What's Wrong With This Picture: Inexplicable Immigration Edition

by Edward Niedermeyer

January 22nd, 2010 7:05 PM

what s wrong with this picture inexplicable immigration edition

Can you identify this vehicle? I couldn’t at first…

…but then I’ve never been to the Lights, Motors, Action! stunt show at Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The show began at Euro Disney, but was imported to the Florida venue, apparently unchanged. Which means the vehicles used in the stunt show are Opel-branded. Look closely:

Call me crazy, but Florida strikes me as a particularly poor market for Opel product placement. And the cars aren’t even production models… couldn’t they at least have slapped some bowties on those bad boys? Leave it to GM to turn down the single easiest rebadging opportunity ever… the same year the Pontiac G5 came out. Oy!

#3WTP #Branding #WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot

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Stingray on Jan 24, 2010

By its shape I'd say is an Opel Astra. That show started with Opel Corsas

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Ernie on Jan 25, 2010

Modern Marvels, Walt Disney World :) If I recall correctly, they said the trannies had --EDIT- 4 forward and 4 reverse --EDIT-- gears and could do up to 40something backwards. There she is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHaJ1MP_ZOQ The red car is a custom job.

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