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Opel has been recently left out of General Motors, odd since both have been together for decades and has provided each other with models to fill in niches which currently Opel provides models for Buick.  Here's a coupe of hot Opel (Vauxhall in Great Britian) models that were pretty much prime in the 1980's and both represented by Matchbox. Opel Vectra/Cavalier 2000 GSi The Vectra replaced the Asconda in 1988 as Opel's new full-size sedan, or in the U.S. more like a mid-size sedan.  In the U.S. the car has appeared in the Cadillac Catera and Saturn L-series sedan and wagon.  The first-generation had a more European style to it that was also conservative at the same time.  In Vauxhall markets the car was named Cavalier as the third-generation of the Vauxhall nameplate and not to be confused with the U.S. small car of the same name at Chevrolet.  The GSi was the high-performance model of the lineup and featured lower body cladding, la...

Here's a nice pair of then and now castings that premiered in the Welly line a few years ago at the same time.  Both are Dodge Challenger's and both are the top-dog performance models of their time period.  Despite the late addition to the Challenger hype evergoing since the concept revived the name back in 2006 Welly adds their own excellent touches to these Challengers, then I come in and add some more creative touches. 1970 Dodge Challenger T/A It all started with the Mustang that created the Pony Car wars in the 1960's, and while Chrysler already beat the Mustang to market with the Barracuda it had nothing on style and fanfare as the Mustang.  GM went out and created the Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird, while Plymouth restructured the Barracuda.  Still wasn't enough for Chrysler so off to the E-body cars of the Dodge Challenger and Plymouth Barracuda (or 'Cuda on some models).  These cars were wider, more aggressive...