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| 1960 |
The Opel Rekord P2 arrives. About 755,000 units are to be built in total. |
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| The Opel Rekord P2, 1960–1963. |
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The Opel Rekord P2, 1960–1963. |
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The Opel Rekord P2 station wagon, 1960–1963. |
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| 1961 |
A sporty coupe is launched, rounding off the model line. |
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| The Opel Rekord P2 Coupe, 1960–1963. |
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The Opel Rekord P2 Coupe, 1960–1963. |
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| 1962 |
Opel celebrates its one-hundredth anniversary.
A plant is inaugurated in Bochum for the production of the new Opel Kadett. |
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| A procession of cars marks the 100-year jubilee of Adam Opel AG, 1962. |
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A gala event on August 14, 1962, is held to celebrate the 100-year jubilee of Adam Opel AG. German Minister of Economic Affairs Prof. Dr. Ludwig Erhard addresses the assembly. |
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The Opel Kadett A, 1962–1965. |
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The Opel Kadett A Coupe, 1963–1965. |
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| The new Opel plant in Bochum, 1962. |
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Final assembly (wedding) of an Opel Kadett A in the Bochum plant, 1963. |
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Advertisement for the Opel Kadett A, 1963–1965. |
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| 1963 |
Markteinführung des Opel Rekord A. |
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| The Opel Rekord A Coupe, 1963–1965. |
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Advertisement for the Opel Rekord A, 1963. |
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The Opel Rekord A undergoes a final check in the Rüsselsheim plant, 1963. |
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All Opel Rekord A and Kadett A models built in 1963–64 sport this variant of the Blitz “bow and stern.” |
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| 1964 |
Opel unveils three new luxury models: Kapitän, Admiral and Diplomat. These prestigious six- and eight-cylinder flagships capture the spirit of the times. All three are well received and become immediate market successes. |
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| The “big three” from Opel. Left to right: Opel Diplomat A V8, Opel Admiral A and Opel Kapitän A, 1964. |
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The Opel Kapitän A, 1964–1965. |
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The Opel Admiral A, 1964–1965. |
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The Opel Diplomat A, 1964–1968. |
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| Advertisement for Opel’s “big three,” 1964. |
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The Blitz adorns all Opel passenger cars in the 1964 model year. |
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| 1965 |
A new Kadett takes the place of its predecessor. By 1973, the B series Kadett becomes Opel’s most successful model yet, selling 2.6 million units.
The Rekord B is launched with a new engine generation.
The fastest German production model coupe to date appears: the Diplomat V8. |
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| The Opel Kadett B, 1965–1973 |
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The Opel Kadett B, 1965–1973 |
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The Opel Kadett B Coupe, 1965-1973 |
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The Opel Kadett station wagon, 1965 – 1973. |
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| The Opel Rekord B Luxus, 1965-1966. |
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The Opel Rekord B, 1965-1966 |
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The Opel Diplomat A Coupe, 1965–1967. |
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| 1966 |
The Bochum plant celebrates a milestone: the one-millionth Kadett leaves the assembly lines.
Opel opens a new automotive proving grounds at Dudenhofen in the German state of Hesse, as well as a plant for manufacturing components in Kaiserslautern.
The Rekord C goes into production, and the legendary Rallye Kadett is introduced to the market. |
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| The one-millionth Opel Kadett rolls off the Bochum assembly lines on October 11, 1966. |
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The Opel Proving Grounds in Dudenhofen, 1966. |
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The Opel Proving Grounds in Dudenhofen, 1966. |
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Opel components plant in Kaiserslautern, 1966. |
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| The Opel Kadett B Coupe Rallye, 1966–1973. |
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The Opel Kadett B Coupe Rallye SR, 1966–1973. |
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The Opel Rekord C, 1966–1971. |
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The Opel Rekord C station wagon, 1966–1971. |
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| 1967 |
Opel launches the sporty Commodore A and a further Kadett model variant, the Kadett B LS. |
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| The Opel Commodore A Coupe GS/E, 1970–1971. |
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The Opel Commodore A Coupe GS/E, 1970–1971. |
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Opel Commodore A, 1967-1971 |
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Gerd Koch pilots an Opel Commodore A GS in Markenpokal (Opel Cup) racing, 1970. |
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| The Opel Kadett B LS, 1967–1970. |
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The Opel Kadett B Coupe, LS, 1967–1970. |
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The Opel Kadett B Coupe Rallye LS, 1967–1970. |
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| 1968 |
The Opel GT arrives on the scene. Its advertising slogan “Only flying is better” is adopted as a popular figure of speech. |
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| The Opel GT, 1968–1973. |
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Advertisement for the Opel GT from 1968. |
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Left to right: Opel Aero GT 1969, 1.9-liter Opel GT, 1968–1973, and the Opel Experimental GT from 1965. |
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The Opel GT/J, 1971. |
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The 1,9-liter Opel GT, 1968–1973. |
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| 1969 |
Opel introduces second-generation models of the Kapitän, Admiral and Diplomat. |
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| The Opel Kapitän B, 1969–1970. |
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The Opel Admiral B, 1969–1977. |
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The Opel Diplomat B, 1969–1977. |
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The Opel Diplomat B V8, 1969–1977 |
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