A Short History of Opel's CIH Engine

How one cam-in-head design ended up under nearly every rear-wheel-drive Opel worth building - and why it still tunes so well today.

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Five Mistakes Builders Make Swapping to Injection

From grounding gremlins to fuel-pressure guesswork, the recurring problems we see when the carbs come off and L-Jetronic goes on.

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Is the Opel GT the Most Underrated Classic Coupe?

Small, light and shaped like a baby supercar - the case for the GT as the best-value rear-wheel-drive Opel you can still find.

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Buying Your First Ascona: What to Check

Rust traps, drivetrain tells and the options that actually matter before you hand over cash for a project Ascona.

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Project Diary: Waking Up a Sleeping Monza

Following one reader's six-month revival of a barn-find Monza, from seized brakes to its first drive in years.

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The Manta B and Why It Still Has a Cult Following

Decades on, the Manta B still fills meets across Europe. A look at what keeps builders coming back to it.

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