1975 Opel Ascona - Not Many Left

These are few and far between these days. 1975 was the last year a real Opel - badged as an Opel - was sold in the US.

Essentially, this is a Manta sedan. It was never as popular as the Manta here in the US, but it was a very good car.

The engine was Opel's tried and true cam-in-head 1.9 liter 4. In 1975 (and only 1975 in the US) the engine was fuel injected. In this form, the engine moved the car to 60 MPH in a little over 12 seconds.

The body is not very exciting, more practical than sporty, but if you squint it sort of looks like an E21 3 Series from the side. (Squint really hard.)

This Ascona hasn't run in "several years". The body has been repainted and looks very good. The only negative to this car - besides it not running - is the automatic transmission.

Opels are fairly durable cars and parts are still plentiful in Europe. Like most 1970s European cars, rust was a big issue. Any repainted car should be checked thoroughly for poor rust repair.

This is a cool old car that you could drive often and bring to shows.

Located in Springfield, OR, click here to see the Craigslist ad.