"I had a 1969 Opel GT back in college that I used to drag ... and wrapped it all around a custom tube chassis replete with a twin A-arm suspension up front and a four-link in the back.

The front mid-engined, rear-wheel drive Opel GT had a four-speed manual gearbox ... and individual throttle bodies into the vehicle. The suspension was heavily reworked, with coilover and custom ...

Although small and underpowered, the first-generation Opel GT was a gorgeous ... chassis. The suspension was nothing revolutionary, consisting of independent A-arms up front and transverse ...

Designed by Corvette stylist Clare Makichan, the GT was Opel’s first two ... engines mated to a four-speed gearbox. Up front there was independent suspension and retractable lights to boost ...

In tortured fits and starts, General Motors' Opel brand has had a presence ... Stopping chores are handled by disc brakes up front and drums in the rear. In Germany, the GT was a halo car, meant ...

It's okay if you don't think about the Opel GT a whole lot. While a pretty popular ... underpinnings –- there was a live rear axle and a front disc/rear drum brake combo –- meant it wouldn ...