18.1.2006
New Opel GT: A legendary name celebrates its comeback

The Opel brand is reviving the GT legend with a new sports car that echoes the successful concept of its predecessor. The new two-seat Opel GT features an exciting design with sharply cut lines, rear-wheel drive and a potent four-cylinder engine.

The classic slogan "Nur Fliegen is schöner" ("Only flying is more exciting") went down in the history of advertising, and applied to a car which has become a classic itself, the Opel GT.

The career of the original GT began with a bolt out of the blue. When Opel presented a two-seat sports car at the 1965 Frankfurt Motor Show it came as complete surprise, especially as the GT was a total departure from the prevailing design trend in Europe at that time.

The curvacious lines were inspired by a new style of US-design, the so-called "coke-bottle shape". Over 100,000 units were produced between 1968 and 1973, and the GT has since become a coveted collector's item.