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So there I was, kinda tired at work, planning what to do for the weekend (26th may-onward. 
) Surfing the norwegian Opel Motorsport forum, I found a old Opel Rekord Caravan, figured I wanted it, well, not so much the car, but the trip in itself..
Seeing as the car had been on the road and running quite recently, 1995 I do believe, I figured this would make a nice and relaxing way to spend the weekend..
Pictures from the sales thread, as you can see its a minter, and well cared for
So, I convinced a friend and workmate to join me on this little journey, after all, the car was pretty close, Rena to be exact, a little over 1000km`s from here. Seeing as I forgot to buy both a memory card and batteries for my camera, I don't have any pictures from the trip there, but 1000 kms in a Ford Mondeo 1.8 diesel is not really that exiting (well, losing the brakes, and then buing new ones and fitting them in the closest gas station parking lot was. Lots of people not quite believeing their eyes
)
Anyway, we arrived some time around 3 in the afternoon on friday, loaded up with spare parts.
First things first, proper wheels for the journey there. Sadly the 8x13" ATS`s rubbed on the upper A-arm up front
Talking to a guy about some ET -14 ones for it now... 
Also emptied a ton of mouse nests, and other various bits of things.
For some reason, the carburettor seemed a bit stuck, but this was quickly remedied with some WD-40, harsh words and a lot of fettling. Changed the spark plugs, and she started on the [s]tenth[/s] first try, running sweet as!
My friend checking out the awesome paintwork, pristine!
Ready to roll
Bench seat and 4 speed column shift, nice!
So I hit the road.
My friend figured he needed to get back to Trondheim, to help some fellow move or something. I of course agreed, seeing as there was only a mere 1000kms back home, and the car hadnt been parked in a field for more than 16 years, i figured i had no need for a back up car to follow me... Oh yeah, we changed and aired the front brakes first, just in case
A little stop to fill `er up first
And off I went
Quick wheel exchange in Lillehammer, sadly I didnt have room for many pictures, only got this one...
Great garage I visited, amongst other things there was a Rekord c with 700 horsepowers, and a Corsa A with a 2.5 V6 from a Vectra ;D
As I got to Trondheim, I finally got a memory card for my camera, and was followed by this fellow for quite a while, got a thumbs up and a few honks as we parted ways
The man himself, looking pleased. Self-centered bastard
As I started nearing Nordland, the car was running a wee bit hot...
All fixed with a proper radiator flush
Some real clever distance signing
There was a 555 one too, approx. 111 kms further north
So finally I was back in my own county, Nordland, not quite past the polar circle yet.
Gates of hell, as they are called. Road goes from semi-smooth, to washboard, mixed with a bit of autocross :P
The wheels I picked up in Lillehammer, 6x14 ET minus a lot. Will be the wheels i use for it, atleast for a while.... 14" tires are cheap
Snapped some pictures as I started crossing the mountain that is conveniently placed right at the polar circle mark.
Snow, road, reindeer... This place has everything :P
Trains aswell
Quick pitstop right at the arctic circle
Before reaching the highest point of Saltfjellet
Some nice places going down from the mountain, the sky had turned from simply nice, to awesome!
Roaaad... I got to see a lot of road. 67 horsepowers is not very much. Notice clever "custom paintwork" on my bonnet
More sky
More parking lot.
Trying to take fancy pictures :P
So, after this, I was kinda tired, and just wanted to get home to my own bed. I found a 1960 Chevy impala convertible behind a barn that i`ll be looking into when my vacation money comes in, but ofcourse I forgot to take a picture of it
Really close to home now...
My house, preeetty much just beneath the rainbow. Pot of gold exchanged for a bunch of rusty old Opels..
And finally, a mere 29 hours after I started, I was home
As I said, quite a boring trip, with driving a modern car with disc brakes and all that ;D
So.. Plans for the old girl include quite a bit of welding ( new sills, the sill part behind the rear wheels and the rear rollpan-thing are on the way as we speak) then some slight lowering () and new tires on the slotmags, and washing the wheels some... Car will stay the way it is other than that, well, atleast until i get tired of the moss.
) Surfing the norwegian Opel Motorsport forum, I found a old Opel Rekord Caravan, figured I wanted it, well, not so much the car, but the trip in itself.. Seeing as the car had been on the road and running quite recently, 1995 I do believe, I figured this would make a nice and relaxing way to spend the weekend..
Pictures from the sales thread, as you can see its a minter, and well cared for
So, I convinced a friend and workmate to join me on this little journey, after all, the car was pretty close, Rena to be exact, a little over 1000km`s from here. Seeing as I forgot to buy both a memory card and batteries for my camera, I don't have any pictures from the trip there, but 1000 kms in a Ford Mondeo 1.8 diesel is not really that exiting (well, losing the brakes, and then buing new ones and fitting them in the closest gas station parking lot was. Lots of people not quite believeing their eyes
) Anyway, we arrived some time around 3 in the afternoon on friday, loaded up with spare parts.
First things first, proper wheels for the journey there. Sadly the 8x13" ATS`s rubbed on the upper A-arm up front
Talking to a guy about some ET -14 ones for it now... Also emptied a ton of mouse nests, and other various bits of things.
For some reason, the carburettor seemed a bit stuck, but this was quickly remedied with some WD-40, harsh words and a lot of fettling. Changed the spark plugs, and she started on the [s]tenth[/s] first try, running sweet as!
My friend checking out the awesome paintwork, pristine!
Ready to roll
Bench seat and 4 speed column shift, nice!
So I hit the road.
My friend figured he needed to get back to Trondheim, to help some fellow move or something. I of course agreed, seeing as there was only a mere 1000kms back home, and the car hadnt been parked in a field for more than 16 years, i figured i had no need for a back up car to follow me... Oh yeah, we changed and aired the front brakes first, just in case
A little stop to fill `er up first
And off I went
Quick wheel exchange in Lillehammer, sadly I didnt have room for many pictures, only got this one...
Great garage I visited, amongst other things there was a Rekord c with 700 horsepowers, and a Corsa A with a 2.5 V6 from a Vectra ;D
As I got to Trondheim, I finally got a memory card for my camera, and was followed by this fellow for quite a while, got a thumbs up and a few honks as we parted ways
The man himself, looking pleased. Self-centered bastard
As I started nearing Nordland, the car was running a wee bit hot...
All fixed with a proper radiator flush
Some real clever distance signing
There was a 555 one too, approx. 111 kms further north
So finally I was back in my own county, Nordland, not quite past the polar circle yet.
Gates of hell, as they are called. Road goes from semi-smooth, to washboard, mixed with a bit of autocross :P
The wheels I picked up in Lillehammer, 6x14 ET minus a lot. Will be the wheels i use for it, atleast for a while.... 14" tires are cheap
Snapped some pictures as I started crossing the mountain that is conveniently placed right at the polar circle mark.
Snow, road, reindeer... This place has everything :P
Trains aswell
Quick pitstop right at the arctic circle
Before reaching the highest point of Saltfjellet
Some nice places going down from the mountain, the sky had turned from simply nice, to awesome!
Roaaad... I got to see a lot of road. 67 horsepowers is not very much. Notice clever "custom paintwork" on my bonnet
More sky
More parking lot.
Trying to take fancy pictures :P
So, after this, I was kinda tired, and just wanted to get home to my own bed. I found a 1960 Chevy impala convertible behind a barn that i`ll be looking into when my vacation money comes in, but ofcourse I forgot to take a picture of it
Really close to home now...
My house, preeetty much just beneath the rainbow. Pot of gold exchanged for a bunch of rusty old Opels..
And finally, a mere 29 hours after I started, I was home
As I said, quite a boring trip, with driving a modern car with disc brakes and all that ;D
So.. Plans for the old girl include quite a bit of welding ( new sills, the sill part behind the rear wheels and the rear rollpan-thing are on the way as we speak) then some slight lowering (
) and new tires on the slotmags, and washing the wheels some... Car will stay the way it is other than that, well, atleast until i get tired of the moss.
Too tucked up front too anyway 
Thanks for the kind words, just trying to have fun with cars, always fun when it works out 
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