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  • tnturbo

    Jan. 4, 2010 8:20 p.m. tnturbo New Reader

    Not mine and no relation to it http://jackson.craigslist.org/cto/1544842890.html

    1959 Opel Rekord Olympia. 4 cylinder doesn't run. Radiator, fan, trim pieces, emblems, and light lenses are in the trunk. One taillight lens is busted but there's a set on ebay for sale. I bought this car about a year ago with the intention of restoring it with a new motor, but I'm never going to get around to it. The previous owner said the timing gear is stripped out and that's all that the motor needed to run..... but I doubt it. I haven't done anything with it, but I would assume the motor needs a complete rebuild. There's a little rust in the passenger front fender and a little rust out in the passenger floor board. Driver's floor, trunk, rear window, everything else looks to be really solid. Transmission did shift through gears until the column linkage came undone. Car rolls freely and tires hold air, but are dry-rotted. I have a ton of pictures I can email. 450 or best offer.

  • Nitroracer

    Jan. 5, 2010 3:12 p.m. Nitroracer Dork

    Neat little car, looks pretty complete and rust free to boot.

  • hrdlydangerous

    Jan. 5, 2010 3:33 p.m. hrdlydangerous New Reader

    Kinda' looks like a miniature '56 Chevy.

  • willy19592

    Jan. 5, 2010 5:20 p.m. willy19592 Reader

    that thing is begging for a miata drive train!

  • 914Driver

    Jan. 5, 2010 6:18 p.m. 914Driver SuperDork

    Every time I blink I see that thing in tow-tone Puke & beige or yellow & black.

  • tnturbo

    Jan. 9, 2010 5:33 p.m. tnturbo New Reader

    Car is now listed for $300

  • Billy_Bottle_Caps

    Jan. 9, 2010 10:44 p.m. Billy_Bottle_Caps Reader

    In reply to tnturbo:

    deleted now.........

  • CLynn85

    Jan. 10, 2010 9:45 p.m. CLynn85 New Reader

    Bummer, was hoping to see what that looked like.

  • tnturbo

    Jan. 11, 2010 3:51 a.m. tnturbo New Reader

    Here is the link to the $300 ad. Owner deleted the earlier 450 ad

    http://jackson.craigslist.org/cto/1544842890.html

  • Ross of Nine

    Jan. 11, 2010 7:48 a.m. Ross of Nine Dork

    That thing needs a turbo ecotec and manual gearbox out of a GM kappa platform.

  • John Brown

    Jan. 11, 2010 8:00 a.m. John Brown SuperDork

    God I want.something like that some day.

    The Ecotec 4 is technically an Opel engine by lineage... Would that qualify it for running SCCA events?

  • 914Driver

    Jan. 11, 2010 8:45 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork

    948 miles or 14 hours of driving one way.

    C'mon big guy, you know you want it. Why should I be the only idjut driving through snow storms to fetch a $300 gem?

 
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