Will it run after 41 years 1970 opel
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Will this 1970 opel run after 41 years in the woods the last time this car was on the highway was 1970 then it was parts due to a unknown reason watch and see if we can get this classic running after 41 years will it run after 30 years
Will it run opel
Problem: engine bay keeps catching on fire - solution: spray bottle of gasoline. I dig this channel.
Hell Yeah
Even though it's an internal combustion engine I mean, a little external combustion couldn't hurt, right?
It's an Opel? what would you expect other than a dumpster fire lol
To be fair, Opels were pretty good until they became simply rebadged Vauxhalls. Back then, they made it to the Hong Kong market and were noted, which was a great achievement that Skoda, Vauxhall and pretty much every American brand never had. They did a lot better than Rover, Citroen, FIAT and Saab in that competitive market too, because I never saw a Rover outside a picture, and have only heard of SAABs and being sold there in many years of living there, while Citroens and DS's became manager cars due to hopeless sales figures, and FIAT 500s are still stuck in warehouses in the hundreds. I do remember Opels roaming about in the early-mid 2000s though, so they at least made it out there.
@@charlesc.9012 Uhh aren't Vauxhall's rebadged Opels? Pretty sure Vauxhall had Opel models built under license starting 80's (I think)
The world needs more of these videos by this guy.
I must say - this is more fun to watch than anything on TV. When you got that Opel to actually run, I yelled out and scared the cat. Hats off!
Lovely Opel Kadett B! My father worked is whole life at OPEL Rüsselsheim (headquater of OPEL Germany). Bring it back ir back to life! 😍 Greetings from Germany!
I collect Opels... My father was a engineer at Opel and my mother's family owns several dealerships in Bavaria. In 2017 I purchased a 69 coupe that Major in the United States Army bought for his wife to drive while stationed in Germany. They brought it home with them. When I bought it it had 38k. It even had ice cold air installed by the Buick dealership. I drove it 1050 miles home without a single issue.
Opel is always better choice than VW ,even newer cars ..
I have always had a interest in opels very reliables lil cars
@@BokulaA Opels were basically very good cars, but in the USA they were never marketed aggressively because Detroit didn't want the USA home market taken over by a superior product from the Opel division.
@@BokulaA late 80's and 90's opels are the most horrible shitboxes tbh
Opel is part of the automobile history. Here in Brazil its models were made under Chevrolet brand. Remarkable models as Opala, Chevette, Kadett and others, were, during decades, over the Brazilian's prefered automobiles. Most of them can't, even today, figure they were driving an Opel instead a Chevrolet piece of engineering.
Opels always had tiny engines. Well bilt and well maintained. Nice size car rides so nice . My x owned 1 still rides smoothly it is old but nice to ride in. Good luck on this car.
This guy is helerious. The way he took his shirt off to put that fire out. Total respect for getting her running
Opel was Germany's GM subsidiary. The same thing happened to British Vauxhall and Australian Holden. That one is an Opel Kadett and it's a damn good car!
A mechanic had two Kadett C's here in my hometown, I drove one of them for half an hour on dir roads and that RWD was the most fun thing I'd put my hands on.
Vauxhall's version of the Kadett was the Viva. Holden's Torana was based on the Viva. The Torana started with a 1200cc four and grew up into the GTR XU1 variant - with a 3.3litre triple carb six.
@@railtrolley thanks for the information, pal!
@@railtrolley does vauxhall version of the Opel was shit
RIP to Holden... So many phenomenal muscle cars were made by them (mainly the Monaro line). If they were exported as Holden maybe they would've survived.
I owned a 1969 Opel Kadett station wagon for 26 years with that 1.1 engine with twin carbs. Great little cars!
Just curious, how did it handle steep inclines?
@@Nedula007 Terrible, it had the auto trans which sucked the life out of it. Was only 60Hp
I was stationed in Germany 80-85. Had a 72 Opel record 4 door. great car and never had a problem with her. Over the years as I've gone back, I've always rented the newer Opel Diesels. Great cars.
In the late 1960s I had two Opel's, both Kapitan's. One in Germany a 1960 model and one in the UK, a 1959 model with right hand drive. They had 6 volt batteries originally but I converted them both with an extra 6 volt battery for starting power. The '59 model had rounded bodywork which looked like a Chevy. The '60 model had angular bodywork. Loved them both.
Those cars were built to be inexpensive, entry level transportation. No frills, no comfort, just a little better than riding the bus. My family had one, purchased new. I remember one day the axle came out of the differential housing in a left turn, with the tire and wheel still attached to the brake drum and axle! That said, it did teach me how to shift gears and lasted quite a few years. It met its demise after 8 years of faithful service when a drunk ran a red light.
When I was growing up, everyone always told me to take care of things. Apparently not everyone thought that way or simply learned the lesson. I have always wondered how you can leave a vehicle abandoned for no apparent reason for so many years.
Who knows. Sometimes life happens. Maybe the owner had a new kid , or passed away. Or the owner could have had disease or mental health issues. My first car was a 1986 Plymouth Reliant LE (bought in 2016) . I loved that car ..... hated fixing it up all the time. Sold it and got me a 2000 Saturn SL2 so I could learn to drive stick. Boy oh boy, going from OHC to DOHC. Wooowwee. Bring the Power. Haha. This old Opel here has, 60 hp? My old Plymouth I believe had 86 HP and let me tell you.....driving up a steep incline I had the pedal to the floor hopin an prayin she go.
Yeah I doubt the original owner of this car is still alive
@@Nedula007 torque gets you up hills not horsepower!
@@aborted4196 yep.
@@Nedula007 Your Plymouth did not weight the same as this Opel (kadett?).
brilliant video to see thanks I love old cars ❤️🚘🐜
I love your videos on how you try to start really old and knackered engines, so satisfying to see them roar up again.
Tap the top of the carburetor bowls to loosen up the needle valves.
Her in Australia this car is called a Torana, I bought one in 1986 it was a great little car. This is one of the best channels I've seen!
I would invest in a fire extinguisher when your doing these engine restarts.
no, shirts are more efficient
A bit more brain/mind could help too! ;-) Best regards, luck and health.
Why? That would take all the fun out.
I have a 69 Kadett Cavan that I have restored and drive to car shows here in Kansas. They are nice little cars. Nice video.
I had a 1968 Rallye Kadett in goldish green. Back in the 70s. I missed that car should have never sold it. But what did I know back then. Your video just brings back good old memories. Thanks I enjoy your channel
I love watching these videos, the number of old things that can be found, so cool!
Wow! You guys knew them as an Opel Kadett, I knew them as either an HB-model Vauxhall Viva or the first incarnation of the Holden Torana (we could get both of these models from our local GM dealer). In any guise, it's my favourite model of the three that carried the name Viva in the 60s and 70s. There's something about the swoop on the rear quarter panels and the backward rake of the rear panel that always makes me smile. That one doesn't look too bad either. A decent scrub inside and out and she'll go back on the road fine...!
yeah, Opel Kadett A in Germany
@@serioustrouble63 No, thats an OPEL KADETT B
@@andigomo8837 oh, yes, you're right!
That'd be one dangerous ride! :0
I used to work on these in the early 70s in ireland. Used to be able to change a clutch in 20 minutes. At high milage the gearbox housing used to wear and the lay shaft would drop too low, end of gearbox. Great little cars though.
Years ago, I had a friend give me for free an old Opel Record wagon. Those cars came with rectangular headlights but that one had round headlights just stuck into the sockets. Needless to say rough roads could get exciting! LOL!!!🤣 The real interesting thing about that car is that it had a 4spd. in the column. That was truly a fun car to drive.
Pretty cool getting that Opel running. Reminded me of when I was stationed in Germany through the 80's. I do have to admit though that I would focus my efforts on that Jeepster. Fully restored, that puppy is big money.
Just found your channel and I have been binge watching! I freaking love it!
Loving your videos, you make it look so easy, love your optimism and sense of humour! Keep it coming! Greetings from the UK!
I like this guy. Bit of a wrench myself so I enjoy watching him play with the old engines.
I love this channel. When you're creating sparks and pouring gas an occasional mishap is inevitable. Likewise getting shocks off old wiring. Both are treated with the contempt they rightly deserve. My favourite Lets Run channel by miles...
Back when I was a kid, my neighbor had several old cars parked in his field. I loved old cars. So after school I'd drag a battery that I had charged overnight over to my neighbors field and try to start one of the old cars. My neighbor didn't mind and I had a blast. One day I was trying to start a fifties Chrysler, Got it cranking good but it wouldn't start. I was only 11 or so. Well I'm cranking this huge Chrysler and I hear Mr Swan say with a chuckle, "You'll never get that one started".." She's jumped time" ! "Needs a new chain"!! He laughed, I was sad , but I thanked him for letting me mess around with his old cars. Never felt the need to go back after that. lol. I knew I had a lot to learn about the inner workings of an engine. lol.! Next day I delivered his paper as I always did. He gave me a smile. I waved and walked to the next house. Your channel brings me back to those wonderful days so many years ago. Sure miss those days.
My mom had one of these opels when she was younger, they were pretty good little cars. Good to see you working on one sir.
Used to go to work in one of these , great little car ... Also , made me smile to see the old Hillman Minx , we don`t see many ( if any ), of them over here in the U K , Keep up the good work !!.
Man I’d love to spend some time out there with you just doing bush mechanics to get old wrecks running. I love this channel.
I learned to drive in a 66 opel wagon that was handed down from my dad. I killed it. But not before having SO much fun trail blazing through the woods and fields around me. in the 70's I had a 69 Rally Sport and a 70 Rally Sport. Had LOTS of fun running the P-I double ss out of them. Not much power but great handling little cars.
I wish I could get an adorable car like this!! It has some kind of charm because it is simple as well!
Just found your channels and I'm enjoying the videos. Keep up the good work
Enjoying your videos and Sleeperdude's, especially both Opel videos.
Opel is a german built car, sold by GM back in the day. I had a '73 Opel Manta. Sweet looking car, handled beautifully.
Get em all runnin’!! Excellent God Bless 😎
Imported by GM, when the gas crunch started. I has a 67 Opel Kadet, looked kind of like a 64 to 66 Barracuda. Same 1.1 liter with dual carbs. Was fun, but you would take out second gear if you power shifted.
Amazing what a bit of motor mechanic genius can do,privilege to watch,makes me want to do a mechanics course
This reminds me of my first car, a 1969 Opel Kadett wagon. Opel was made in Germany
Man 😎😎😎😎🔝 Got two of those models back in my rockabilly days in the early 90s. Man, those were the days!
I used to see a few of these on the road when I was a kid in the late '60s. Never had the chance to look under the hood.My next oldie MAY have to be a '70 Opel !
So far my favorite episode 👍🏼
Legend I love your channel just subscribed
I had a 72 Opel 1900 back in 1982. Fun little car !
I know I'm commenting really late. Been laid up awhile and discovered this channel recently, so I'm catching up. Only comment i wanted to make, is i started out of tech school at this Buick dealership. Buick of course is the brand that GM sold Opels through. The dealership owner could have had about any Buick sold to drive, I would imagine. But he just loved the little Opels, he always had an Opel to drive around in. Funny. He was a real down to earth guy.
My buddy in high school had a cadet wagon, and that car took severe pounding on ALL THE TIME. It was a damn good car, and just kept on tickin!!!
My grandad's brother had a right-hand-drive '68 Kadett II in the Italian Alps when I was a kid. I used to love to sit in the passenger seat, imagining I was driving. Make it run. Then, haul that Jeepster next to it back to life.
In high school me and a buddy got a 70 opel we rebuilt the motor did body work painted it white when we were done it was a new car ran good loved it we lived in Cleveland we parked it out in front of our house a drunk driver hit it doing 60 totalled it I got so.mad I put not on his head loved that car
I never knew they sold Opels in the US. This is a regular sized car in Germany around that time. It does look puny amidst its US siblings though.
Yes, they did! And in america it was not sold as the Kadett, rather as simply the 'GM Opel'. I've wanted to get ahold of one to see how they compare to other small cars of their time, namely the Volvo 144, BMW 2002, etc.
@@theinstitute1324 Interesting. My gramps had a later model kadett (C model) but a coupé version with faux leather (which was TERRIBLE on a sunny day!). I think a 1.2l. I still remember the license plate. Those are pretty hard to find nowadays, they all seemed to suffer from poor body work and rusted as you watched. I mostly remember it as a very basic gets-the-job-done type of car, but certainly a step up from your beetles etc.
Opel sold many car-lines in the US from the early 1960-ies on. most of them under the Opel-label by Buick-dealers, some renamed as Buick, but GM had no luck with selling Opel-Limousines there. one popular car was the Opel 1900 around the 1970-ies, in central-Europe known as "Ascona-A". best known car was the Opel GT. more than 50% of the GT which were built are sold to the US, nicknamed "Baby-Corvette".
Those old Opels were neat little cars. Pretty peppy for a 4-banger of it's time.
Partial victory! I appreciate your determination!
I must say ... 20sec into the video... at the right side of the screen ... that view :P Must be blessing to see that every day
I learned to drive in an Opel 1969, good solid car .........I missed :)
Their only real weak spot was those POS Solex carburetors.
Subscribed, great Opel, must save😎🇳🇴
Cool car. Glad it didn’t burn down. Great video.
My dad had one these I think his was a 67-68 Opel GT The front end looks so much like it. I'd love to have this little car.
That's a funny mix. It's got the 1100cc "SR" double Solex carb (PDSI-T manual chocke IIRC) - but the long gear lever (non-Sport) gearbox along with the total basic instruments. Not even a clock given. The engine was rated 60 DIN-hp and was also used in the entry-level Opel GT 1100. Alternator is missing.
This is the same year and model I drove to pass my driver education course in High School back im 1970. Back then you had to pass the course driving both automatics and by shifting gears.
Made in Germany , marketed by Buick. Good little cars , especially when equipped with the 1.9 engine.
Rode in an Open GT, about the same year. With twin carbs and the manual trans, it should be fun to drive. Spend a little more time to get it on the road !
Don't forget buick also had the Opel-Isuzu later on. that was from Japan
I worked at a Buick dealership when they were selling the later versions. The VIN tag said ADAM OPEL and the mechanics all said a damn Opel.
I grew up with a 69 Opel Kadette LS with a 1.1 liter engine and automatic transmission. Our car was a 'fastback' I am guessing this is a 1.1L engine as well. I haven't seen one in about 36 years
@@ronnyinwaxhaw LOL you really DID work at the Buick dealership, definitely something the mechanics would come up with when they hated working on something.
My Dad had two Opel Kadetts. Wish I had one of them still. Great little cars, good gas mileage. One of them had carbs, the other was fuel injected.
That's a beautiful opel. We didn't get them in Australia.
I had three opals in my 20s. Two Mantas and one station wagon kadett!
Love your videos man 👍🏼
The '68 'stripper' Kadett I owned in '77 had red rubber floor covers that turned to goo, and a single carb for about 50 hp. I jazzed it up with carpet and a factory clock from a wrecking-yard, and a cassette-deck from Radio-Shack! Mine also had a butchered ignition-lock and missing generator. Found those too at the wrecking-yard. That extra carb on yours might be good for another 15 hp!.
"The grass is burning vigorously." Jesus, that's funny.
That's some quick spraying you were doing to keep it running!
You sir, have great skills!
I fixed one of these, same year?//or 1969..., at Arctic Circle, Rovaniemi, Finland, I was sixteen yo, did replace universal axel, outside, when it was 25 below zero, just wanted to drive so bad,...and I did it =))), then drove on ice track near by, Good Times=))
My granddad had this model Opel Kadett B-body back in -70´s. It has a 1100 cc engine and about 55 hp. It had only one 1 barrel carb from factory.
Fix it and dont waste it. We called it "Vintage Car".
Love your channel!
Great video, and you got the engine going.
Opals were very popular around where I lived growing up in the late 70's. Glad to see it running👍
There are some pretty good gems on that lot!
I had an '67 Opel Kadet station wagon back in 1976. It was two doors with a hatch in the back . It had a whopping 1100cc engine with a 4sp trans.
Incredible👍🔥🔥🔥🔥
This car is Opel Kadett b-series knowing in europe. its have 1.2 Litres engine and 4 speed manual rwd. My father has many year ago similar but red color. What I remember kadett b series has very good seat
I think here in the USA it was 1.6 and in 75 it was 1.8 IIRC
Almost. The last series B from 1971 - 1973 had the 1200cc engines rated 50hp (N) and 60hp (S). Before they had the 1100cc 45 / 50 hp (N), 55 hp (S) and 60 hp (SR). All were OHV engines. Also available was the 1700 cc 75 hp and sometimes even the 1900 cc 90 hp CIH engines of the Opel Rekord. As said: this car is an interesting mix from "sort of" Opel Olympia front grille, the SR-engine, old-fashioned long stick gearbox and very basic instruments. The Kadetts very rarely came with automatic. As far as I remember it was combined with the 60 hp engines and - on higher spec models - with the CIH-Rekord engines only. And at that time few people would order a very costly and power-consuming automatic gearbox anyway. Not in a small car like that. At one time in around 1980 or so I drove a light blue Kadett-LS (4-door fastback limo) with the 1700cc / 75 hp and 3-speed automatic for some time. That worked quite good however. The automatic was a sort of miniature-sized TH400 called THM180 (no converter lock) and was made at the GM plant in Strassburg.
I bought the same model Opel in 1986 for $100. It was my first car. That one is in better condition than mine was back then. I'm pretty sure mine only had one carb though. The thing had a reputation for not wanting to shut off no matter what position the ley was in.
I would love to have that Opel!
Kadett B, 50HP, i had one of those 40 years ago, awesome car, the coupé had a 90HP machine, you should keep it
The 1967-1973 Opel Kadett B's biggest engine option was an 89 hp 1897 cubic centimetre inline 4. A four door Opel Kadett B from 1970 with the 1897 cc engine and the four speed manual transmission would be my choice for a 1970 Opel, apart from an Opel with a V8 engine.
Smaller than my Harley engine lol that’s crazy
Brilliant mate love it
Why not use an electric fuel pump on it and get it driving? Don’t quit yet!
1970 opel 41 years old looks good condition new battery replacement seats paint job new tires also European vehicle turn over gas in it keep trying my friend bless you automotive mechanic in the field
My Dad had an Opel Manta when I was a kid. The Opel was a good car.
The Opel Manta Luxus was the high end model IIRC.It could be ordered with an automatic.
I oqned a 1973 Opel Manta Luxus... indestructible cars. They also handle like slot cars
It lives!!! It's ALIVE!!! Great job!
This was dramatically exciting. 😎
Oh, einer der wenigen Opel Kadett Olympia, Top.
Nein, einer der nicht ganz so seltenen US Version.
Real cool! I'd love to know the story behind these. What drives a person to abandon cars in the woods lol. It seems like such a strange thing to do, unless they were just storing them there and then forgot about them/just stopped caring.
Opel was a German car maker bought by GM in 1929, when the company was short of closing due to the economic crisis. Opel is now part of the Stellantis group. GM failed miserably in getting the business to pick up after the 2008 financial crisis.
Fender mounted gas tank HA! I love it.
I was a mechanic part of my life, now I have another profession, but something I miss fixing cars and burning things
what do you do with these once you get them running?
I say this as a man born and raised in Alabama. Birmingham, AL. Specifically Centerpoint. I fucking love your accent dude. I love the combination of southern drawl with advanced vocabulary. It's probably the most interesting accent on earth. Reminds me of True Grit remake, how how cowboys talked. Fucking awesome, and relaxing. I've lived all over the southwest and I had people tell me I didn't sound southern. Irritating. Southern is a badass accent. Sounds better than that idiot boston accent.
Everyone here sounds like this. - Muscle Shoals, AL
Everyone born in Alabama sounds like this.
Worked on several of them. A friend of mine has several in different versions and years which are 100% restored and drive them daily. Slow but real handly little cars build like tanks.
Wow those cars must be epic to drive to I live in the UK so the hills would a issue
Nice car and video!
Back in 1976 my brother in law was considering buying one just like this, only thing was the rear axle was toast, the owner had a rear axle from an early Nova to go in it but for some reason he didn't buy it,was a nice little car though,his uncles owned several of the Rallye models and I think one wagon, what hurt them most was the branding of an Izuzu as an Opel starting in 1976.