Yes, GM had economy cars 40 yrs ago

[BQUICK]

Imagine one of these with fuel injection and a 5 spd manual. Probably 45-50 mpg with that little 1.1 engine.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Opel-...lenotsupported

[bw1339]

[68riviera430]

Originally Posted by BQUICK

Imagine one of these with fuel injection and a 5 spd manual. Probably 45-50 mpg with that little 1.1 engine.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Opel-...lenotsupported

Tub it out!!!!
twin turbo buick!
Make that an 8 second car! hahaha now that would be a sight to see

[Bad Boattail]

Originally Posted by BQUICK

Imagine one of these with fuel injection and a 5 spd manual. Probably 45-50 mpg with that little 1.1 engine.

My brother owns one, it's a 1972 Kadett with a 1.4 litre fuel injection engine from a later Opel Corsa, 5 speed manual transmission and it runs on LPG.

Road tax exempt and with classic car insurance (around 90 US$ dollar a year), you can't run a cheaper car here in the Netherlands.....

[70 gsconvt]

My father used to buy VW Bugs. He always said they got 35 mpg: uphill, downhill, city, highway; it didn't matter.

[pphil]

Originally Posted by 70 gsconvt

My father used to buy VW Bugs. He always said they got 35 mpg: uphill, downhill, city, highway; it didn't matter.

i had one way back when i was in high school ............40mpg no matter what i did
scott

[sean Buick 76]

Originally Posted by 68riviera430

Tub it out!!!!
twin turbo buick!
Make that an 8 second car! hahaha now that would be a sight to see

Yeah Like this 8 second one! 6 minuted into the video.... Can not wait to get my Turbo Skylark done! I do have a 78 Skyhawk that would haul with a turbo!

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/1...-Car_82987.htm

http://opelgt.org/todd/71gt2.html

[John Codman]

Many years ago we had a customer who was a Cambodian immigrant. He had a Mitsubishi-built Dodge Colt with a four-speed manual transmission and a two-speed transfer case (stock). The transfer case lever was marked "power" and "economy". In the "economy" (Overdrive) range, the little wagon would do better then 50 mpg highway. This was with a carburetor in the 1970's! Can you imagine what it would do with a computer and EFI? It was fun to drive too. If you drove it right, it had eight speeds forward and two reverse. Hybrids do not impress me...

[442w30]

I'd like to see that Colt go 0-60 in 9 seconds like a Prius.

I remember the Turbo Colt had the same transfer case. And there was a 3-speed Rambler from the early 1960s that had something similar:

http://amcrc.com/oct05feature.html

On a similar note, my friend's grandma in Cooperstown is the original owner of a '59 Vauxhall with under 20,000 miles. Just like Buick's Opels, these were sold by Pontiac dealerships.

[buickapollo455]

Buick BCA does not recognize the OPEL, even last of 75-6 had Buick/Opel on grill in the emblem, BCA has no class, and does not recognize the brand, only small cars they do is the Skyhawk, and Apollo of 40 yrs ago

[Bad Boattail]

Originally Posted by buickapollo455

Buick BCA does not recognize the OPEL

Good people !