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Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
What is an Opel? Can you buy one in New Jersey?
The latest Opel Mokka models are turning heads with a bold new lineup of vibrant colors, exciting car enthusiasts across Europe. But can American drivers get their hands on one? What is Opel? Opel is a German car manufacturer known for producing a wide range of vehicles, from compact cars to SUVs and light commercial vans. Opel is an old company, founded in 1862 by Adam Opel when it originally made sewing machines and bicycles before transitioning to cars in 1899. The brand's cars are competitively priced and regarded as dependable. Currently, the brand is focused on transitioning to an all-electric vehicle lineup. Opel cars are primarily sold in Europe, with some models rebranded and sold globally under other names. In the past, some of its models were rebadged and sold in the U.S. under different General Motors brands, including Buick's Opel Insignia, Saturn's Opel Insignia and different other models sold as Chevrolet. Can I buy an Opel in New Jersey? Save for the globally rebranded lines, you cannot buy newer versions of Opel cars in New Jersey, nor anywhere nearby. Nevertheless, you can either import an Opel car or find an old, vintage model in classic car dealership. A driver cleans his Opel GT, part of the 'cars of the Disco era' display at the sixth annual Concours d'Elegance at Copshaholm in 2024. This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: What is an Opel? Why they're tough to get in NJ … or the U.S.
Daily Mail
30-04-2025
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Horror after man, 70, decided to drive dangerously behind the wheel of his 1955 Chevy with no seatbelts
A grandfather was killed when he was thrown through the windscreen of his beloved classic car that was as old as he was. Mark Maier, 70, died when his 1955 Chevy Nomad collided with another car and veered off the road into a tree in Newman Lake, Washington. The vintage car enthusiast was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the car as it burst into flames about 5.15pm on April 25. Motorists dragged him away from the burning wreck and started CPR, but he was pronounced dead on arrival at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. Maier had restored the Nomad, nicknamed 'Gypsy Rose', and proudly showed it at vintage cars shows in Spokane and beyond. He also owned a red 1972 Opel GT that he drove for 6,000 miles in a 20-day trip across the West Coast in May and June 2018. The Opel had the license plate 'LIL-VET' and Maier wore a US Navy hat, but details of any military career are unknown. Maier's daughter Michelle Helm shared old photos of her father posing next to the Nomad with his five grandchildren, and riding a vintage motorbike in his youth. 'God gave my dad almost 71 years. I'm thankful for his life, and for the person it shaped me to be,' she wrote. 'Our time is fleeting and how we live is important.' His friend Matt Graupner posted a montage of Maier working on the Nomad in his garage and driving it around. 'He was a good guy, and I will miss seeing him at all the car shows,' he wrote. The Spokane County Sheriff's Office explained that Maier was driving along North Idaho Road, south of Trent Avenue, when traffic slowed in front of him. An Infiniti had slowed to make a left turn, backing up traffic behind it, and Maier switched to the left land to quickly overtake the cars in front of him. As the Infinity began it's turn, it crashed into Maier's car, causing him to lose control of the car and drive off the road into an embankment and into the tree. Neither the Infinity driver or his child passenger were injured. The Spokane County Medical Examiner confirmed Maier died of blunt force trauma from the accident. Police are still investigating the crash.
