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Originally Posted by daz90
Yeah, Opel and Vauxhall are the same thing really, plus Holden. All owned by General motors, and even today they all share many different cars rebadged as Vauxhall, Opel, Holden.
I have certainly seen the old 80's Commodores sharing the same body shape as a Vauxhall/Opel Carlton. Stealthy's model looks like a Vauxhall Senator though, which was a slightly bigger version of our Carlton, with the added rear quarter window.
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The 1988-1997 Commodores (VN/VP/VR/VS models) are based on the Senator, with a slightly lengthened and widened body, plus the adaption of a live rear axle (IRS crept in with the long wheelbase Statesman in 1991 and subsequently into the swb cars) and 3.8L Buick V6 and Holden 5.0L V8 engines. The 1997 Commodore was also an enlarged Omega (~1994-5?)
I've just had a change of work car - now an auto Corolla hatch, which is just as exciting as it sounds...