Daniel Ricciardo described Mexican Grand Prix qualifying as one of the worst of his Formula 1 career despite taking fourth after a "pretty horrendous" lap in Q3
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.ph…ne-of-the-worst
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1973 Opel GT - $14,000 - Austin, TX -
1973 OPEL GT COUPE
Designer: Erhard Schnell
Estimate: $8,000 - $14,000
Chassis Number: OY07NC3011164
Engine: 1897cc OHC in-line 4-cyl.
2-barrel Carburetor/83 bhp
4-Speed Manual Transmission
Power Assisted Four Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes
Mileage: 93,255 Showing
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Sports Car American Design
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Acclaimed Design Compared to Sting Ray
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Performance and Styling in a Compact Package
The Model: With contributions from two American designers, Clare MacKichan and Chuck Jordan, early outlines for the Opel GT can be traced back to 1962. Unveiled in very limited numbers for the 1968 season, it was often called the “poor man's Corvette”. But its performance was outstanding, it handled like a dream and customers responded, especially those in the USA. Even America's favorite master-spy, Maxwell Smart used one in the opening sequences of the last season of Get Smart. For 1973, a number of improvements were seen in reinforced body panels, and redesigns in the valve and timing great covers. With performance described as “peppy”, but still a bit thrifty on fuel consumption the Opel GT was a little bit of everything for many people.
The Car: Sports cars are meant to do two things, give the driver a memorable experience, and to maybe improve on the breed just a bit. This Opel GT appears to have accomplished both those things in life. While the early history of this car is not known, you can see it's a fairly solid car that has a light patina of use, with a few minor expected road scars. Under the hood the original 1.9 Liter “four” features a Jacobs Pro-Street Energy Pak plus the Ultra Coil. Finished in Chrome Yellow with black vinyl bucket seats, the interior remains fairly stock with the original VDO gauges and speedometer, but the upgrade to a Pioneer AM-FM-CD in-dash unit. This is one sports car that was built to be driven, and it was. Now it stands ready to hit the roads of adventure.
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Sebastien Ogier will enter the final day of Wales Rally GB with a 33.8-second lead over Ott Tanak as he bids to win the event for a fourth-straight year
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.ph…s-rally-gb-lead
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Volkswagen's Sebastien Ogier maintained his WRC Wales Rally GB lead on the first three stages of Saturday morning
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.ph…ly-gb-advantage
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Haas will test a different brake manufacturer during the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend as part of its investigation into is problems in Formula 1
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.ph…plier-in-brazil
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Mexican Grand Prix FIA Friday press conference full transcript. Team representatives: Dave Ryan (Manor), Franz Tost (Toro Rosso), Eric Boullier (McLaren), Robert Fernley (Force India), Mike O'Driscoll (Williams)
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.ph…ference--friday
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Mercedes has signed leading Audi driver Edoardo Mortara for the 2017 DTM season
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.ph…om-audi-for-dtm
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Volkswagen's Sebastien Ogier strengthened his Wales Rally GB lead on Friday afternoon, despite a late driveshaft scare, as all three Vokswagen Polos were hit by transmission problems
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.ph…to-keep-gb-lead
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World Rally champion Sebastien Ogier leads Wales Rally GB after Friday morning's opening loop, despite concerns about his Volkswagen's transmission
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.ph…lead-over-tanak
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DRIVERS - Sergio PEREZ (Force India), Esteban GUTIERREZ (Haas), Carlos SAINZ (Toro Rosso), Esteban OCON (Manor), Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes), Marcus ERICSSON (Sauber)
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.ph…rence--thursday
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Haas has changed its Formula 1 brake material in a bid to get on top of the problems that have affected its maiden season
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.ph…-for-mexican-gp
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Rüsselsheim. Der neue Opel Ampera-e räumt auf – und zwar mit den Vorbehalten gegenüber E-Mobilität. Bisher hielten insbesondere zwei Argumente die meisten Autofahrer davon ab, Elektrofahrzeuge als echte Alternative anzusehen...
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The World Rally Championship's tyre war will continue for the foreseeable future, with plans for control rubber now shelved
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.ph…r-control-tyres
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Sebastian Vettel is confident James Allison's mid-season departure from Ferrari has not had a detrimental impact on development of the team's 2017 Formula 1 car
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.ph…-wont-hurt-2017
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The World Rally Championship's 2017 return to three-car teams will just hike salaries rather than helping young drivers, reckons Citroen chief Yves Matton
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.ph…rivers--citroen
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Rüsselsheim. Der neue Opel Insignia Grand Sport absolviert derzeit die finale Entwicklungsphase. Umfassend getarnt, verbirgt die kommende Generation des Opel-Flaggschiffs zwar noch ihre Eleganz vor allzu neugierigen Blicken...
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Gene Haas feels his team's brake problems in Formula 1 are deep-rooted and may not be as easily solvable as switching supplier
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.ph…lems-not-simple
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NASCAR has placed new limits on Sprint Cup series drivers' participation in its second-tier Xfinity and Truck championships for 2017
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.ph…-on-cup-drivers
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Toro Rosso's Carlos Sainz Jr says studying his idol Fernando Alonso's Formula 1 driving for more than a decade helped in their battle during the United States Grand Prix
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.ph…paid-off--sainz
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Lewis Hamilton says having a perfectly-reliable Mercedes Formula 1 car until the end of the season would be "a real breath of fresh air"
Source: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.ph…th-of-fresh-air