Dosmo Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 (edited) From the FB group "Ugly, Odd & Unique Automotive Masterpieces", check out this 1962 Opel Rekord P2 El Cachero Pickup. I have never seen one of these. I believe the license plate on the truck is from Switzerland. It is a really neat looking vehicle. Posted in the FB group by Craig N Cummings. Edited March 3 by Dosmo (see edit history) 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Coyote Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Not bad, grows on you pretty quick. Has that 50's Ford look on the front end. I would own one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepher Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Nice looking little truck. Being an Opel of that era, I bet it can't get out of its own way, though. But, after owning and loving a 1972 Datsun 521 pickup that was completely gutless, I would drive the heck out of one of those little Opels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I see 50s Packard in the taillights, and a little in the grille. Cool little trucklet though. I've never seen one either, but it was the early 70s before many Opels showed up around here. One high school buddy had a Manta, and another a GT. I remember a couple of Kadett station wagons too, about time the tug of war ads with the elephants appeared. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintage1 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Cool looking truck, great color. It would be interesting to know what those cars sitting next to it are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosmo Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 11 hours ago, vintage1 said: Cool looking truck, great color. It would be interesting to know what those cars sitting next to it are. I believe the car with the burgundy top might be another Opel of similar vintage in the 2-door sedan configuration, like this one. Here are a few other body styles from the same approximate year. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demco32 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 On 3/3/2024 at 2:41 PM, Dosmo said: From the FB group "Ugly, Odd & Unique Automotive Masterpieces", check out this 1962 Opel Rekord P2 El Cachero Pickup. I have never seen one of these. I believe the license plate on the truck is from Switzerland. It is a really neat looking vehicle. Posted in the FB group by Craig N Cummings. As far as I know, these models were only for sale in Scandinavia and not in Western Europe, possibly in Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demco32 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 13 hours ago, vintage1 said: Cool looking truck, great color. It would be interesting to know what those cars sitting next to it are. also Opel's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred44676 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 I owned one of these two door Opel wagons back during the winter of 1967 while I was a student at Ohio State. I traded a '59 Bugeye Sprite straight across for it at a little used car lot on Cleveland ave. It went reasonably well in the snow and had a GREAT heater (the Bugeye did not!). Four speed manual on the column if I remember correctly. I have never seen another until this thread. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demco32 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 10 minutes ago, Fred44676 said: I owned one of these two door Opel wagons back during the winter of 1967 while I was a student at Ohio State. I traded a '59 Bugeye Sprite straight across for it at a little used car lot on Cleveland ave. It went reasonably well in the snow and had a GREAT heater (the Bugeye did not!). Four speed manual on the column if I remember correctly. I have never seen another until this thread. Yes the had good heather because it get cold in Scandinavia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Zimmermann Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 (edited) That's correct, the plates are from Switzerland. Neat vehicle! Edited March 10 by Roger Zimmermann (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughing Coyote Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 All the body styles grow on you. Not a bad line up, I've seen worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1939_Buick Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) 10 hours ago, demco32 said: As far as I know, these models were only for sale in Scandinavia and not in Western Europe, possibly in Australia Not in Australia. Was the local GM Holden, locally made UK based Austin, Vanguard and various Japanese brands utes in Australia. But did find a reference to be assembled in South Africa (right hand drive). Some unusual odd ball bakkies/utes/pickup made in RSA based on cars. From Flickr Quote I´ve visited Windhoek and Namibia ca 1994 and 1995 - but I haven´t seen such a P2 pick-up (and no other Opel P2). I´ve looked around in the web a little bit and found an information this P2 pick-up were sold in South Africa in 1961 under the slogan "The New Kind of Opel, the South African Opel Pick-up, designed in South Africa, built by South Africans, who know, what South Africa wants". A other information tells about 1000 of such pick-up were produced in South Africa. "What i know about the model is that there were a Company in southafrica that needed 1000 pickups witch was build by opel as the P1 model. Eventualy they needed 1000 more. at that time the p1 was out of produktion and the p2 was on the market, so opel in southafrica build 1000 P2 pickups to this company. Then they still had the tools and GM in Copenhagen heard about the pickup and then imported parts to produce 1.500 cars. If they ever reached this number i do not know. my car is number 97 produced, and i have seen a bodynumber 576, so this is what they at least did produce. i have the whole story off the one i own. so there were between 1500 and 2500 produced what i know of." And http://oldtimerphotography.de/opel/opel-rekord-p2-pick-up/ Edited March 11 by 1939_Buick (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demco32 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 2 hours ago, 1939_Buick said: Not in Australia. Was the local GM Holden, locally made UK based Austin, Vanguard and various Japanese brands utes in Australia. But did find a reference to be assembled in South Africa (right hand drive). Some unusual odd ball bakkies/utes/pickup made in RSA based on cars. From Flickr And http://oldtimerphotography.de/opel/opel-rekord-p2-pick-up/ In those years Opel was still a good car, many years later this was no longer the case, now this brand is owned by the French PSA group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 7 hours ago, demco32 said: In those years Opel was still a good car, many years later this was no longer the case, now this brand is owned by the French PSA group. GM gradually cheapened it down to a price with lowball trim material in the late 1970's, and forgot about the higher-end Mercedes Benz and BMW market they once competed in with the Diplomat. In later years, GM destroyed SAAB with brand dilution by badge-engineering, and using crap trim from other divisions, especially this one. 9-7X Aero: LS2-Powered Saab You've Never Heard Of | DrivingLine Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Was there anything the GM bean counters couldn't screw up? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Kingsley Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 I like it! Wonder if it exists in model kit form? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 2 minutes ago, Billy Kingsley said: I like it! Wonder if it exists in model kit form? I highly doubt it. It will be easier to find Station Wagon kit and modify it into a pickup. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryankazmer Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 The 9-7X still had the crap quality of the Chevy it was. There wasn’t a lot of market overlap between fans of Chevy trucks and fans of Saabs. The 9-2X was interesting as a WRX that GM would discount. The Saab 9-3 was mostly Opel-derived You can see where this approach led. Once Bonneville- LeSabre-88 become the same car, two go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8E45E Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 8 hours ago, bryankazmer said: The 9-7X still had the crap quality of the Chevy it was. There wasn’t a lot of market overlap between fans of Chevy trucks and fans of Saabs. The 9-2X was interesting as a WRX that GM would discount. The Saab 9-3 was mostly Opel-derived. The badge-engineering did not go over at all with dedicated Saab-o-philes who liked the idiosyncrasies of the original product. Slapping a Saab-like grille on a Subaru and a mid-size SUV common platform already shared under different GM brand labels totally alienated buyers and Saab dealers. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 On 3/3/2024 at 7:41 AM, Dosmo said: From the FB group "Ugly, Odd & Unique Automotive Masterpieces"...It is a really neat looking vehicle. I agree with you that it is very neat looking. I also had never seen one, but my eye was immediately drawn to its styling. The color is a big part of the appeal, too, I'd say. Certainly doesn't deserve to be categorized as "ugly", but I understand that's just the name of the FB group. Thanks for posting this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 (edited) Reminds me of a Nissan/Datsun sport pickup of the same era. At work we called them the little Ranchero. Edited March 15 by Pfeil (see edit history) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosmo Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 The Datsun is too cool for school! That sounds very dated, doesn’t it? That is me to a “tee”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesR Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Years ago, I saw one of these Datsuns for sale at a used lot across the street from my business. In similar condition, as I recall. I loved the looks of it, but was only interested in American or British at the time. I now regret not paying more attention to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfeil Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 (edited) 5 hours ago, JamesR said: Years ago, I saw one of these Datsuns for sale at a used lot across the street from my business. In similar condition, as I recall. I loved the looks of it, but was only interested in American or British at the time. I now regret not paying more attention to it. You know that little engine was built under license from the Brits. You can always tell them apart from the newer A12, A13, A14, A15. The old design has head studs and bolts. My my The newer A Series 1970'a 80's style, A "A"1400 Edited March 26 by Pfeil (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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