79 Opel Kadett C

JB.

Think this is the place to put up some pic's of my 1979 Opel Kadett C.Only 33000 miles on it from new.Its an extremely original car.

rabbit Stew

SWEEEEEEEEEET :cool:

JB.

Thank you!:D

Run_to_da_hills

Nice car, my French teacher had one of those.

Gary ITR

Very nice. Any interesting story to go with it?

JB.

Bought in Ireland and exported to England,then the guy I bought it off saw it on the back of a trailer and wanted to buy it,no luck but gave his number to owner anyway.Few years later he got a phone call about the car and finally purchased it.Brought it back to Co.Tyrone and kept it until I decided I wanted it.It was off the road 10 years but I was certain it would make it from Tyrone to Carlow.Went perfect but ran out of petrol,which was fairly embarrassing as everybody pointed and laughed as they sped past us:o
Right,In fairness it wasn't interesting but its still a story:p

Blue850

Lovely car, My boss bought a 79 1.2S in the UK recently....he ran out of petrol on the way home as well:D

Dragracer66

Very nice...very beautiful and very shiny!!!
It has the original paint or has been repainted??

2cv

Blue850 wrote: »

Lovely car, My boss bought a 79 1.2S in the UK recently....he ran out of petrol on the way home as well:D

are they that heavy on the juice or do they just have a very small tank?

bbam

I had one of these as my first car many years ago... there a great little car, fun to drive and cheap to run..

Thats a cracking looking example...

manta mad

thats a very tidy kadett :cool:

looks showroom , a very nice buy !


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will love that

shawnee

realy original looking car, these were a brilliant car and most reliable and economical. Hope you enjoy it.

Blue850

2cv wrote: »

are they that heavy on the juice or do they just have a very small tank?

Fuel guage telling lies.:D

kahaya

Have a 1978 Kadett C City at home with 6500 miles on it from new!
First car I ever drove was a 1978 Kadett C saloon, great cars, will go forever, best of luck with it.

2cv

I remember years ago when i bought a 1972 Kadett B, 1.2 automatic. I had to sell it cos i just couldn't keep it on the road. I was living in the centre of Brussels at the time and there's a lot of cobble stones there...

The RWD Kadett was a nightmare on wet cobble stones :-)

ji

Very nice kadett:D

JB.

Dragracer66 wrote: »

Very nice...very beautiful and very shiny!!!
It has the original paint or has been repainted??

It was repainted last month because rust on the bottom of a wing,tried to just paint that but the rest was a bit faded so had to do it all.

Blue850 wrote: »

Fuel guage telling lies.:D

Same problem as myself:rolleyes:

Thanks for all the replies!

carchaeologist

JB. wrote: »

Bought in Ireland and exported to England

Could you have got the irish reg back.or was it exported from the north,interesting history all the same,

mamakevf

JB. wrote: »

Bought in Ireland and exported to England,then the guy I bought it off saw it on the back of a trailer and wanted to buy it,no luck but gave his number to owner anyway.Few years later he got a phone call about the car and finally purchased it.Brought it back to Co.Tyrone and kept it until I decided I wanted it.It was off the road 10 years but I was certain it would make it from Tyrone to Carlow.Went perfect but ran out of petrol,which was fairly embarrassing as everybody pointed and laughed as they sped past us:o
Right,In fairness it wasn't interesting but its still a story:p

I would have thought If the car was originally bought in Ireland then it should still possible to get its original reg no. too.

JB.

I think it was bought from a dealer here just to be exported to a customer in England and first reg'd there.

carchaeologist

JB. wrote: »

I think it was bought from a dealer here just to be exported to a customer in England and first reg'd there.

Unusual that?

JB.

I probably have it all wrong,I haven't a clue to be honest.

carchaeologist

JB. wrote: »

I probably have it all wrong,I haven't a clue to be honest.

Maybe it was because the customer wanted an opel and as they only sell vauxhall in england,thats the way he went about it?

JB.

Yes id say so,Spot on most likely

Rybka

Beutiful car. What hapenned to all the Asconas? Probably rallied and modified to death?

Blue850

carchaeologist wrote: »

Maybe it was because the customer wanted an opel and as they only sell vauxhall in england,thats the way he went about it?

Afaik all model Opels were sold in the UK up to the the early 80s until the introduction of the FWD Astra and Cavalier, some FWD Kadetts were sold in the UK in 1980/81 and from then only the Manta and Monza were sold as Opels over there until the Vauxhall Calibra replaced the Manta

sogood

Beautiful example and good luck and much happiness with it. How come only 33k on the clock? Is it the original engine?

JB.

Thanks,Was off the road for 10 years.Yeah its the original engine.

atlantean

That is one beautiful Kadett you have there - nice to have it's history as well!

xr2central

that is beautiful,i had one as my first car in 1996,it wasnt as clean as that even then, but i think i bought it for 150 punts,best of luck with it.:)

JB.

some newer photos
car is now for sale aswell :eek:

MercMad

Blue850 wrote: »

Afaik all model Opels were sold in the UK up to the the early 80s until the introduction of the FWD Astra and Cavalier, some FWD Kadetts were sold in the UK in 1980/81 and from then only the Manta and Monza were sold as Opels over there until the Vauxhall Calibra replaced the Manta

.........Opels were available but due to import taxes were dearer than their Vauxhall equivalents.They were for sale, available, but special order only !

Vauxhalls were sold in Ireland alongside Opels unitil late 81 when it became Opel only, though stock lingered for about 12 months !

Luton built cars were actually obvioulsy inferior from about 10 feet away, even up to the time the Vectra "A"'s were made. The first batch of Vectras for Ireland were made in Luton, to satisfy RHD demand..............and the dealers literally had to remake them at PDI time. These cars were identifyable by the "V" in their chassis number.......87LV was a Vauxhall........87L was a German car !

chevyv8

very nice example, i had one for years and loved it, have had every kadett/astra since the early 80s.my dad had a red kadett c and i a blue one. sorry i sold it way back then. never let me down...

manna452121

I had a kadett c hatchback and it was super.I worked in the opel garage for 8 years and they were a great car to work on.Now driving a volvo.

jimmyw

Bit off topic, but

Brings back memories of a green opel kadett b estate (previous model to this one) that we used to have, and if this pipe was off, the cabin would fill with fumes:eek:.The underneath of her was rotten, and the rear lights were also rusty and good ones could not be found then.Nice driver though.Oh and no radio.Ah those were the days:(.

Silvera

My father had one of those Kadett estates when I was a kid. Never liked the look of it...still dont.

On the other hand... I always liked the Kadett C's ....especially the Coupe's.

That red C saloon is a little gem of a car!:)

shawnee

Yeah , that is a lovely car, have a soft spot for them as my first new car was a 79 kadett. Always fancied getting one again, the sport and olympia were particularily nice. Ultra reliable and good bodywork too

Raiser

shawnee wrote: »

Yeah , that is a lovely car, have a soft spot for them as my first new car was a 79 kadett. Always fancied getting one again, the sport and olympia were particularily nice. Ultra reliable and good bodywork too

Snap! My first car was a '79 Kadett City Hatch - Rear wheel drive, nice handling and took me all over the Country without ever complaining or breaking down.

- Seat belts were fixed basically & no head-rests but luckily never needed them!!!