Opel Kadett Gassers

I knew I had seen the picture you were describing, but was having trouble finding it. Here it is, with the Hemi.

 

This is what So-Cal blown gas coupes morphed into. Basically pseudo funny cars. A natural progression I guess.

 

What a cool thread. I have always loved the Clark & Clark Opel. I think the paint work and the Clark logo on the doors is soooo cool.

 

im not sure if these will work but lets try!!!

 

well i got a call from my tranny guy and the trans is fine,but i smoked the BTE converter!!!he's sending it back to them to go through it.i sent all of the new motor specs and dyno sheet so after they cut it apart they can build it for the 401!im hopeing to get out acouple of more times this year and really see what 566hp will do!!

 

QUOTE: American Opel : im hopeing to get out acouple of more times this year and really see what 566hp will do!!

Hey Martin..... Glad to hear you are making progress with your Opel.... looking forward to seeing you run soon!!!!

We'll be at Thompson in September.

Just got back from LA early this morning .... We are BEAT!!!!

 

QUOTE: American Opel : im hopeing to get out acouple of more times this year and really see what 566hp will do!!

Hey Martin..... Glad to hear you are making progress with your Opel.... looking forward to seeing you run soon!!!!

We'll be at Thompson in September.

Just got back from LA early this morning .... We are BEAT!!!!

 

Photo #77 Fathers Day Bump for the Opel Guys. This Opel was my uncle Charlie Gary's Allen and Gary's Worlds Fastest Opel from Newport News Va.

 

Welcome to the HAMB, please post pics of your uncles Opel if you can.

 

Time to "Wake UP" this thread again..... here's an Opel GT with a much different backdrop than the other pictures posted so far.
(wonder how much they have to turn that rear-mounted "key" to get that thing to run??? Ha!!! )

 

Bump for the Opel guys.

 

my brother owns this car its in north carolina 331 ford powered

 

Not a Kadet but I can remember the Opal GT that the Wrench Pit in Detroit used to run in the 70's. As I recall it was called "The Janitor". Any one remember that car?

 

When i was a kid,my best friends dad,Dan Smoker drove the mini brute kadett and gt(which was a funny car) based out of newport news va.The rear section of the body used to hang on the wall in his game room.Cool dude

 

here....

 

Don't wanna to be a "Messerchmitter..." But that is a Opel Rekord...

 

THANK YOU PA INDIAN!!

Hank Wilko's Opel ran BB/GS with a 354 DeSoto. They tinkered with roller cams and tuned headers. The car was the most evil sounding machine I've ever heard. To this day, it's one of my all time favorites!

 

These were my uncle Charlie Gary's, Allen & Gary Opel's from the 60's and 70's.


This car was a Funny Car with doors that opened.


This was his injected 426 Hemi Opel GT.




That is my dad leaning on the car.






This car is in Gasser Wars book.

 

you can see danny smokers name as the driver on a couple of those.my dads best friend worked at nick allen buick as a body man when i was growing up.charlie gary is the man.

 

I think the original builder was a Sherman Sligh. I wrenched on a similar car around the Nashville, Tn area around 1974.The car had a 300" Ford six w/a "hybrid" head made from sections of Boss 302 heads furnace brazed together. I believe the heads were made by C J Batten. When I worked on the car it was driven by Floyd Maxwell & sponsored by Allied Bearings of Nashville,Tn. I believe they bought the car from Sherman Sligh. It was a "killer" car for quite some time. NHRA finally put a weight penalty on the hybrid head engines & rendered them uncompetitive.

 

I messed up posting. The car I was refering to is the one that said "The Sly One" that Hot Rod Willis said he had no info on.

 

i just saw a wagon at my favorite 'ol timey junk yard. in the woods with a layer of green over it. i grabbed the e-brake handle for my model A, and left wondering what the hell that little car was. hah

 

back to the top!

 

Bump for the Opel guys, I will have this car at Milan Mich. Sept. 28th 2013.

 

Love dem opels

 

I love all gasser's regardless of what car make they are.

I guess good things to come in small packages sometimes!!!!!!

Jimbo