My Dad was an executive VP of a GM division (GMAC) in the 60s, and like all of the GM execs, he got program cars and dibs on anything else they had for the most part.
When the Opel arrangement went in the tank in the late 60s, they gave him the option to pick whatever he wanted from the remaining inventory that was warehoused somewhere on the east coast. So my poor, long suffering Mom got a brand new, Opel Kadett. (I say this because her previous car was also a "child" of one of GMs failed ventures, a Vauxhall wagon. After the Opel she got her first new car, a 1971-1/2 Ford Pinto hatchback.) I remember that car well, as it was so poorly built and "tin cannish" it wasn't funny. Mom loved stick shift cars, which this was, and she thrashed the bejesus out of it. The car was a light blue, and the interior was so spartan I seem to recall that it had rubber mats and no carpet. Not sure what happened to it, but I'm sure there wasn't much left of it when Mom was done with it. Dan On Nov 11, 2012, at 9:50 AM, Michael Canfield wrote: > Opels were sold along with the Buick line when they were imported by GM. > > Mike > On Nov 7, 2012 7:59 PM, "Tim C" <bb...@crone.us> wrote: > >> On Nov 7, 2012 7:32 PM, "Hendrik & Fay" <heni...@ozemail.com.au> wrote: >>> Opel (German version of GM) has just entered the Oz market >> http://www.opel-australia.com.au/vehicles/opel-range.html and Holden are >> less than happy about this, as they used to sell rebadged Opels. >> >> I thought Holden was GM-owned? >> >> Best, >> Tim >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
