It's the car that brought front-wheel drive to Opel's family car range. F or fans of older European vehicles, the Opel Ascona isn’t exactly special per se but there’s more to it than you might ...

Back in the 1970s German automaker Opel was setting new trends with the launch of the Manta and Ascona models, selling nearly 1.2 million units in only five years’ time.

It may be absent from the sports coupe segment now, but in the 1970s Opel had a strong contender in the guise of the Ascona-based Manta, which, interestingly, was one of the few Opels sold in the ...

Curiously enough, the Ascona B was sold as the Chevrolet Ascona in South Africa, an interesting marketing quirk that later saw the Opel Senator sold under the bowtie badge as well. Jay Ramey ...

Initially a rear-wheel drive sports car with two doors and classic coupe proportions, the model was built between 1970 and 1988 as a sportier version of the Ascona family car – aka the European ...

1974: Opel Manta, Sportwagon, 1900 set to take over America A trio of cars based on the big-selling Opel Ascona, sold through Buick dealerships in the USA. By Murilee Martin Published: Dec 9, 2019 ...

Opel Ascona Helps Demolish Brick Shed in Belgium Rally. Rally events supply us with all sorts of funny videos, most of ...

Opel Adam rally car announced . Top Gear. Published: 21 Nov 2012. ... He won the European championship in 1974 and 1979, and the world championship in 1982 in an Ascona, ...