Opel Ascona [C]

Opel Ascona [C] in Half Moon Street, Movie, 1986

Class: Cars, Hatchback — Model origin:

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Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2014-03-21 01:06	Looks like the SRi spec used on Cavalier.
Turbobanana ◊ 2014-03-21 14:27	dsl wrote Looks like the SRi spec used on Cavalier. With that dark rear panel, I agree. A bit rare being an Opel in UK. Personal import, I guess?
chris40 ◊ 2014-03-21 15:05	Or imported from Ireland; at one time several Opels were brought into the UK - if I remember rightly by a private company unconnected with GM - and sold at a slight discount to Vauxhall prices.
dsl ◊ 2014-03-21 15:11	Or one of many Opels which came here in the 80s when UK car prices were way ahead of Europe and there was an EU ruling that cars could be ordered through foreign dealers at local prices in UK spec (apart from names in GM's case), that dealers had to supply if asked and that all guarantees/servicing entitlements would be honoured in destination country. Several UK brokers set up to offer this service for a fee. Very common for particularly German brands, but only obvious now with Opels.