opel admiral

[prairie pal]

This is an opel admiral I picked up lately. Really only fit for spares... and full of rat poo. But still think it's a class car. Note reg nzl 1last taxed in 84.

[trigger]

Wow! Any more photos?

[Alexg]

More please

[Squire_Dawson]

Out goes the collective cry - MOAR PHOTS PLZ.

[Split_Pin]

A tantalising glimpse!

[mercrocker]

Yes, a lower  leg tease.   Full-on casting couch spread Perleezze!    

[Rocket88]

six or eight pot?

[Partridge]

MOAR PIKCHORRS PLEZE M8 THA WUD BE GR9

[Lankytim]

For the love of God man, more!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Holy cow, RHD as well right? Must be just about unique!!!

[DeeJay]

Looks like the handbrake works.

[Bren]

If it is a v8 you will be proclaimed autoshite world champion

[Rocket88]

Useless fact.........if it is the V8 , that engine was supposed to go into the FD Ventora, until Vauxhall bottled it, and stuck with the LESS economical staright 6 boat anchor, one of the most ridiculously carbrettored engines of all time...............

[Bren]

.....it was called the " lazy fireball". 123 bhp from 3.3 litres.

 

Lazy? Yes. Fireball? No.

[Junkman]

The V8 was an expensive option for the Admiral, but standard in the Diplomat, hence only 623 people of EVAH shelled out the extra doh for it without going for a Diplo straight away.

I'd be surprised if any of the 623 V8 Admis were RHD, on the other hand I've seen horses puke.

[tooSavvy]

.....it was called the " lazy fireball". 123 bhp from 3.3 litres.

Lazy? Yes. Fireball? No.

...... it has one carb & a 'scaffolding pole' inlet manifold iirc ?

 

TS

[Junkman]

Correct.

 

[fordperv]

for the love of humanity show us pictures

[chaseracer]

Didn't the 3.3 Ventora have the same four-speed gearbox as the Viva, or am I spouting even more crap than usual?

[Asimo]

Ventora's could have OVERDRiVE.

 

NB. We are only rambling on about 3.3Vauxhalls to fill in the time before more Opel bargeness is revealed.

[Junkman]

Didn't the 3.3 Ventora have the same four-speed gearbox as the Viva, or am I spouting even more crap than usual?

 

Nah, two-speed Powerglide for ultimate* agility*.

 

Entirely btw, was it already mentioned that we need pics of the Admi?

[solid61]

Sorry for being off topic but I will defend the 3.3 Vauxhall lump,i had one of the last ventoras on a p plate with the 3 speed gm auto box,bloddy flying machine and 100 mph was only 3200rpm so there was no need to rev it hard, smooth,quiet and not too terrible on juice,KTM80P long dead,shame a great car.

[sutty2006]

PICZ OR THIS THRED IZ USELESS........

[ProgRocker]

.....it was called the " lazy fireball". 123 bhp from 3.3 litres.

 

Lazy? Yes. Fireball? No.

Vauxhall Ventora 3.3 (FD Series) by ProgRocker77, on Flickr

[prairie pal]

I didn't get a chance to take more pics today but will do asap it's a straight 6 2.6. Reg 1968. Crusty but saleable . I really need to show the tyres 3 of them still hold air and are as bald as a coot

[trigger]

That's ace! What kind of plate is it? Irish?.

[Alexg]

Wow, what an amazing barge

[Ghosty]

Original post says last taxed '84 so it must be UK, not on DVLA for obvious reasons.

[Junkman]

OMG is that badass.

[RedSparrow]

What a heap! It's glorious.