It is rare to come across a well-kept, rust free, bone stock Opel GT. Jalopnik recently stumbled across a mint condition example of the little Opel sports car for sale on Craigslist in Decatur, IL. and it seems we weren’t the only ones who found its $5,000 list price appealing, as the ad has since been taken down.
The Opel GT shared its under-pinnings with the rear-wheel drive Opel Kadett, though that is where the similarities ended. The GT’s styling is simple, clean and elegant, often being likened to a mini C3 Corvette. Under the hood, it had either a 1.1 liter, 67 horsepower four-cylinder or a 1.9 liter, 83 horsepower four-cylinder mated to either a 3-speed automatic or 4-speed manual transmission. Even though the car is a bit of a featherweight, tipping the scales at just 2, 138 lbs, the 0-60 time with the 1.9 liter engine was rated at 10.2 seconds and had a top speed of 116 mph.