Your Cars: Opel Kadetts Are Cool, Right?

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When we lived in Spain in the late sixties and early seventies, my Father purchased a 1968 Opel Kadett Rallye. Yes, THAT Rallye. The homogulation special. He imported it to the US when his time in spain was up and continued to drive it till 1980 when family needs forced a sale for a more practical station wagon. As far as I know it either went to upstate NY or Canada. We never did find out what happened to it and he was visibly upset when he learned a few years ago exactly how rare that car was.

It was a fun car, he raced it locally at the "Atlantic City Speedway" in Pleasantville NJ until his hips went out in the Mid-Seventies. Everyone thought it was a standard Opel until he started passing people in the class above him

I bought a 68 Kadett Rallye in the mid 70s. I lived in Hamilton NJ then. I also had a Kadett L at the same time. I sold both to the same buyer.

Are there any left?  I knew where there was one over twenty years ago, but lets face it, that's not exactly yesterday.  I haven't seen one in decades.

This is just in time for the MCM video. Marty bought a Holden Gemini (aka- kadett). Check out the video. Cool little cars. In Marty's case, I think I would put a carbed miata engine in. 

Okay, so this is weird: While growing up, friends of my parents--friends who happened to live in New Jersey--had an orange Kadett Rallye. 

OldOpelGuy was unloading a running, driving Kadett years ago for stupid cheap and I passed on it. Still kicking myself.

In reply to David S. Wallens :

My Kadett Rallye was yellow. 

McGuire Air Force Base and Fort Dix are located in New Jersey and many GIs brought cars back with them after being deployed in Europe. I sold a 68 SS Camaro to an army GI that was going to Germany and his plan was to sell it.

In reply to David S. Wallens :

My Father's was Red with the required Black hood and spots on the bumper. 

Back in the middle 1980s I had a 1967 Kadette wagon with the 1.1 liter engine that I used for a winter beater.  Slowest (and rustiest) car I ever owned, but it started every day no matter how cold it was outside and it never got stuck in the snow.