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    Wanted to buy: Buick GS Air Cleaner Housing (please see picture)

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    1971 Riviera Auction in Ohio

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    2024 BCA National Meet dates

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    Heard today all booked and where's the alternative hotel???????? I made my reservations last July learned along time ago to do it as soon as becomes available, too many times miles away, from the venue, back in the day!

    There's a Super 8 nearby if you want to check it out.

    BCA welcomes OPEL owners into the BCA family!

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    BCA welcomes OPEL owners into the BCA family!
    The BCA Board of Directors recently voted to welcome owners of Opel automobiles, or those just passionate about the Opel brand, and their cars, into the Buick Club of America.
    Opel and Buick have a long family history together. Opel, established by Adam Opel in Germany in 1862 as a sewing machine manufacturer, was owned by General Motors as its European manufacturer. From 1958-1975 Opels were sold in the United States through Buick dealerships as captive imports.
    Because of this long family history together, the BCA Board of Directors recently voted to welcome Opel owners and their cars into the BCA for full membership. Opel owners may apply immediately for BCA membership, and Opel automobiles are welcome at all BCA national events and shows.
    BCA President Jack Welch says, “Opels have been so closely aligned with Buick for so many years, the Board felt it was a natural fit to welcome Opel owners and their cars into the BCA. Many BCA members had both Buicks and Opels in their garages, and Buick dealerships were the home of Opel in North America for decades. The BCA Board invites all Opel owners to join the BCA family!”
    Opel was owned by GM from 1929 until 2017, when it was sold to PSA group (now Stellantis) in Europe.
    Wikipedia provides insight into how Opel and Buick became family partners.
    Opel traces its roots to a sewing machine manufacturer founded by Adam Opel in 1862 in Rüsselsheim am Main. The company began manufacturing bicycles in 1886 and produced its first automobile in 1899. With the Opel RAK program, the world's first rocket program, under the leadership of Fritz von Opel, the company played an important role in the history of aviation and spaceflight: Various land speed records were achieved, and the world's first rocket-powered flights were performed in 1928 and 1929. After listing on the stock market in 1929, General Motors took a majority stake in Opel and then full control in 1931, making the automaker a wholly owned subsidiary, establishing an American ownership of the German automaker for nearly 90 years.[1] Together with British manufacturer Vauxhall Motors, which GM had acquired in 1925, the two companies formed the backbone of GM's European operations – later merged formally in the 1980s as General Motors Europe.
    United States
    Opel cars appeared under their own name in the U.S. from 1958 to 1975, when they were sold through Buick dealers. The best-selling Opel models in the U.S. were the 1964 to 1972 Opel Kadett, the 1971 to 1975 Opel Manta, and the 1968 to 1973 Opel GT.
    Historically, Opel vehicles have also been sold at various times in the North American market as either heavily modified, or "badge-engineered" models under the Chevrolet, Buick, Pontiac, Saturn, and Cadillac brands – for instance the J-body platform, which was largely developed by Opel – was the basis of North American models such as the Chevrolet Cavalier and Cadillac Cimarron.
    Buick Regal (2009–2020)
    The last two generations of the Buick Regal have been rebadged versions of the Opel Insignia. The 5th generation Buick Regal was first assembled alongside the Insignia at the Opel plant in Rüsselsheim. In the first quarter of 2011, it began to be built on the flexible assembly line at the GM plant in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. All 6th generation Buick Regals were built alongside the Insignia at the Opel plant in Rüsselsheim, Germany.
    Buick Cascada
    The Buick Cascada was a rebadged Opel Cascada, built in Poland and sold in the United States unchanged from the Opel in all but badging.
    Buick LaCrosse
    Unlike the vehicles listed above, the Buick LaCrosse was not a rebadged version of an Opel model. However, it was based on a long-wheelbase version of the Opel-developed Epsilon IIplatform, so shared many key components with the Opel Insignia and thereby the Buick Regal.
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