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1968 Opel Kadett LS [B]

1968 Opel Kadett LS [B] in The Party at Kitty and Stud's, Movie, 1970

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: — Made for: USA

1968 Opel Kadett LS [B]

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Jale ◊ 2012-07-20 22:37
karoomay ◊ 2012-07-20 22:50	Nice find!
Jale ◊ 2012-07-20 22:55
karoomay ◊ 2012-07-20 22:58	Which would be more correct, the 2 door version listed as a sedan or coupe?
DynaMike ◊ 2012-07-21 00:44	In Europe this was the Kadett (or Olympia) LS, a fastback sedan. There's been a 4-door version of this as well. Coupés had differently shaped rear side windows.
night cub ◊ 2012-07-21 00:46	They sold 2 different 2-door versions, and this one is the coupe version. The sedan had more upright backend. Link to "www.ebay.com" Link to "www.ebay.com"
Ingo ◊ 2012-07-21 13:27	night cub wrote They sold 2 different 2-door versions, and this one is the coupe version. The sedan had more upright backend. Sorry, there were more /vehicle_79002-Opel-Kadett-Coupe-1967.html /vehicle_450424-Opel-Kadett-LS-1968.html
night cub ◊ 2012-07-21 18:00	ingo wrote Sorry, there were more /vehicle_79002-Opel-Kadett-Coupe-1967.html /vehicle_450424-Opel-Kadett-LS-1968.html Yep, found this out last night. Was going to edit my original response, but since you mentioned it. Here is a photo from a Buick-Opel brochure of 1968, looks like there was a third 2-door version sold here: Never knew there was a semi-fastback sold with the fastback and sedan. Looks like the lineup was like this from 1968-1970. In 1971, with the introduction of the 1900/Manta, the Kadett line was reduced to the formal sedans and wagon. -- Last edit: 2012-07-21 18:20:27
dsl ◊ 2012-07-21 18:43	That brochure is even more confusing. The top picture (which is full coupe) is captioned LS, with what in Europe was the LS semi-fastback being called just Sports Sedan. As the third picture (again full coupe) is just called Sport Coupe, LS seems to be used as a trim level in US, unlike in Europe for a particular body shape. At least the 6th picture of the ordinary saloon body is the same basic version in Europe and US, and it looks as if this style /vehicle_79002-Opel-Kadett-Coupe-1967.html has been replaced by the brochure date.
night cub ◊ 2012-07-21 18:55	If you look at the second e-bay link I referenced above, that is for the LS Sport Coupe sold in the US. It is the full fastback. The semi-fastback was being called "Sports Sedan". 1967 was the last year for the other fastback. Here's the link to the "Sports Sedan" info: Link to "www.ebay.com" -- Last edit: 2012-07-21 18:57:03
karoomay ◊ 2012-07-21 21:08	Here's a list from Nada Guides on the types of Kadett's that were available for 1968: http://www.nadaguides.com/Classic-Cars/1968/Opel Looks like to LS version was considered to be a 2 door coupe.
dsl ◊ 2012-07-21 21:18	Interesting NADA link - suggests US had a Sport Sedan version of the Rallye in 70/71 (presumably the European LS semi-fastback body) as well as the full Coupe. AFAIK European Rallye was only ever full Coupe.
night cub ◊ 2012-07-21 21:51	That doesn't sound correct. In the "Standard Catalogue of Imported Cars 1946-1990", he has the following listed in 1968: Kadett Series: 31 Kadett 2-dr sedan 39 Kadett 2-dr wagon Rallye/Sports series: 92 Rallye 2-dr Sport Coupe 91 Kadett Sport Sedan 99 Kadett LS 2-dr Sport Coupe 95 Kadett Deluxe 2-dr Sport Coupe -- Last edit: 2012-07-21 21:52:24
Ingo ◊ 2012-07-22 11:24	night cub wrote Yep, found this out last night. Was going to edit my original response, but since you mentioned it. Here is a photo from a Buick-Opel brochure of 1968, looks like there was a third 2-door version sold here: On pic 4 there's the original LS.
Ingo ◊ 2012-07-22 11:40	The Opel-pages of the 1969' import car guide ( @an_unusual_eye ) http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/52/img1503jf.jpg/ http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/571/img1504wr.jpg/ http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/855/img1505c.jpg/ http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/407/img1506m.jpg/ http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/28/img1507w.jpg/ More details on Wiki: Link to "de.wikipedia.org"
dsl ◊ 2012-07-22 13:45	So this batch of 6 US-spec Kadetts with LS body (as European name) should all lose the LS tag and become Sports sedan? (Includes this one in the batch). -- Last edit: 2012-07-22 15:54:38 (130rapid)
Ingo ◊ 2012-07-22 18:53	Sorry, the last of them is a 1968+ Coupé, not a LS /vehicle_362491-Opel-Kadett-LS-1968.html Anywayxs, as I understand night cub's brochure, the import car guide and the Wiki-article correctly, for the USA Opel may have used diffent names. And as a very irritating "extra", that even in Europe the last Coupés were also named LS Anyways, when anyone in Europe talks about the Kadett B LS, he always mean the 1967-1970 "real" LS. This body version was dropped in 1970.

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