[Eric in the Ozarks]

In the late 60s, Opel had a 1.1 liter motor in the Kadett that was extremely strong. Hot rod parts were available for this little 4 banger that would allow 7,000 rpm. Wide open, it sounded like a tin can full of screaming bumble bees.

[cuban leaf]

The rear-end in my Opel GT went out once and I upgraded to a Kadet rear end.

The reason? In Europe, the GT came with a rear anti-sway bar. In the US they didn’t so they plugged the four mounting holes in the frame with nylon “screws”. The Kadet used the same rear axle and NEEDED the anti sway bar in the US. So I bought the axle with the sway bar attached (no extra charge), removed the plugs and attached it. It was “sweet”!