My cousin had one of those things back when, it was like his first "new"
car after a Valiant with push-button shifter for the auto box. He
thrashed the *** out of the thing. He really wanted the Opel GT but
could only afford the Kadett but he would slam powershifts on it. I
remember riding with him in it when I was fairly young, he was not a lot
older but had his license and some menial job. He probably tore it up
before getting another car, which I think was an SS396, he went through
a coupla those too.
He now weighs about 350lb and rides a Harley. Go figure. As does his
most recent wife (I think this might be #4), though she is probably only
about 200lb.
--R
On 11/11/12 12:15 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
The one thing that really sticks in my memory was the shifter on that car. As
I seem to recall (and remember that this is the memory of someone who was in
their early childhood at the time) it seemed like it was really, really long.
Dan
On Nov 11, 2012, at 11:59 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
I remember that car [Kadett] well, as it was so poorly built and "tin cannish"
it wasn't funny.
My HS math teacher had a Kadett. (Logging town, "B" school, you can imagine
the pay grade.) She lived with her parents, and I think the Kadett was
well-used by that time. Not much of a car, is what we all thought of it.
I imagine it was as close to free as a car could get, I do recall rust.
interior was so spartan I seem to recall that it had rubber mats and no carpet.
As did my Falcon. When I had it restored I had to have it carpeted,
since a molded-to-fit rubber mat wasn't available. The carpet _is_
nicer, but a hose-out interior has its place too!
-- Jim
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