HOT ROD HOARDER Collection is Growing! OPEL GT DRAG CAR (it runs!)
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- čas přidán 26. 11. 2023
- This Opel GT drag car has been off the track for years, but it has lots of great parts and will make an easy project to put back into service. We plan to address some of the brake issues and steering issues and then go see what this little lightweight drag car can do. I hope to someday track down the history and give this car the attention it deserves.
You may have seen bits and pieces of this car in previous videos, as it was briefly featured on my video about Denny George's crazy car collection, as well as a video from the Pikeville, TN cruise in, where Denny roasted the back tires right in the middle of downtown.
The car has a strong 327 in it with double hump heads, so it's an old school combo, but you can tell it has some big compression and a big cam. The rest of the details are unknown but we'll see how well this thing performs in the coming weeks and months. For now, it's yet another conversation piece inside the Hot Rod Hoarder garage.
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I don't see junk, my friend. I see a whole lot of treasures. Awesome little Opel that burnout was sick. 💪
Definitely a lot of treasure...some of its junk though haha.
Love the sound of the engine! Got something to be proud of. Thank you for sharing this car.
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Thanks for watching Terry!
this looks like the old Rick Millard , from Rossville, Georgia, drag car from the late 1970's/ eighties. the car had a big block in it back in the day and he ran this car primarily at the brainard optimist drag strip in the chattanooga/ ringgold area.
I’ve studied Mr. Millard’s car pretty extensively because I thought the same thing. I have found some differences but still hopeful that it’s his old car.
Glenn mcCary also had an open gt back in the 80s or 90s
It might be Glens old car
I thought it was Rick Millards old car "Trac Man".. I remember Floyd Cheek ran a white opel gt also back then.
I think Rick sold his opel when he bought the "Black Jack" roadster from Jack McAllister.
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I have always like the looks of the Opal GT (mini Vette). That is a nice set up for drag racing in a vintage car. It's probably a handful on the track but a good driver should be able too tame it down the track. Good luck with it.
Thanks Patrick, it should be a lot of fun!
Probably my favorite HRH video to date. I want to see her on the track in the spring
Thank you! I’ll be sure to post about our progress.
I always wanted a little steel stingray, but I just couldn't catch a break at the right time. You guys enjoy your adventure.
We’re loving this thing! Should be a fun project.
My dad bought an Opel GT in 1986 when I was 5 or so. It was in and out of commission most of my life, but I did get to drive her some in high school and fell in love. Just a couple of years ago, after she sat in the garage for 20 years, he finally gave her to me. I've got her back on the road and I love it!
Oh wow that's cool! Hardly ever see Opels on the road any more!
Nice purchase. Please do Not over complicate this car, stick to the KISS (keep it simple stupid) principle and you will get it ready and running great with not too much effort.
Will be fun to make and for us watch episodes with just tackling all the issues on a list and work them off per episode. Keeps everyone motivated and shows more details.
I love to see you run this Opel GT down the track.
I just love what you doing and how your doing it Mr.Hoarder I’ve learned a lot watching your channel thank you for your efforts my friend
Thank you for watching!
Beautiful Acquisition !! I always love your videos!!! If there is information out there , you will find it my friend!!!
Thank you for watching!
Cool car! I always liked the lines on these cars and especially liked them as drag cars.
Awesome ! Maybe you guys could race the Sleeperdudes Pinto or Gremlin . That would be an awesome video . I bet that little Opel would get on down the track.
Now that sounds like a good idea!
Love the Opel , my dad told me he wanted to buy one but found out my mom was pregnant with me & well... lol
Keep on preserving history & thanks for sharing your obsession with us !
Thanks for watching!
Great project, going to be a really nice race car. Great to see something different
Thanks for watching!
Love them opel gt had 5 of them back in the day rebuilt them all took years to redo but loved every minute of it
Wow, very cool! Hardly ever see them on the road or at the drag strip any more.
I remember watching that burn out episode, congratulations on your acquisition, have fun 🤩
Thanks for always tuning in!
Sounds GREAT!
Thank you!
Definitely, would be a great toy, for the Dragstrip, maybe local car show!!!!!!
Very cool. Hope you can get the Opel to the drag strip in the future.
Thank you! We're looking forward to it!
Denny is a great guy!! I was at the burn out in Pikeville. I wish it still happened.
Yes sir, he's one of the best!
These are a great drag car. There was a blue and white one used to come to my track back in the '70's with a 454. I first thought that someone must have shrunk a Corvette!
One of my favorite body styles for a drag car…the proportions are perfect!
That's really cool!! I wonder if Josh would be willing to put the Dollar Gentral or Grim up against it in a little friendly race, just for bragging rights 😁 Thanks for sharing!
I think we can make that happen!
Nice,, I like it !! Very kool hot rod !!!
Thank you!
Very cool, years ago someone would bring a yellow one to our show & gos, I love those things
Yes sir, that was Ernie Lankford. My dad and Wally Smith painted that car for him...it was a good running car and had a nice appearance. Ernie wishes he had never sold it...he's currently building another one.
As soon as I saw the thumbnail, I had to tell you---about another Opel GT. A few years ago, I reconnected with old friends, who were part of our small group of dragsters in SW Pa. They ended up racing in Div 3 and retired there. Never a person to sit still, Joe decided to build an Opel GT street rod. 392 Hemi-powered. I have thought very highly of those little cars since they appeared and I really hope to see yours on the track!
Oh wow, a 392 in an Opel GT must be a pretty wild ride!
That looks like one that ran at Greer SC back in the late 1980's, let me dig up some photos from back then at Greer. IIRC it ran in Quick 8. Car was red with WELD wheels and lexan SB chev, light car.
oh that thing sounds great! so glad you got a runner for a change, love your archiving but theres somethin about a runner..
Oh yeah, it's a good feeling to have one that'll run and drive under its own power.
One cool little hot rod
One of my favorite drag car body styles. The proportions are perfect when they sit low and have big tires stuffed under the back.
Does sound GOOD!
Thanks for watching!
Looks like a lot of fun there horder should be a blast to drive sounds really healthy B careful
Hopefully we can make it a little safer and go have some fun!
We calld them SidewalkVettes..we hept a Fren build one wit a blown 350ci.. fun (dangerously so) leetl ride
Cool
Them Opeals are Awesome !! The "Rod-Shop" aka Wayne County Dodge run One for years, On yours i wonder Why they Didn't put the Batteries as far towards the passengers side, ?? It Look's like there in the Middle ?? Either way it Looks Great !! Im Serious if, you put it up for Sale Im INTRESTED !! Please let it be known cause im in. Fo Show..
Poor man's Corvette...🏁🏁🏁
Love those little Opels...
I’ve always loved the styling…glad we got our hands on this one!
Neat car!
Thanks Mark!
Looking forward to watching it go down the strip. It sounds pretty rowdy.
It should be a lot of fun!
But what if its not?............. LOL!!
Have fun,Keep us posted.@@HotRodHoarder
Love it
You need to put some big meats on one of your cars so we can have a fair race.
This car may have come out of Clarksville. Jeff (not sure what his last name was) built a car just like this for a guy in the Army. It started with a chassis kit. Was built around 96. Not sue if it that car or not. Color front suspension and a couple of other things look like it.
I've been digging around a little and have found some previous owners that had it here in the Chattanooga area in the early '90s. May not be the same car, but I appreciate any input I can get. Thanks!
Those Opels are way cool.
I’ve always been a big fan and thrilled to have this one in the shop.
I know the perfect place and time to bring that baby for some test runs. All I am gonna say is March 2nd, see ya there!!
Yes sir, that sounds like a pretty good idea!
Cool car!
Known back in the day as the poor man's Corvette. My older brother bought a new one when he came home from Vietnam.
Also known as a Baby Vette
Or a K Mart Vette .
K-Mart Vette is funny. I like that.
Yes sir! They are super neat cars…hardly ever see them any more.
Nice champion 👍🇦🇺
Thanks for watching!
My aunt had one back in the day called misty mountain top it was BADASS
Nice!
Working on 70 gt 6.90 chassis
Hell yea 💪
Thanks for watching Tommy!
I have a 72 in my garage. Got it for $500 maybe 5 years ago. It's stripped and rolls around the garage on a dolley. Has a roll cage, trans and rear were already rebuilt, came with an unfinished inline 6 cyl, 6 tires on 6 old school cragers....I gotta get to work on it. Has no front suspension. All metal except for fiberglassed flared wheel wells. Have spare glass, door and hood.
Oh wow that sounds like an awesome project!
@@HotRodHoarder thanks.... I'm going to need to learn some skills. Never did this before.
Hey will that opel ever come up for sale or trade in the near future? Got a 48 Austin a40 Devon that’s in about the same state the opel is in. running a hilborn injected 355 on methanol, powerglide 9” rear. runs drives and stops
The Opel is yet another keeper in our collection. No intentions to sell this one.
Please bracket race it some !!
We may try to do that. I'm sure it would be good for that...light weight, not a tremendous amount of power...it would probably be pretty consistent.
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Thanks for the continued support!
power to weight ratio on that must be intense
The little 327 probably isn’t going to break any records but the super light body should help is scoot right along!
Frank and Linda Mazi from Ohio, Jimmy Zakira, and Virgil Cates . I found pics on the net of Red Opal GTs with similar noses and round rear wheel well openings!
Definitely not the Oddy , Mazi car. It is a steel body car with a fiberglass nose. Cool car though
I have a nice collection of Opel drag car pictures…one day I’ll find a match.
@HotRodHoarder thanks for the reply. Yes, it looks like the mazi car. First 2 bodies had rounded rear wheel wells. The current and 3rd body has elongated wheel wells. My friend Tom Joblinski bought that car 3rd body around 85. Unfortunately he has passed away and I now own that car. He put the God of Hellfire lettering on it, and that is how it is currently painted. The current engine is a 426 injected, lenco and still Dana60. When I am able, I will bring it back out for everyone to see
I raced at Norwalk in the late 80s. Frank and Linda had a 3rd gen firebird by then.
Do you by chance have any good junkyards near you? There aren't any here that are worth a damn and I need some parts for a 63 Lemans two-door.
The old junkyards are going away quick! Some of them still exist, but many of the old junkyards no longer sell parts.
@@HotRodHoarder basically the place we've got here refuses to sell parts on a bunch of old cars that they have over the hill but they won't sell the complete Cars either because of legal reasons or so they claim. I'm not looking for anything that is insanely hard to find. Just need a couple of parts to get my 63 Lemans back on the road.
That harness bar is sketchy too thats gotta get fixed! Its gotta be one piece. Find someone to bend yall up one and replace that.
Yeah that’s probably the most alarming issue on the car.
What is shovelhead you got there I've been looking for a project shovelhead...😉☺️
It’s my dad’s 72 FLH…been in the family since new. Definitely a keeper!
@@HotRodHoarder ☺️☺️☺️👍🏍️,heck ya ...
@@HotRodHoarder you ever have a spare moment and want to put that in the video I'll be watching ☺️
Those look like 1977-1981 formula scoops in nose
my dad used to have an opel gt he wanted to use for this hung from the roof of his shop but we ended up hauling it off for scrap
Ahh man! I’d say the majority of Opel GT’s have been scrapped. Hardly ever see them any more.
It looks like the car Rick Millard ran years ago
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Thank you for watching!
The good old days that's what Jimmy oddy ran out of gorden automotive except he had a big block Chevy with a blower 😊
Big block chevy with a blower would be nice!
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I think I'd put a set of wheelie bars on it and go make a couple of passes with it. 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
I’d love for it to yank the front wheels off the ground. We shall see!
@@HotRodHoarder I'm certain by the time you get it tuned to run a 1/4 or 1/8 mile, that old Ford 9" and four link are gonna put all of that Small block to the ground, save maybe 50hp in drive line. No matter what can't wait to see what she does.
Looks like Glenn's old car
Glenn who? I'll do some digging and see what I can come up with. Thanks!
Cool Opal. 👍🏻😎