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1964 Opel Kadett Sports Coupe: Humble And Proud
Just a few months ago I got the opportunity to catch one of these beautiful cars myself. It’s amazing to see this video and how much this vehicle is appreciated despite not being a big name. I can only hope to reach such a high level of polish as this restoration has received. Amazing! And a very well put together video if I might add.
Hello,
gerade heute habe ich diesen Opel bei uns im Dorf gesehen ! Er sieht schon toll aus, das kann man nicht anders sagen. Auch wenn ich nie ein Opel Fan war.
Im übrigen passt Joe irgendwie perfekt in den Opel. Wie er darin “crused” ist schon ziemlich lässig.
Grüße aus der Nähe von Rüsselsheim !
About 6 months ago my stepfather, call me and said that i had to buy car, i said I don’t need a car, and he said, well you have to buy this one, its a special car.
I ask him wich car is, and he told me Opel Kadett 4 doors from 1968, i ask him what was the condition of the car and he told like new, and i laugh 😂, because how could be after 50 years.
I agree to buy it, at the time i was abroad, and when i retun home after a couple of months, i was surprised, because the car in fact was like new, the person who added treat the car in a special way, the car never had accidents, never restored, the only thing we change was the rubber in back trunk, and paint the floor of the trunk, thats it.
I try the car and i was in love with him, the noise, the seats, the interior smell.
And i use it for almost 2 month on a daily basis, and i have to tell you guys was probably the best car i will ever buy, my wife and my son are also in love with thi amaizing machine.
So if you guys have the change to buy one don’t think twice!!!
Enjoy life
The sad part of the story it’s that i have to wait a few months to go back to Portugal and ride again my special lovely piece of German engineering!!!
Petrolicious keep doing amaizing videos, wich I admire because I’m cameraman!!!
Well that’s my story
The incarnation of classic car enthusiasm is spelled DeBattista. Joe and his dad Joseph are not just passionate collectors of classic cars but also gifted mechanics who built and restored cars to Concours perfection. Like my 65 Jensen CV-8, which had been painstakingly ground up restored by them in record breaking time. Joe and his dad personally delivered the car from San Francisco to LA a couple of hours before the car entered the Greystone Concours de Elegance in 2014… and won the ‘Best Restoration’ award. Unforgettable moments with Joe and Joseph DeBattista.
What I love about this series of videos is their diversity. According to the literature, this Kadett was produced for three years, so obtaining parts for the restoration must have been very challenging. Production of the 1 liter, OHV, I4 engine starts with this car, and continues for 30 years, with minor variations. From the beginning the engine had advanced features for the period such as aluminum pistons; a hydraulically tensioned, chain driven cam shaft; hollow push rods; and an aluminum intake manifold. The fact that this engine has never been apart says a thing or two about their longevity.
