how rare would this be ?

manta mad

right , now heres one for ye

1969 opel commodore 2.5 straight six 2 door coupe irish car

just been offered this car & dunno what to do ?

its in very good condition ,will need a respray .other than that its good to go !

anyone know what these cars are like or had any dealings with them ?

peasant

one like this?

[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/MHV_Opel_Commodore_A_Coupé_02.jpg/800px-MHV_Opel_Commodore_A_Coupé_02.jpg[/img]


oohhh ..I so would, if I could !

(would not expect o see another Irish one in driveable condition ..or would I be terribly wrong there?)

manta mad

thats the one !!:eek:

looks bloody lovely .

carchaeologist

Being an irish car it has to be worth a punt,sounds like a rare car in its own right!!If the price is right go for it!!:)

manta mad

never seen an irish on before ,or heard of one


so im guessing it would be a sort of scarce yoke .
even when new id say their wasent many sold .

carchaeologist

Looks like a good car,is that the actual one?

manta mad

i wish it was

no ,but thats what it will be finished like !

it needs a respray & is half rubbed down at the moment .
mecanicals are all finished bar a clutch cylinder .
other than that its ready to be put on the road :cool:

peasant

Most of these cars (the ones the rust didn't get first) were "General"-ised in the late 70's/80's. Big rear wheels, jacked up at the back, big exhaust and subsequently driven to destruction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpT3VY8zlmk

Max_Damage

They definitely do resemble a Dodge Charger. All what you'd need to do would be to put a 440 cubic inch Hemi V8 into it, and you'd be set!

unkel

manta mad wrote: »

1969 opel commodore 2.5 straight six 2 door coupe irish car

just been offered this car & dunno what to do ?

Dunno what to do?

That's probably the only one around in this country. And it could be yours. Probably for next to nothing. I have no idea at all what the car would go for. A couple of grand maybe?

If you're into your Opels, surely you must have this one!

atlantean

Max_Damage wrote: »

They definitely do resemble a Dodge Charger. All what you'd need to do would be to put a 440 cubic inch Hemi V8 into it, and you'd be set!

Now ye're talkin!

As much as I like standard original I adore the 440 Hemi

VWPowered

sweet yep buy it:rolleyes:

dolo1850

this opel wouldn't be in Rathcoole by any chance?

manta mad

dolo1850 wrote: »

this opel wouldn't be in Rathcoole by any chance?

nope ! its down wicklow way .
is their another 2 door around rathcoole ?????

dolo1850

there used to be-guy i bought my commodore 'B' coupe off-(almost sure) he had one

atlantean

I am sure there was probably very few of these sold back in the late 60's, early 70's but I would imagine some would have to have survived in some form or another.

manta mad

dolo1850 wrote: »

there used to be-guy i bought my commodore 'B' coupe off-(almost sure) he had one

any pics of your commodore ????:)

MercMad

manta mad wrote: »

never seen an irish on before ,or heard of one


so im guessing it would be a sort of scarce yoke .
even when new id say their wasent many sold .

.............yes I would say they are rare indeed. I would love to know the history of the one you are looking at as I used to travel to school in our neighbours one in the early 70's, coloured exactly as the one shown here !!

As far as I recall it was automatic and was later resprayed brown !

Sabre Man

We need a drool smiley!

That car is soo beautiful, unlike todays Opels.

My only concern would be where to get parts for such a rare car.

peasant

Sabre Man wrote: »

We need a drool smiley!

That car is soo beautiful, unlike todays Opels.

My only concern would be where to get parts for such a rare car.

Shouldn't be THAT difficult. The body is the same as the Opel Rekord C coupe except for some trim bits and the vinyl roof and that 2.5 or 2.8 six cylinder was used in quite a few models. Both the Rekord and the Commodore have quite a big following so I'd say in the days of the internet parts should be obtainable.

atlantean

peasant wrote: »

Both the Rekord and the Commodore have quite a big following so I'd say in the days of the internet parts should be obtainable.

Very true. Germany and the Netherlands are two good places to find parts for these cars.

hi5

I dont think there was a production 440 hemi,the largest hemi was a 426, the 440 had standard heads but came with a six pack carb,sorry for being so pedantic:o

gfwd

I saw one of those at one of the shows last year. Think it was at Terenure. Looked great.

Here's mine, ironically with a Dodge Charger in the same shot!
http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u350/Garyfin/Oldmotahs.jpg

S.I.R

its a lovely looking car, id say she struggles to break 70 though, you have to import a v8 plus new brakes and tyres to0 handle it.... just to do what opel never could... Make a Good car.

MercMad

S.I.R wrote: »

its a lovely looking car, id say she struggles to break 70 though, you have to import a v8 plus new brakes and tyres to0 handle it.... just to do what opel never could... Make a Good car.

..........bit of a sweeping statement there. I agree that the later/most front wheel drive cars were wooden but the larger rear wheel drive cars, Senator,Omega,Rekord,Manta and Ascona were all very neat handling cars, and also had good rife refinement.

The old double wishbone front end on the Ascona/Manta was a nice piece of adjustable kit !

Redrocket

S.I.R wrote: »

its a lovely looking car, id say she struggles to break 70 though, you have to import a v8 plus new brakes and tyres to0 handle it.... just to do what opel never could... Make a Good car.

I think you're one for the ignore list, although i do like to laugh at your posts so you'll stay off it for a while longer

carchaeologist

S.I.R wrote: »

its a lovely looking car, id say she struggles to break 70 though, you have to import a v8 plus new brakes and tyres to0 handle it.... just to do what opel never could... Make a Good car.

Why does it always have to be about power and handling?Sometimes just smoking around in a car as unusual as the commodore is good enough.Yes a V8 would be nice but it would take from the originality of it all.I would prefer a car as rare as that to be kept as original as it can be kept.

And opel made plenty of good cars,their designs were often way ahead of the eqivilant ford of the time.Take the suspension off the RWD kadett and compare it to the MK2 escort,light years ahead.The kadett has(as has been mentioned )a nice compact double wishbone front,and rear trailing arms and the mk2 just has leaf/cart springs and mcpherson strut front,hardly cutting edge at the time.Yes the ford sold more probably,and there is the whole rally thing...but it was definatly not the best design.

Esel

Redrocket wrote: »

I think you're one for the ignore list, although i do like to laugh at your posts so you'll stay off it for a while longer

Double plus one! A classic jester, without realising it, is S.I.R

david2.8i

there is loads of these cars in brazil i was there for 8months and there is some sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet motors there.........

G Luxel

david2.8i wrote: »

there is loads of these cars in brazil i was there for 8months and there is some sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet motors there.........

something like this? I think they were still being up to the early 90s.:)

david2.8i

G Luxel wrote: »

something like this? I think they were still being up to the early 90s.:)

yep thats them..........

atlantean

I wonder what the spare parts supply is like in Brazil? Might be an intereesting way to keep an old Opel on the road!