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[Onkel Per]

This is a Opel Omega B Caravan CD 2.5 V6 I found on a field at the end of last summer.
She had been on grass for over a year at the time I purchased her.
I am only working on her in my sparetime, which she has to share with my Cavalier III, the wife's Astra and 25 young football-ladies (14-15 years) I am coaching.

First I changed the thermostat, belts and watherpump. (I did it myself, and yes, the motor still running )

First look


Day of purchase. My Cavalier and a friend's MV6 in the background.


A bit filthy, but I'm working on it.


The new used leather.


Halfway mounting new headlights.


Just checking that the light is working.


Finish. Also new dark side indicators fitted.


Well, that was the begining.
As you can see I have already purchased a few extras.
Beside the leather itīs Mantzel spoilerlip, logofree grill, rear door vents and a few other things.

Hope you like it  

[Ian_D]

Bloody hell! Its a different car with them headlights fitted!

Top Job!  

[vauxfan2k]

I had an estate in that exact colour, and my bumper was stone chipped to buggery aswell, god only know why they used white primer on a dark coloured car, its a v nice colour tho.  

[Ian_D]

I had an estate in that exact colour, and my bumper was stone chipped to buggery aswell, god only know why they used white primer on a dark coloured car, its a v nice colour tho.  

Mines got a load of stone chips too

[Onkel Per]

It is not stone chips all of it  
The previus owner bumped into something with the right front corner,  breaking the glass on the headlight and bend the bumper so the paint cracked.  

[Ian_D]

Just looking at the leather seats... They dont have the Memory buttons on them?

Or are these from a right hand drive Omega?  :-?

[Omegadoha, Desert Member]

The headlights look nice. Are they new units?

[Onkel Per]

Just looking at the leather seats... They dont have the Memory buttons on them?

Or are these from a right hand drive Omega?  :-?

No, the leather seats don't have Memory buttons.
There are two versions of electrical seats, one with memory and one without. And these are without.

These are from a left hand drive Omega.

[Onkel Per]

The headlights look nice. Are they new units?

Yes, it's new units.
Bought on ebay.de for around 120€

[Lizzie_Zoom]

For a car that was found in a field, that is one very nice vehicle!

I find it interesting you call these cars "caravans", as of course in Britain we call them "estates", and once they were named "shooting brakes" (used by the gentry to take hunting parties out on shooting expeditions across their estates), yet in the USA they are "station wagons".

[Onkel Per]

It's called a Caravan since it's an Opel.
Opel has used the name Caravan at least since start of production after WWII.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

It's called a Caravan since it's an Opel.
Opel has used the name Caravan at least since start of production after WWII.

Thanks!  Is that name purely for the estate version of the Omega or, what I think you have said, any Opel generally? :-?

[stuart30]

For a car that was found in a field, that is one very nice vehicle!

I find it interesting you call these cars "caravans", as of course in Britain we call them "estates", and once they were named "shooting brakes" (used by the gentry to take hunting parties out on shooting expeditions across their estates), yet in the USA they are "station wagons".

Thought our"s were called Tourers Lizzie.... :-?

[vauxfan2k]

Thought our"s were called Tourers Lizzie.... Huh

called passion wagons up here  

[stuart30]

Thought our"s were called Tourers Lizzie.... Huh

called passion wagons up here  

i was refering too the V5....