19:09:10 GMT
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Todays little inspection revealed some rust ;D No surprise there. But the engine bay was remarkably nice! Pics: photobucket.com/albums/y245/Mad_Maxx/Rekord%20C/?sc=1&multi=8Oh, and those two rekord pictures, the one with square headlights is a B the one with single rounds is a A A Rekord A is my dreamcar |
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Last Edit: Feb 23, 2006 19:10:30 GMT by Deleted
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Feb 23, 2006 19:28:22 GMT
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looks like its been got at by the tin worm. at least it looks honest, no-ones tried to patch it over the rust and use copious ammounts of filler
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And i want those wheels!
Invisible mod. Not sure if they;d be able to tell the casting numbers of a 327 appart either anyway? 
