_Jules_
New Member
Due to popular demand – my very first post on the forum! Here we go!
I’ve dreamed of buying an older Opel for a while now, but owning an older car always seemed quite impossible as I honestly had not a lot of knowledge on what it means to maintain a car like this and no access to the necessary infrastructure what so ever. Let’s just say, both of these issues changed quite a lot after I met Dr_Grip last year and he helped me to make turn this fun idea into a reality.
I spend most of my life living in the city of Bochum in the deep west of Germany (please sing the song in your head now if you’re familiar with it ?) which had an Opel plant that was famously closed and torn down not too long ago. But because of that, my family has a long history of owning Opels (there’s lots of pictures of my dad and grandfathers Opels over the years, I'll post one below , let me know if you’re interested in more of those) and I grew up appreciating them a lot. Naturally I was keen on buying a car that was also build in Bochum, but the options are quite limited as only the Kadett, Ascona and Manta fit the profile and my preferred time frame.
Then Dr_Grip found a ’74 Rekord on mobile.de, it obviously wasn’t my first choice – model-wise – but what the heck, we were travelling to Bremen anyways (people on the chats may remember the embarrassing 90s party we had to endure) and from there it was only a short trip to Hannover to take a look at the car.
Long story short, it sparked joy. ^^
So here’s a couple more technical info (Dr_Grip helped me with that as I’m not yet familiar with most of the car-related terms in English, but I guess I'll have learn):
It’s a four-door saloon in what can only be described as pensioner spec: Second to smallest engine (1.7l/84hp), three-speed automatic gearbox, no extras apart from a sunroof. But it really is the most comfortable car I ever owned, it’s like sitting on your fucking sofa while driving.
That’s the bad. The good news is it’s low-mileage, the interior is near mint (apart from an ill-advised aftermarket rev counter) but most importantly, the car is almost unrealistically rust-free for a 70s Opel, heck, for any 70s car.
Next steps -the engine is in dire need of a tuneup (idle speed and possibly/probably also carb and ignition timing are off), fluids shall be changed and before the summer the almost stuck sunroof mechanism has to be fixed.
We’ll hit the garage next weekend as we are chilling in a polish wellness resort this weekend for a direly needed shot vacation. But as soon as we start working on the Rekord I will make sure to update this thread with more informative pics!
Yay!
I’ve dreamed of buying an older Opel for a while now, but owning an older car always seemed quite impossible as I honestly had not a lot of knowledge on what it means to maintain a car like this and no access to the necessary infrastructure what so ever. Let’s just say, both of these issues changed quite a lot after I met Dr_Grip last year and he helped me to make turn this fun idea into a reality.
I spend most of my life living in the city of Bochum in the deep west of Germany (please sing the song in your head now if you’re familiar with it ?) which had an Opel plant that was famously closed and torn down not too long ago. But because of that, my family has a long history of owning Opels (there’s lots of pictures of my dad and grandfathers Opels over the years, I'll post one below , let me know if you’re interested in more of those) and I grew up appreciating them a lot. Naturally I was keen on buying a car that was also build in Bochum, but the options are quite limited as only the Kadett, Ascona and Manta fit the profile and my preferred time frame.
Then Dr_Grip found a ’74 Rekord on mobile.de, it obviously wasn’t my first choice – model-wise – but what the heck, we were travelling to Bremen anyways (people on the chats may remember the embarrassing 90s party we had to endure) and from there it was only a short trip to Hannover to take a look at the car.
Long story short, it sparked joy. ^^
So here’s a couple more technical info (Dr_Grip helped me with that as I’m not yet familiar with most of the car-related terms in English, but I guess I'll have learn):
It’s a four-door saloon in what can only be described as pensioner spec: Second to smallest engine (1.7l/84hp), three-speed automatic gearbox, no extras apart from a sunroof. But it really is the most comfortable car I ever owned, it’s like sitting on your fucking sofa while driving.
That’s the bad. The good news is it’s low-mileage, the interior is near mint (apart from an ill-advised aftermarket rev counter) but most importantly, the car is almost unrealistically rust-free for a 70s Opel, heck, for any 70s car.
Next steps -the engine is in dire need of a tuneup (idle speed and possibly/probably also carb and ignition timing are off), fluids shall be changed and before the summer the almost stuck sunroof mechanism has to be fixed.
We’ll hit the garage next weekend as we are chilling in a polish wellness resort this weekend for a direly needed shot vacation. But as soon as we start working on the Rekord I will make sure to update this thread with more informative pics!
Yay!