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1965 Opel Diplomat Coupé V8 [A] [KAD-A]

1965 Opel Diplomat Coupé [A] [KAD-A] in IAA 1965, Documentary, 1965

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

1965 Opel Diplomat Coupé V8 [A] [KAD-A]

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dsl ◊ 2019-10-19 22:32	ingo likes these .... ingo wrote Made by Karmann. This is the Opel I really would like to have. ingo wrote Only 347 of them were built. 2 by Minichamps, 2 from IXO/Altaya partworks
Baube ◊ 2019-10-19 22:45	if the real one is as nice as the models , i want one too.
Ingo ◊ 2019-10-20 12:46	Baube wrote if the real one is as nice as the models , i want one too. it is. But nearly impossible to get due its rarity. In Bockhorn, my favourite classic car event, once I saw even three of them at the same time: https://imageshack.us/i/pnUs5kOrj https://imageshack.us/i/plim7v4vj https://imageshack.us/i/pmU3T3Ktj the blue one is quite shabby.When you look closer to it, you see a lot of work. And a lot of costs. -- Last edit: 2019-10-20 12:48:27
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2019-10-20 13:05	Presumably this car is of monocoque construction and therefore has stressed panels in its coachwork. Not only that, but as a top level model but from a less exalted manufacturer, the parts unique to the high level car might be hard to obtain and therefore pricey. One thing that you must avoid is giving restorers poorly defined work packages leaving room for expensive misunderstandings.
Ingo ◊ 2019-10-20 13:25	@johnfromstaffs: of course there are no specific bodywork parts available at all - but they never were available in the past, too. But for the regular fourdoor KAD-range the situation isn't much better. Plus the fact, all owners of any Karmann product have to deal with: the effort for rust conservation was very low. To say it clearer: non existing at all. It became better with the Golf Cabriolet, but all Karmann made cars before were worst rust buckets.
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Ingo ◊ 2019-10-20 22:04	@jfs: the main topic in the classic car hobby are connections. You have to know people, then everything is possible. P.S. interesting floor tiles - very similar to ours.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2019-10-21 03:23	Yes, true. I can’t remember where the tiles came from, they were laid when we built the conservatory.

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