Opel

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

Wouldn’t want to discuss the managerial prowess here - something that’s mostly exceedingly difficult to do from the outside (for ages Jack Welch was considered a prodigy) - but in terms of coolness the old days definitely had something to offer. Pictured

A woman driving a very common car (Opel I think) with license plate 'SLET' .. which means SLUT . And there's a 'BANGBUS' driving around in the Dendermonde region as well

It was actually a poor man’s Corvette for the European markets. The marketing slogan I added in the title was perhaps laying it on a tad thick, with the strongest engine being a 1.9 liter inline four. But it looks very nice. Recently saw one in a neighbor