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LA&L 420 - 425 - B&H 422 depart Lakeville, NY at Conesus Lake Jct. with 7 cars on February 18, 2010. The 420 is operating correctly, long hood forward, as it was built for the long hood to be the front.
Manufacturer: Adam Opel AG, Rüsselsheim - Germany / General Motors Company, Detroit - USA
Type: Rekord D-Coupé 1900
Production time: 1972 - 1974
Production outlet: 73,987
Engine: 1897cc 19 SH straight-4
Power: 97 bhp / 4.800 rpm
Torque: 147 Nm / 3.800 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 161 km/h
Curb weight: 1058 kg
Wheelbase: 105 inch
Chassis: with all-steel monocoque body
Steering: recirculating ball safety column
Gearbox: four-speed manual / full synchromesh / floor shifter
Clutch: single dry plate spring spacer type
Carburettor: Zenith 35/40 INAT
Fuel tank: 55 liter
Electric system: Bosch 12 Volts
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: servo-assisted hydraulic discs
Brakes rear: servo-assisted hydraulic drums
Suspension front: independent unequal length double wishbones (A-arm, control arm) incorporating balljoint with coil springs and sway bar + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: radius arms, 4 trailing arms, Panhard track bar and torsion bar stabilizer with longitudinal coil springs with progressive rate + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Rear axle: live
Differential: hypoid
Wheels: 5½ x 13
Tires: 185/70 SR 13
Options: three-speed TH-180 automatic transmission with steering column shifter
Special:
- It was the new generation smooth Detroit-inspired style German cars, designed by Chuck Jordan, showing first signs of GM rationalisation with Vauxhall (sharing same floor pan and suspension with new generation Vauxhall Victor FE).
- The Rekord D Series (easily mistaken to connote a diesel-powered car), so later renamed “2” Series (1971-1977) was already in production before production of the Rekord C was ended (1966-1972).
With the kind help of doogal333 who went by my guidelines, I was able to rid myself of the ugly trailers in the background, and replace them with a beautiful natural setting which dramatically offsets the car. The grassy foreground, though, was retained. This Velie, with its rakish roadster lines, and ample brass accessories, is to me the quintessentiial antique car.
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