Here's your chance to own two. Two identical ones, no less. Both have been extensively restored, but both need some minor work.
The Opel Kadett Rallye was, for the most part, nothing more than an appearance package. The Rallye package consisted of a fake wood steering wheel, fog lights, body striping, a gauge package and some chrome wheels. It had an aggressive (for the late 1960s / early 1970s) look to it.
It received the biggest engine Opel offered in the US, the 1.9 liter cam-in-head 4. I couldn't find any 0-60 times for this car, but the exact same engine moved the Opel GT to 60 in 10.8 seconds, so, accounting for the less aerodynamic shape of the Kadett, 60 MPH probably comes somewhere in the high 11 - low 12 second range. That's really not too bad for a 1960s 4 cylinder car. Handling can best be described as predictable and safe, but hardly exciting. The wheel bolt pattern and offset are the same on the Kadett as the BMW 2002, so there are all sorts of wheel / tire packages you could get for this car that would improve handling.Both cars need work. The 1969 (on the left in the top picture) needs an antenna, front wheel alignment, carpet and fog light bulbs. The 1968 needs an antenna, front end alignment, a throwout bearing and carpeting. The '68 is also missing the fog lights.
It seems kind of strange that the seller is selling the cars as a pair. But he is, so here's your chance to pick up one for yourself and one for your wife / husband / girlfriend / boyfriend / significant other / partner, etc. If your your wife / husband / girlfriend / boyfriend / significant other / partner, etc. isn't a car geek (and let's face they'd really have to be a car geek to appreciate an Opel Kadett Rallye, not just an "Oh, I like cars" type of person), you'll have one to drive and one to replace it when it finally dies. Being exactly the same, no one will know you switched cars.
Located in Perth Amboy, NJ, click here to see the eBay listing.