Anybody got any more info on the 2 or 3 Opel Kadett 400's that were made
Basically just a Mk1 Astra and I think they were RWD or 4WD I can't really remember
I think there's only 2 or 3 ever made in the world; MSM593R and Q625 PDS
Cheers, Vaughan
Opel Kadett 400 ?
Anybody got any more info on the 2 or 3 Opel Kadett 400's that were made
Basically just a Mk1 Astra and I think they were RWD or 4WD I can't really remember
I think there's only 2 or 3 ever made in the world; MSM593R and Q625 PDS
Cheers, Vaughan
Competed against Murray Grierson in the late 80's, in a MK2 Escort and Ascona 400, his car was in mint condition and went like **** off a shovel, I have some footage of it on video.
Iirc it ran a Phase 2 engine, 240 bhp, alloy back axle.
in that last pic is the stig driving!
iirc there is only 1 left, aint got the original engine anymore and the owner is a really weird farm guy...
when you come up his lane he's already in the door waiting with the shotgun sort of speak.
i just cant remember where is is.. in the netherlands or in the uk.
for those interested.. there was also a kadett E 400 (kadett 4S la groupe B)
pretty much Opel's verios of the Gertrac rwd converted MK3 Escorts!
looks ace!
There is one over here,I will try and get a picture for you .
if the old memory banks are still working, i think some were built for south africa, basically manta400 running gear in a kadett shell.
the mk2 astra 4s was a bit of a non starter.. before group b was canned, there was a load of interest in group S, pretty much steel shelled prototypes, with stock silhouettes. the astra one had tons of power, and they even tried to paris dakar them, but they used ready made rallycross transmissions, and they had ridiculously weak reverse gears & they all failed....
bloke down the road from me has a kadett, hes had it tucked away for years he only showed it me last month. he might be moving in new year and wondered if i was interested as knows i love chevettes etc :P fingers crossed he moves
MSM is one of the handful that was ever made as the Kadett 400 and used to run about local to me - Owned by a guy called Bernie Roonie a number of years ago and I think it's in NI or Ireland now
I believe this is MSM - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te78eAxP7nM
Another possibility - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-qsDBpo-tI
thats the one , she is in N.Ireland and still in use but the orignal engine is not in it .
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