I go back and forth on whether I like these or not. I Love the back and profile but there is something odd about the front vent/headlight area that just looks wrong. I would have to do something about that.
One of these days I'm going to pull the trigger on one of these and do bad things with it. There is one guy out there that's already stuffed an atlas (2.6? the big colorado/canyon 4 cylinder) into it.
Huckleberry wrote: I go back and forth on whether I like these or not. I Love the back and profile but there is something odd about the front vent/headlight area that just looks wrong. I would have to do something about that.
It's the headlights, or more specifically, the outside of the headlight covers. They are disproportionately large. It's because they roll instead of just flipping up like a Corvette.
The body needs more coke bottle and more engine.
In reply to Woody:
Wonder if you can get them to do the rx-7/miata wink by playing with the switch.
In reply to Spinout007:
I believe they are mechanically actuated, with a hand-powered solution.
Ahh. Gotcha
It shouldn't be impossible to convert the headlights to some Miata NA units. I've always liked the looks of those cars, just needs a more modern power plant.
mostly end up drag racers. that one Looks nice, Be neat to keep it Sporty
Yep, mechanical operated by a cable from a lever on the center console. That's also how you turn the lights on. Power applied through key on, roll-over the lights and it depresses a microswitch that turns on the headlights and taillights. Turn the key off the headlights go off. Pretty neat with how simple the system is. It's the biggest draw when I take my GT out.
Weld up the flippers and go for something under the nose.
Those are turn signals under the headlights in the grill. The corner lights are parking lights.
I personally like the large headlight panels. It's uniquely Opel. I've seen some that have been removed and I think they look odd with nothing to visually break up the nose panel besides the nostrils.
I always thought these were great looking little cars. Maybe I watched to much Speed Racer as a kid, and but to me this is what a (very small) sporty coupe is supposed to look like. Seems like most people who try to "improve" the looks of these just make it worse:
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