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more about #opelkadett more comments → Elhigh: I did a fair amount of growing up in the back seat of a '67 Kadett. Even today I still like the look of it. But if you crossed your eyes and thought... more » GTBruiser: Opel Kadett: The flimsiest car ever paperclipped together by GM, but, was it ever a cutie. more » Uncle Bo: OOLLLLLIIIVVVEEEEERRRRRRR Sorry, had to do it. /hamster more » Timtoolman, sporadically speaking: Buick's Opel Kadett...just odd. Appealing to Tarzan fans, odder, yet. If I'm not mistaken, he was an Olympic swimmer, too. OK, I'll look it up. more » UDMan: Well Murilee, you seem to have missed the entire point of this commercial. The Buick Opel was advertised as the "Brute" but did you notice who the per... more » skaycog: That's Johnny Weismuller, who played Tarzan in the movies many years ago. Maybe this commercial was trying to appeal to the Tarzan fans. more » A strolling player got drunk and: For some reason that only reminds me of this: more » Novaload: This must be the only graffiti covered item in the known universe that does not have a CDC ("crudely drawn cock") prominently featured. more » Franzouse: Hi Folks! Sorry if I mistook the Kadett B for a Kadett C, somehow I think the "non-factory" paint job must have steered me wrong. more » General_Zad's_Chicken: So has anyone taken a dump on it? I'm sure that'd at least improve the smell. more » Rust-MyEnemy: That Kadett will regret those tattoos when he grows up. He'll never become a Diplomat now..... more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Perfect urban camouflage. And no one's going to mess with you when you want to make that abrupt left turn. Really takes me back, since I did my first... more » Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable: So there's a Spanish Harlem in Paris too? Needs the Moparesque burnt-orange strobe stripes applied, over the graffiti. more » Cognitive Friction: Looks more like a Kadett B (1966-73) than a Kadett C (1973-79) to me...any Opel experts in the house? more » layabout: S**t,i only left it there while i was away for a week,look what they did to it. How the hell do i explain this to the rental company? more » -
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1967 Opel Kadett Was Such A Mini-Brute, It Had To Be Washed By Elephants!
One can only imagine the brainstorming sessions that raged among Buick's marketing execs when they tried to sell the Kadett to Americans. Why not use elephants? Everyone likes elephants! More »
