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The same basic Opel shell was used for a number of markets. In the UK, it was the Vauxhall Omega, which had a considerably different front and rear end design, like the Opel (also called Omega, I think). The Catera was not built by Holden and sent to the US - it was either US built, or European and exported.
All markets used the same body centre shells and turret, so those parts would probably interchange. The front and rear end designs were alterd for each market. The interiors also differed considerably. When I was in the UK in 2000, I visited a Vauxhall dealership to look over the Omega.
The door trims had very straight and angular shaped armrests and door-pulls - nothing like ours at all and the dash design was also totally different. Engines were Opel fours, straight sixes and diesels. Transmissions would also have been Opel - 5 speed manuals but don't know about the autos. As our VT 5 speeds were Getrags, which are German, you could assume thay were also used in the European cars.
Doors and glass would be the only adaptable body parts for a Holden, and perhaps other minor items. Tbe Ecotech would have differed because of differing emissions standards but would probably be interchangeable. Not sure about transmissions - being a Cadillac, the Catera might have had something a bit better than the Holden. Generally, the VT was a very heavily modified and adapted Opel Omega, designed for the Australian market with a view to export as well.
All markets used the same body centre shells and turret, so those parts would probably interchange. The front and rear end designs were alterd for each market. The interiors also differed considerably. When I was in the UK in 2000, I visited a Vauxhall dealership to look over the Omega.
The door trims had very straight and angular shaped armrests and door-pulls - nothing like ours at all and the dash design was also totally different. Engines were Opel fours, straight sixes and diesels. Transmissions would also have been Opel - 5 speed manuals but don't know about the autos. As our VT 5 speeds were Getrags, which are German, you could assume thay were also used in the European cars.
Doors and glass would be the only adaptable body parts for a Holden, and perhaps other minor items. Tbe Ecotech would have differed because of differing emissions standards but would probably be interchangeable. Not sure about transmissions - being a Cadillac, the Catera might have had something a bit better than the Holden. Generally, the VT was a very heavily modified and adapted Opel Omega, designed for the Australian market with a view to export as well.