Will it run after 41 years 1970 opel 

I must say - this is more fun to watch than anything on TV. When you got that Opel to actually run, I yelled out and scared the cat. Hats off!

Problem: engine bay keeps catching on fire - solution: spray bottle of gasoline. I dig this channel.

Tap the top of the carburetor bowls to loosen up the needle valves.

I would like to see those two oldies completely restored. They've earned it...

i had a pinto with that opel-sourced ohc engine. made that a great little car.

I would love to have that Opel!

1:35 That huge spider that came out when u moved the belt lmao

How did you find an Opel in the United States?

The world needs more of these videos by this guy.

I would invest in a fire extinguisher when your doing these engine restarts.

I collect Opels... My father was a engineer at Opel and my mother's family owns several dealerships in Bavaria. In 2017 I purchased a 69 coupe that Major in the United States Army bought for his wife to drive while stationed in Germany. They brought it home with them. When I bought it it had 38k. It even had ice cold air installed by the Buick dealership. I drove it 1050 miles home without a single issue.

Lovely Opel Kadett B! My father worked is whole life at OPEL Rüsselsheim (headquater of OPEL Germany). Bring it back ir back to life! 😍 Greetings from Germany!

Opel was Germany's GM subsidiary. The same thing happened to British Vauxhall and Australian Holden. That one is an Opel Kadett and it's a damn good car!

I owned a 1969 Opel Kadett station wagon for 26 years with that 1.1 engine with twin carbs. Great little cars!

When I was growing up, everyone always told me to take care of things. Apparently not everyone thought that way or simply learned the lesson. I have always wondered how you can leave a vehicle abandoned for no apparent reason for so many years.

Why not use an electric fuel pump on it and get it driving? Don’t quit yet!

In the late 1960s I had two Opel's, both Kapitan's. One in Germany a 1960 model and one in the UK, a 1959 model with right hand drive. They had 6 volt batteries originally but I converted them both with an extra 6 volt battery for starting power. The '59 model had rounded bodywork which looked like a Chevy. The '60 model had angular bodywork. Loved them both.

I was stationed in Germany 80-85. Had a 72 Opel record 4 door. great car and never had a problem with her. Over the years as I've gone back, I've always rented the newer Opel Diesels. Great cars.

Opels always had tiny engines. Well bilt and well maintained. Nice size car rides so nice . My x owned 1 still rides smoothly it is old but nice to ride in. Good luck on this car.

Those cars were built to be inexpensive, entry level transportation. No frills, no comfort, just a little better than riding the bus. My family had one, purchased new. I remember one day the axle came out of the differential housing in a left turn, with the tire and wheel still attached to the brake drum and axle! That said, it did teach me how to shift gears and lasted quite a few years. It met its demise after 8 years of faithful service when a drunk ran a red light.

This guy is helerious. The way he took his shirt off to put that fire out. Total respect for getting her running

I never knew they sold Opels in the US. This is a regular sized car in Germany around that time. It does look puny amidst its US siblings though.

Wow! You guys knew them as an Opel Kadett, I knew them as either an HB-model Vauxhall Viva or the first incarnation of the Holden Torana (we could get both of these models from our local GM dealer). In any guise, it's my favourite model of the three that carried the name Viva in the 60s and 70s. There's something about the swoop on the rear quarter panels and the backward rake of the rear panel that always makes me smile. That one doesn't look too bad either. A decent scrub inside and out and she'll go back on the road fine...!

what do you do with these once you get them running?

I used to work on these in the early 70s in ireland. Used to be able to change a clutch in 20 minutes. At high milage the gearbox housing used to wear and the lay shaft would drop too low, end of gearbox. Great little cars though.

I love your videos on how you try to start really old and knackered engines, so satisfying to see them roar up again.

I bought a 1970 Opel Kadette LS Fastback, in 1971, it was my first car. Up to that point I borrowed my Dad's work car, on weekends and sometimes during the week. I was in high school and I still rode my 10 speed bike. I loved my car, it was a light blue metallic, with a sloped rear window. I altered the rear seat so I could fold it upward, and pass larger objects from the trunk through the opening. It was a 4 on-the-floor manual shifter, it had mellow humming engine & rack and pinion steering. It was the LS model,...and had some minor upgrades. I bought it in my home town, Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland processed iron ore for steel production, so there were many airborne corrosive pollutants, plus they heavily salted their roads in the winter. That was a lethal mix that contributed to our cars rusting out quickly. Even with undercoating, which was a popular add-on, to any new car. I drove it in high school, for 3 years, then drove it to my college, for 4 more years, and another year in half, then onto graduate school for 2 years. I had to sell it in 1979, because the floor boards had completely rusted out. And the door hinges were also rusted, in such away, that the doors had to be lifted into place, each time. A mechanic gave me $450.00, for it, and that seemed fair.

Imported by GM, when the gas crunch started. I has a 67 Opel Kadet, looked kind of like a 64 to 66 Barracuda. Same 1.1 liter with dual carbs. Was fun, but you would take out second gear if you power shifted.

Made in Germany , marketed by Buick. Good little cars , especially when equipped with the 1.9 engine.

In Europe and britain most of our cars were and still are 4 bangers top of range used to have V6 and V8s opel was Europe's arm of GM and vauxhall which used to belong to GM not it's just an arm of French maker peugeot PSA

great to see you get these old cars running, i love these old cars so much easier to work on than these newer cars, i do wonder what do u do with them once u get them running, do u do anything else with them like fix them up and get them road worthy, of camera or do you just leave them once u have done getting them started and had a little run around in them, if u could reply and let me know i would love to know many thanks from sean aka the boltonian explorer. stay safe brother and see you in your next video.

I had an Opel just like that one in Europe back in the eighties. It was called an Opel Ascona. Four speed. The only thing that l could pass on the Autobahn is a VW bug and a loaded beer truck 🚚. LOLOL

"The grass is burning vigorously." Jesus, that's funny.

The 1967-1973 Opel Kadett B's biggest engine option was an 89 hp 1897 cubic centimetre inline 4. A four door Opel Kadett B from 1970 with the 1897 cc engine and the four speed manual transmission would be my choice for a 1970 Opel, apart from an Opel with a V8 engine.

That's a funny mix. It's got the 1100cc "SR" double Solex carb (PDSI-T manual chocke IIRC) - but the long gear lever (non-Sport) gearbox along with the total basic instruments. Not even a clock given. The engine was rated 60 DIN-hp and was also used in the entry-level Opel GT 1100. Alternator is missing.

1256cc GM engine...

iN EUROPE AND usa ITS OPEL, IN UK ITS VAUXHALL. IN AUSSIE HOLDEN. Related to GM most have GM engines.

You might be in luck for parts for this one as it shared a lot with the Vauxhall Viva HA which was sold through Pontiac and Chevrolet dealerships as the Envoy or Epic, needless to say none of the Envoy's sold particularly well and the HA was quite a small car even by then standards and had about the same size as the Harry Potter Ford Anglia 105e. Yet parts are more abundant for the HA over here because Vauxhall for the UK and the commonwealth continued to build the Bedford HA van well into the early eighties for commercial use by British Rail, British Telecom, British Gas who just could not get enough of these little vans.

Real cool! I'd love to know the story behind these. What drives a person to abandon cars in the woods lol. It seems like such a strange thing to do, unless they were just storing them there and then forgot about them/just stopped caring.

I had a 1968 Rallye Kadett in goldish green. Back in the 70s. I missed that car should have never sold it. But what did I know back then. Your video just brings back good old memories. Thanks I enjoy your channel

If you ever want to see what an Opel Kadette is capable of check out The Top Gear Bolivia Special

I love this channel. When you're creating sparks and pouring gas an occasional mishap is inevitable. Likewise getting shocks off old wiring. Both are treated with the contempt they rightly deserve. My favourite Lets Run channel by miles...

This car is Opel Kadett b-series knowing in europe. its have 1.2 Litres engine and 4 speed manual rwd. My father has many year ago similar but red color. What I remember kadett b series has very good seat

Pretty cool getting that Opel running. Reminded me of when I was stationed in Germany through the 80's. I do have to admit though that I would focus my efforts on that Jeepster. Fully restored, that puppy is big money.

I have to ask you what became of the opel ? Is it up available for sale ? My father back in the late 70s had 2 gt and a cadet coupe. I wish I had them today they all were enjoyable to mess around with . I would like this one for a project to share with my grandson.

This guy is about as back woods as it gets

It's It's Richard Hammond's Oliver's little brother.

How much are you asking for the 1970 Opel? That was my first car when I was in high school.

This reminds me of my first car, a 1969 Opel Kadett wagon. Opel was made in Germany

Years ago, I had a friend give me for free an old Opel Record wagon. Those cars came with rectangular headlights but that one had round headlights just stuck into the sockets. Needless to say rough roads could get exciting! LOL!!!🤣 The real interesting thing about that car is that it had a 4spd. in the column. That was truly a fun car to drive.

I have a 69 Kadett Cavan that I have restored and drive to car shows here in Kansas. They are nice little cars. Nice video.

It's Oliver's American sister

I say this as a man born and raised in Alabama. Birmingham, AL. Specifically Centerpoint. I fucking love your accent dude. I love the combination of southern drawl with advanced vocabulary. It's probably the most interesting accent on earth. Reminds me of True Grit remake, how how cowboys talked. Fucking awesome, and relaxing. I've lived all over the southwest and I had people tell me I didn't sound southern. Irritating. Southern is a badass accent. Sounds better than that idiot boston accent.

not a jennings revival till the fuel line catches on fire

Catches on fire it'll quit eventually 😅

Have you checked the oil level? It's always important to check it to at least try to not jack the engine internals too much lol

She runs alittle hot. Lmao. At 16:50 Mark....

Loving your videos, you make it look so easy, love your optimism and sense of humour! Keep it coming! Greetings from the UK!

Ever thought of keeping a small firextinguiser around?

You need to invest in a fire extinguisher.

I fixed one of these, same year?//or 1969..., at Arctic Circle, Rovaniemi, Finland, I was sixteen yo, did replace universal axel, outside, when it was 25 below zero, just wanted to drive so bad,...and I did it =))), then drove on ice track near by, Good Times=))

Opel was somehow affiliated with Buick

Opels were sold under the Buick label here in the US. Check and see if it's a 1.1 Lt. or a 1.9 Lt. engine.

Can that opel be bought? Brings back early memories. I had one.

Just found your channels and I'm enjoying the videos. Keep up the good work

Man I’d love to spend some time out there with you just doing bush mechanics to get old wrecks running. I love this channel.

Hey man you sound like Elvis.

Opel is a german built car, sold by GM back in the day. I had a '73 Opel Manta. Sweet looking car, handled beautifully.

Indeed, GM made the Opel Kadett. Opel originally is a German make. In England they are called Vauxhall. You could camp under the hood or in the boot 🤣

Opels barely ran when they were new!

Try jeep then i will subcribe

Any work done on the Willys? Excited to see it going.

Ha! The dual carburetor setup is about the size of the engine block. Quite common car in northern Europe back in the 70's to 80's. They were not fast, at least not in their most common setup.

My granddad had this model Opel Kadett B-body back in -70´s. It has a 1100 cc engine and about 55 hp. It had only one 1 barrel carb from factory.

Not an official video till we have fire 🔥 in the engine bay

Wow....My Beloved Father Had a 56 Hillman in the early sixties and a 68 Opal Kadett in the late 70s. He paid $75 for the Opal. Put a $150 into it. My mother and him drove it to Orange Co Cali fom Long Island NY .......and back! Crazy these two are next to each other.

Lin the furry. I have never seen an Opel in the USA, and just look at all that space around that tiny engine under the hood! Clean up this car and tune it up real nice, and it would make a fun little car to drive.

How about the jeep one! 💖👍

Very first car I ever owned, 1969 Opel Kadette Wagon...............wish i had that car right now ; (

There was a British version of this vehicle named ' Vauxhall Viva ' too .

brilliant video to see thanks I love old cars ❤️🚘🐜

Wait, You said 30-31 years in the video, but the title says 41 years. You may wanna change that. Anyway, I love these weird lil cars (even when they smell of rat pee-pee and mushrooms) lol.

I had three opals in my 20s. Two Mantas and one station wagon kadett!

Tibit of the trivia,Allied soldiers who found abandoned Opel Blitz trucks in Europe during world war 2, were usually able to repair them using Chevrolet/GMC, and or Bedford engine parts

I'm impressed it has hydraulic lifters in it. . Might be the 1900cc Cam in head engine with dual Solex (?) carbs?

This guy better stick to working on law mower

lol at 16:05 Was interested with this cute little car so I did some shallow research. ;) I want to say that is a 1970 Opel Kadett B with the 66cid/1078cc/1.1L ohv inline four {longitudinally-mounted rwd which is my favorite small engine layout}. They say it made, maybe 34hp. I do wonder if that dual carb setup is stock, though. Good vid! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_OHV_engine

Yes jennings m. s.# Opel is built by GENERAL MOTORS ELECTRIC , they combined with Adam Opel Germany and Adam Opel United Kingdom , their Assembly Plant at Southhampton ...! This car very popular in Malaysia , from the Opel berlina , kedett , manta , astra , vectra , calibra , frontera , followed by the omegas by Vauhall and Opel Calais by Holden & Vauhall Australia ..., i use to be the importer of those car in 80s , 90s yet now it already dead bcoz the manufacterers no longer in business and take over by Chevrolett ...!

First time I've seen one of these 60-70 Opels not totally rotten away from the bottom up. They had a really bad reputation of being completely rotten out after 7-8 years in my neck of woods.

Opel was a German car maker bought by GM in 1929, when the company was short of closing due to the economic crisis. Opel is now part of the Stellantis group. GM failed miserably in getting the business to pick up after the 2008 financial crisis.

My grandad's brother had a right-hand-drive '68 Kadett II in the Italian Alps when I was a kid. I used to love to sit in the passenger seat, imagining I was driving. Make it run. Then, haul that Jeepster next to it back to life.

My cousin had one a opal kadet he got it running after sitting for 30 years it was a 1966

Back when I was a kid, my neighbor had several old cars parked in his field. I loved old cars. So after school I'd drag a battery that I had charged overnight over to my neighbors field and try to start one of the old cars. My neighbor didn't mind and I had a blast. One day I was trying to start a fifties Chrysler, Got it cranking good but it wouldn't start. I was only 11 or so. Well I'm cranking this huge Chrysler and I hear Mr Swan say with a chuckle, "You'll never get that one started".." She's jumped time" ! "Needs a new chain"!! He laughed, I was sad , but I thanked him for letting me mess around with his old cars. Never felt the need to go back after that. lol. I knew I had a lot to learn about the inner workings of an engine. lol.! Next day I delivered his paper as I always did. He gave me a smile. I waved and walked to the next house. Your channel brings me back to those wonderful days so many years ago. Sure miss those days.

Those old Opels were neat little cars. Pretty peppy for a 4-banger of it's time.

omg, I had a two-door in the '80s... High and drunk, five in the car and three in the trunk! We would pass the beers (and whatev) down through the empty 6x9 cutouts in the rear deck. Paid $235 for it 🤣

Cool! I like old Opels, this is a Kadett B, rather rare as a 2 door. These look mint slammed with silly reverse 8" to 10" wide 13s on. I used to have a 68 Rekord C ht coupè, very good looking car, mine had a 3.0 straight 6, and I had to sell it mid resto for health issues, the buyer made the deal of a lifetime while I felt gettin raped the whole time. Oh well!!

Why cover up the people's names on tge papers?? It's from the 70s!!! Whaywouldant give a crap I'm sure

Saw a video years ago of a burning car with the engine bay stuffed with camping gear and clothes.Just because it will fit doesn't mean it should.

This is the same year and model I drove to pass my driver education course in High School back im 1970. Back then you had to pass the course driving both automatics and by shifting gears.

I don't know why I'm surprised after all the videos I've watched on this channel where he's getting these 20's and 30's cars running again, when he starts working on a car from the 60's, he's saying things like 'and maybe we'll drive 'er around a bit.' xD