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Opel Rekord 380GSI ?
« on: 29 December 2015, 21:02:50 »

Spotted this on another forum and thought worth sharing, Opel Rekford with a 3.8 V6, south African only but made in 92. I must say i'm rather taken with it !  Anyone come across them before ?

http://www.carmag.co.za/road_test/from-the-archives-opel-rekord-380i-gsi/
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Re: Opel Rekord 380GSI ?
« Reply #1 on: 29 December 2015, 22:22:38 »

You want to see some of the other cars gm released in SA but not Europe. :),
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Re: Opel Rekord 380GSI ?
« Reply #2 on: 29 December 2015, 22:25:49 »

Now there's an idea... That 3.8 lump is readily available in supercharged form... :-\
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Re: Opel Rekord 380GSI ?
« Reply #3 on: 29 December 2015, 22:33:04 »

You want to see some of the other cars gm released in SA but not Europe. :),

Pray tell !
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Re: Opel Rekord 380GSI ?
« Reply #4 on: 30 December 2015, 18:04:34 »

I know they did a[early]Senator in 4L form,saw one at Billing years ago.Other than that I've seen examples of V8 Capri and V8 Sierra that were South African only?But the ones I saw had been imported into blighty.
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Re: Opel Rekord 380GSI ?
« Reply #5 on: 30 December 2015, 18:11:13 »

I know they did a[early]Senator in 4L form,saw one at Billing years ago.Other than that I've seen examples of V8 Capri and V8 Sierra that were South African only?But the ones I saw had been imported into blighty.

The [late] Senator was indeed available as 4.0 (as an Irmsher).  Very nice with 270 odd GeeGee's.

As for the Rekord, 170 BHP from that bloody great big lump.... No ta.
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Re: Opel Rekord 380GSI ?
« Reply #6 on: 30 December 2015, 18:28:23 »

The 4L Senator I saw a Billing was definitely an early car Series 1 or 1 1/2 with the chrome bumpers.Even remember it was Brown over Gold  :o Wasn't on ABS stand though,got a picture of it somewhere or other ::)
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Re: Opel Rekord 380GSI ?
« Reply #7 on: 30 December 2015, 18:41:55 »

Now there's an idea... That 3.8 lump is readily available in supercharged form... :-\

It needs to be, too, because it's seriously asthmatic in NA form.
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Re: Opel Rekord 380GSI ?
« Reply #8 on: 30 December 2015, 18:45:03 »

A V8 mk2 Granada was also available, there was one for sale on the bay a few years back.
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Re: Opel Rekord 380GSI ?
« Reply #9 on: 30 December 2015, 18:48:47 »

Now there's an idea... That 3.8 lump is readily available in supercharged form... :-\

It needs to be, too, because it's seriously asthmatic in NA form.
Ignoring the obvious insanity comments, will that block bolt onto the Omega V6 manual box?
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Re: Opel Rekord 380GSI ?
« Reply #10 on: 30 December 2015, 19:02:32 »

I know they did a[early]Senator in 4L form,saw one at Billing years ago.Other than that I've seen examples of V8 Capri and V8 Sierra that were South African only?But the ones I saw had been imported into blighty.
They also got the 3.0 V6 right upto the end of production... V8 was the 5.0 iirc :-\
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Re: Opel Rekord 380GSI ?
« Reply #11 on: 30 December 2015, 19:58:08 »

I wonder why GM beefed up European models for SA when they could have just shipped in Holdens.  :-\ The Saffer's would have loved them!  :y  Still would come to think about it...  ::)
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Re: Opel Rekord 380GSI ?
« Reply #12 on: 30 December 2015, 21:03:58 »

I wonder why GM beefed up European models for SA when they could have just shipped in Holdens.  :-\ The Saffer's would have loved them!  :y  Still would come to think about it...  ::)
Colonial politics ;)
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Re: Opel Rekord 380GSI ?
« Reply #13 on: 31 December 2015, 00:26:21 »

I wonder why GM beefed up European models for SA when they could have just shipped in Holdens.  :-\ The Saffer's would have loved them!  :y  Still would come to think about it...  ::)
Colonial politics ;)

I thought that was an arms and Kit Kat embargo....  :-\  ::)
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Re: Opel Rekord 380GSI ?
« Reply #14 on: 31 December 2015, 00:48:13 »

I wonder why GM beefed up European models for SA when they could have just shipped in Holdens.  :-\ The Saffer's would have loved them!  :y  Still would come to think about it...  ::)
Colonial politics ;)

I thought that was an arms and Kit Kat embargo....  :-\  ::)
I was actually thinking of the German influence :-\
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