The poor man's Corvette

This was the unofficial nickname for the Opel GT, a two seat sports car made by Opel, a German division of General Motors. Produced from 1968-1973, the Opel GT had a body made by the French subcontractor Brissonneau and Lotz. The Opel GT looked very similar to the C3 Corvette Stingray that was being sold by Chevrolet at the same time, hence the nickname. In reality, it offered half the performance and all the styling of the Corvette for half the price. This 1973 Opel GT was very nicely restored. I always wanted one of these when I was a kid! Best viewed large

[Abhijit]

very cool. Opel's aren't too bad :-)

[Miley]

Great colours

[Gerry]

very nice photo Danny

[Jim]

Love the purple. Funny thing is that while you were uploading this, I was editing mine from this weekend. Your hood emblems inspired me!

[Cathy]

Colour to die for.... This looks like a superhero with two eyes looking back. Love the shot Danny

[morgan cain]

wonderfull colors

[Sean O'Neill]

Super dof. What a colour!!

[👑 AnaZad]

Great capture and facts of this car.

[KWind]

Wow...I love the colour. Great shot and info!

[Carole Imes]

Cool colors, great perspective and interesting info.

[Therese]

Gorgeous shot!!! Beautiful colour!

[Moni]

ahh good ole Opel. My parents only drive Opel. ;)
Wonderful shot

[8yearson]

Love that colour!

[Alison Tomlin]

I think I had a top trumps set from this era (Christmas present from my dad). Anyway I remember this car from the cards. Great shot.

[Alison]

oh Iove the colour ~ beautiful dof

[Cathy Misze]

Great color! Great car too!

[Sandie Reardon]

I agree with the large view, too, so you can see the tree reflections all over the car. Where are you finding all these vintage cars, Danny?

[Danny G.]

@jcarrollphoto I'm very honored that my images inspired you, Jim!

@sandier Sandie, I attend a local car show held on the first Sunday of each month in my town - there are about 600 vintage cars at each show - it is like being a kid in a candy store!

[Kd Wallis]

Great color and excellent focus and DOF!

[Lyn]

Oh, what a GORGEOUS color, Danny!

[Marley Ks]

Like it!

[Ross Walker]

Rich color, and I would not have recognized the Opel insignia. A car show every month? Wow! I could get into that.

[☯ Sarah ☁]

Cool colour & love your pov :)

[Alicia]

Fabulous colour and great angle and dof.

[Simon]

Great shot Danny, I love the colour, I worked on a few of these in my time. : )

[GazBadger]

Very nicely done Danny. Great shot =)

[Leslie]

you don't see many purple cars...this looks like a fast car

[Simply Amanda]

Fun purple and cool branch reflections on the front. Nice, Danny!

[Simply Amanda]

P.S. So sorry that I haven't been the best follower lately. It's been a crazy busy week. Hope to do better:).

[Danny G.]

@amandalomonaco You are forgiven - lol! Thanks for stopping by.