Classic Opel Forum NZ

I had heard that none were imported here, I have always been a fan of these ever since I read in 'Wheels circa 1990' that these would mop the floor with one of my all time favorites, the mighty VN Group A Commodore.

I have a mate in Auckland who swears he had his 540i Beemer thumped by one on the way up to Warkworth??

Is he seeing things, Could this have been a Black VN Commodore, or a built up Import Opel/ Vauxhall Omega of the same vintage (I have seen a couple of these around).

Be interested to know if anyone knows if there are any floating around ...... as I will be wanting to contact the owner with an offer when I win Lotto 3 Super Sedans in the form of a VN Group A Commodore, An E39 M5 BMW, and a Lotus Omega/Carlton in the garage would be nice

Maybe Brad was on a road trip in the 24v omega 3000 ?
It's for sale you know.
http://www.opelforum.org.nz/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=312

I'm not sure if my car would exactly thump a 540i, but it could certainly give it a good go.

As far as Lotus Omegas go theres a wee bit of imformation floating around here about them. As much as I love them, they just seem a bit too fragile. My bet is that you would be better to build up a replica one with an insane twincam turbo straight 6 with an irmscher 4 litre block and big single turbo with aftermarket engine management, all mated to the T56 GM gearbox and an HSV rear IRS. It will make even the all mighty lotus carlton look silly, once its all sorted <- just one of my silly ideas, but it sure would be fun to try!

You'll be interested in this one then..... if you're prepared to wait until 2012 to ship to NZ, when it is 20 years old!



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Seriously, there was a rumour of one, but it could just be a replica or possibly an Evo500? Who knows what is tucked away in garages in NZ - I'm frequently surprised what else emerges.

Theres an EVO500 race car in New Zealand. It has been repowered by a C20XE apparently, but I can't remember the reason. Whether it was sold engineless or if they reduced the size because of class restrictions.

001 Neville wrote:Seriously, there was a rumour of one, but it could just be a replica or possibly an Evo500? Who knows what is tucked away in garages in NZ - I'm frequently surprised what else emerges.

True, like the silver McLaren F1 Roadcar tucked away in a garage in Wellington (still- I think) as 1 example - I was lucky enough to spot it when I was living in the wairarapa back in 96' - I turned around and tailed it in my red S4 Rx7 turbo - not to be a clown, but to try and get a closer look. I got spotted and it accelerated away from me on a straight north of masterton like I was going backwards .........

Ferrari F40 siting in Auckland occasionally as well??

020 Brad wrote:Theres an EVO500 race car in New Zealand. It has been repowered by a C20XE apparently, but I can't remember the reason. Whether it was sold engineless or if they reduced the size because of class restrictions.

Apparently down here in South Island, and has raced around Ruapuna. I'm trying to confirm exact location through some contacts ...... but it's like trying to nail jelly to the wall sometimes!

135 Steve B wrote:
Ferrari F40 siting in Auckland occasionally as well??

Watch this one, theres a company in South Auckland that builds some VERY convincing F40 replicas, they even sound the same as they use a twin turbo Lexus V8. I can't tell the difference.

The Omega that raced at Ruapuna has a c20xe in it bored out to 2.3lit they wouldnt sell the 6cly with the car for what ever reason its no slug on the track either but the 4 sure looks lost in the engine bay,great stuff.

Would be rather keen to chat to the owner about what components to source for 2.3L capacity bore.

021 Chad wrote:Would be rather keen to chat to the owner about what components to source for 2.3L capacity bore.

So would I, commonly accepted maximum bore is 88mm, 2 up on stock, which gives a smidgion under 2.1 litres. Either a stoker crank or mis-remembered capacity.

I read an artical about the race car in a mag a few years ago I thought it was 2.2 but for all i can remember now it could have been 1.2 haha. I'm sure there is a carlton in nz because there was an artical in a nz car magazine about one as though it was in nz. After reading that back I realise all my car knowledge is from magazines.

Damn, tis' a shame as a 2.3L 20XE would be nothing short of incredible.

As far as i know the car is still in CHCH it was a few years ago that i saw it race and the beamers couldnt get near it,i didnt get too talk to the owner at the time but overheard him say too someone it was 2.3 a big crowd around it,i think it has also changed hands since then.

001 Neville wrote:

020 Brad wrote:Theres an EVO500 race car in New Zealand. It has been repowered by a C20XE apparently, but I can't remember the reason. Whether it was sold engineless or if they reduced the size because of class restrictions.

Apparently down here in South Island, and has raced around Ruapuna. I'm trying to confirm exact location through some contacts ...... but it's like trying to nail jelly to the wall sometimes!

This post is not gonna help you find it Nev but maybe this link about said DTM Evo 500 in NZ might be of interest to some of our forum members?? Its got plenty of pic's!

http://www.evo500.no/gary-evo.htm

HTH!