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Info burst about Opel Commodore C closer than you think http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/miscellaneous/85480-opel-commodore-c.html Cheers!

This was an interesting piece of facts and figures.

Commo C I made a video (yes there is video also after the pics) of the two Commodore C's I had. Material is from 2008. I still have the light blue one waiting for action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHLKOzZdvHI

Vectra It's still winter and plenty of snow around here and I find myself looking for some 4x4's more and more often. Vehicles like Frontera, Blazer, Ramcharger... :Rofl2: Found some fitting pics to this thread from last summer so here we go again. The red one is Opel Vectra A...

I have to post this nice little pair of pics of the idling reserve-dailys November December

"Instant winter" arrived yesterday. Here's my Omega B on the morning at least 20cm more of the white stuff has dropped down since during the day and more keeps coming all the time. traffic gets a bit challenging at times I parked by diving into the snowbank with speed as ploughing doesn't...

Just noticed that I had a message left on this forum by a new visitor few months ago. Sorry it took so long to answer. I thought I'd share his site with you all because it focuses on Commodore C and has bunch of interesting stuff. Very interesting site. Content is in German. Opel Commodore C...

Hi. Yes, I am, thanks. Interesting site. Deutsch ist keine problem, habe es studiert und geht gut :D. Jukka

Hi. Yes, I am, thanks. Interesting site. Deutsch ist keine problem, habe es studiert und geht gut :). Jukka

Thanks again Calaber, those names should help the data mining a bit.

Time for a little update on this Opel saga of mine. Last summer a fellow enthusiast offered a Senator B to me and because the deal was good, had to buy it :surprise:. It's an -89 30NE automatic 177hp. Feels very solid and runs good even if driven quite a lot already. Bought it...

Maybe it's time for an update again. A month back bought a new project, 1972 Kadett B LS coupe. the C-model that followed it was sold in Australia as Holden Gemini. So nothing on the designers?

Well the family or corporate resemblance is no surprise. GM had a design department that gave the big lines and local studios then made some localisations to it. Opel's A-series Kapitän, Admiral and Diplomat looks very good imo but the progress went on and when Opel revealed the more modern...

Right. Diplomat B was made 1969-1977. It's predecessor was Diplomat A 1964-68 which I think looks way better. The A series Kapitän, Admiral and Diplomat had the same body design. There was a Kapitän A on the show also and here's a bit poor photo I took of it. This one has a 2.8 straight six cih...

Ha mate, my name was in the opening post and Svens are living in our western neighbor Sweden. Time spent on old Opels might be wasted time but at least it's fun so I'm going to continue :D. On last weekend was the Classic Motorshow in Lahti. I aimed my Omega in that direction and it was a...

I think we agree on that then... :rofl2: :yikes:

More shine with more power, even if it would be great with more power and externally as is. I have a late 60's muscle style in mind. Here are a few pics from Tampere Hot Rod & Rock Show last year. Opel Club had top guns Lotus Omega, Irmscher Senator and OPC Insignia on their stand...

And a weekend car it shall become. The plan has pretty much crystalized. On the Omega the seats are Recaros, not sure who made the steering wheel. But everything is still original 80's Opel, including the digi-dash :).

Material from other models to compare would be nice. Nothing yet so a bit of off-topic again: Here's my coupe last winter before I bought it and here last weekend, going under the roof next to my -68 delivery which I haven't shown yet next weekend we have one of the last bigger...

Getting back to the original subject of body structure differences between Opel Commodore C and Holden Commodore VB/VC. Few weeks ago I bought Opel Euroservice brochure "New Technical Features and Information, Commodore C" from August 1978 by GM Adam Opel AG. Few pics below. first page showing...

New addition, -69 coupe traded the -85 and some other stuff away for it

The truck is carrying a shitload of beer, but not a local brand, instead it's one from the continent of Holdens ;)

Can you see what truck I'm following here :D

The new project is at home. Drove it home 400km last weekend. All went fine which was a surprise :D. It's a 1967 Opel Rekord C 2dr sedan with a 6cyl cih engine from Opel Monza.

Hey, nice to see the project evolving nicely. Especially when mine aren't :D Keep us posted.

Those wheels are Omega 3000 originals, I think they were optional to other Omegas too. Ah, Senators. I first struggled to avoid buying an Irmscher-look B Senator, then two A-models. Now aiming for another C-Rekord ;). It's real blast driving around now, long slides and soft banks to lean...

My Omega yesterday: It had the silhouette of a Prius and height of a SUV :rofl2: Funny how when the spring is slooooowwwly getting closer the fewer for new projects always rises even if old ones already fill every space. Maybe a new addition coming in june if nobody buys it before I do.

Hallo Kadett-Rekord! That's a very fine looking E1-Caravan you have there. The diesel hood and the low stance make a big difference. I quite like the looks of E1, much better than E2 and even better than Commo C. It's almost like another C-model, with clear simple lines. There's a nice...

Here's one more pic I found, a comparison between Commodore C and Opel Ascona C. This Ascona generation was also sold in Australia as Holden Camira. Ascona is great to drive and handles well but the engines are a bit on the crappy side and the car is a fwd.

Well it's not THAT bad with the weather here. Biggest problem is that during winter they spread salt to the roads for deicing. Now they use more liquid salt and you can guess how it effects your car's body when you drive six months a year on these kinds of roads. On the northern regions salt is...

Heh, I've been slowly expanding my fleet whenever there's a good deal around. Old Opels are widely available in Finland and they are not too expensive either. The problem is, I'm nearly out of space for them. Outside they rot too efficiently and under-the-roof-space is limited. I guess every...

Hola! Found a pic taken last summer, my Commo C and my bro's Omega B. See any familiar lines? also, my Omega A (right) and Rekord E in a similar comparison a week ago I let my other Commo C go, swapped it for a -65 Opel Rekord A 2dr sedan, woohoo :D here it is on the left next to my...

Hey 88GreenVN, I got the DVD you sent open with another machine, I guess mine was a bit outdated then. Tons of pics and other info there, thanks mate. Krijnen! Howdy Jorg. How did you manage to get a South-African Rekord on your hands? Interesting pics, viewing them right now... ...ok...

Almost every Opel has been offered with a 4cyl engine. Few exceptions to this are Commodore that was only available with straight-6s and the Kapitän, Admiral and Diplomat trio. The 30's Super 6, Kapitän and Admiral had I6s and the later 60's and 70's K.A.D. models were either I6 or V8 (sbc)...

That's because the VN-VS Commodores were based on Opel Senator B, which was based on Opel Omega A. Senator used extended Omega floorpan and they shared many parts. Holden stretched the Senator floorpan some and used many of the outer panels and smaller parts. Opel Senator - Wikipedia, the free...

Yes, Opel Omega A was made 1986-93 and the B generation 1994-2003. B had a facelift in 2000. Since Omega production ended Opel didn't have a large (or any) rwd to offer. Vectra C was all there was until the Insignia A came out. Insignia is available in either fwd or 4wd. During the...

You are correct. Omega 3000 was offered with three different 6cyl engines. There was the C30LE with 156 hp and C30NE (and 30NE earlier) with 177 hp. These were 12V uniside engines, just like the first CIH 6's from the mid 60's. Then there was a 24V C30SE engine with a crossflow head that had 204...

FE is not just a facelift of the FD, it's more thoroughfully ruined ;). FE has less curves on the body and more window area. The result is very lame and uninteresting, just the opposite of the FD. The best looking Vauxhall Viva is imo the HC. And LC/LJ from the Toranas. It's interesting...

The equivalents of Opel Commodores in Britain: Commodore A equivalents were Vauxhall Victor FD Mk I and II, Vauxhall Ventora and Ventora II and Vauxhall VX4/90. These were still totally Vauxhall's own models and had nothing to do with the Opels. The brands were however both under GM's umbrella...

That would be interesting rouge. I have checked some of the rides on the VB/C/H/K corner of these forums, fascinating stuff. Yes, classics just go stronger and stronger :D. The biggest enemy of the Commodores we have, just like any older (and especially newer) Opel is rust. The frames, skirts...