Advertising Last completed movie pages 1963 Opel Kadett [A] Comments about this vehicle| Author | Message |
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◊ 2007-11-05 14:57
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Hammond's Oliver  |
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◊ 2007-11-05 15:36
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Great, a right hand drive 1963 Opel Kadett [A].  So I wasn't imagining that they existed.  Any idea where and in what countries they were originally sold? Was either Sweden or Norway right hand drive at that time? I know the UK company I worked for had one for two years sometime before 1966. But I don't known if it was a 'one-off' import. -- Last edit: 2007-11-05 15:38:03 |
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◊ 2007-11-05 16:07
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Sweden to 3.9 1967 had right-hand drive traffic |
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◊ 2007-11-05 16:08
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It was Sweden that had right hand drive until 1967. Here is a film scene where the cars change from the left to the right side of the road while crossing the border to Norway. vehicle_11098-Volvo-PV-444-1956.html |
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◊ 2007-11-05 16:18
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But in Sweden they were importing and selling left-hand drive vehicles for some time before the changeover, surely? I'm wondering rather whether this one was assembled locally in South Africa. Sunbar's example must have been a one-off as the Kadett A wasn't officially imported into the UK. (Might have been in Ireland, though?) |
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◊ 2007-11-05 16:25
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Hammond became so attached to this car he had it shipped back to England, according to the article in Top Gear Magazine. |
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◊ 2007-11-06 17:54
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I can never watch this episode without thinking of a certain musical...wonder which one it is...:P |
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◊ 2007-11-06 19:24
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The license-plate (Gauteng Province = Area Johannesburg) shows, that's in South Africa. -- Last edit: 2007-11-06 19:26:21 |
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◊ 2007-11-08 19:55
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They are right hand drive? |
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◊ 2007-11-09 22:56
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Yes, the countries in Southern Africa (South Africa, Nambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana) have left-side-traffic. I don't know, how it's in Angola and Mocambique. The countries, which were former British colonies, have the traffic on the left By the way: ther must be some borders in Africa, where the traffic has to change the side of the road. The francophone countries have right-side-traffic. |
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◊ 2007-11-10 01:20
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Due to the proximity with the former British colonies, traffic in Mozambique also rides on the left. In Angola traffic rides on the right side. |
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◊ 2007-11-10 11:41
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For those who have wanted to know what happens to traffic at the border of 2 countries that drive on opposite sides, have a look at this: Link to "maps.google.com" The land on the right, drives on the left, while the land on the left drives on the right. Still with me? |
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◊ 2007-11-10 11:45
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Thanks for the link, a very intelligent solution. But on a dusty country-road somewhere in Africa they won't have this construction. |
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◊ 2007-11-10 12:06
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Wikipedia says that at some borders traffic lights are used to stop vehicles while traffic from the other side is going through the changeover point, like when a road is reduced to one lane because of roadworks. Link to "en.wikipedia.org" If the traffic is very light, a few signs reminding people to change over would be enough. |
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◊ 2007-11-12 17:17
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Isn't it a 64? I swear it was :S |
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◊ 2007-11-12 19:02
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Actually that's a good point, they called it last night "a love story between a man and a 43 year old car named oliver" which means 1964? |
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◊ 2007-11-18 22:10
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No it is 63, he confirmed it tonight. |
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◊ 2008-01-26 00:43
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OLIVERRR!!! http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l88/Samjarv/Top%20Gear%20Pics/tg76.jpg http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l88/Samjarv/Top%20Gear%20Pics/tg74.jpg |
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◊ 2008-07-17 08:51
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I was very impressed how well "Oliver" survived in the roughest terrain. It just kept on going. |
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◊ 2008-07-30 17:05
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Hammond is now having Oliver the Opel restored by the British old car magazine Practical Classics. |
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◊ 2008-11-04 06:50
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He made a cameo in the new episode of season 12, they put it behind Hammond´s truck, which he had to run on a hill, but he refused to keep going because it was going to hit Oliver... |
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◊ 2009-08-26 03:20
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This proves that Hamster is a little bit gay because he called it a male name not a female name |
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