"Rekord" redirects here. For other meanings, see Record (disambiguation).
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Motor vehicle
Opel Rekord
Overview
Manufacturer
Opel
Production
1953–1986
Body and chassis
Class
Family car (D)
Body style
2/4-door saloon 3/5-door station wagon 3-door van 2-door convertible 2-door coupé
Chronology
Predecessor
Opel Olympia
Successor
Opel Omega
The Opel Rekord is a large family car which was built in eight generations by the German car manufacturer Opel. Between 1953 and 1986, approximately ten million were sold.
The Series D and E Rekords also spawned derivative versions manufactured by Opel's British sister company Vauxhall and in the case of the Rekord E, GM's Australian arm Holden. In 1986, the Rekord nameplate was replaced by the Opel Omega.
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The OpelRekord Series E is a large family car that replaced the Rekord D on Opel's Rüsselsheim production lines in August 1977, following the end of...
The OpelRekord P1 (branded for its first two years as the Opel Olympia Rekord P) was a large family car introduced in August 1957, in time for the Frankfurt...
The OpelRekord P2 is a large family car that was introduced in the summer of 1960, by Opel as a replacement for the OpelRekord P1. It shared its 2,541 mm...
The Opel Olympia Rekord is a two-door family car that replaced the Opel Olympia in March 1953. The car was marketed through 1957. Innovations included...
The OpelRekord D series is a large family car that replaced the Rekord C on Opel's Rüsselsheim production lines during the closing weeks of 1971 and...
smaller OpelRekord, the latter being lengthened to make the Senator. The second generation of that car, from 1987, shared its base with the Rekord'sOpel Omega...
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2004. The first generation, the Omega A (1986–1994), superseded the OpelRekord. It was voted European Car of the Year for 1987, and was available as...
of the OpelRekord P1 was sold as an Opel Ascona in Switzerland, where the name was again used in 1968 for a locally adapted version of the Opel Kadett...
The OpelRekord Series B is a large family car that was introduced in August 1965, by Opel as a replacement for the OpelRekord Series A. The Rekord B shared...
were the OpelRekord, Holden Torana, and the Opel Olympia. They were replaced by Phranakorn Yontrakarn (PNA) as the exclusive distributor of Opel cars in...
Opel Olympia Rekord used the name, with a modern pontoon body. In 1957 this dropped the "Olympia" part of the name, and was sold simply as the Opel Rekord...
based on the OpelRekord E (Mk.1) and Omega A (Mk.2). With the exception of the pre-facelift Mk.1 cars, most Carltons were manufactured by Opel in Rüsselsheim...
the Rekord E1), but still as a sedan type car. The first model of the Commodore the "A" series had a regular coupé in the production line and Opel desired...
the Rekord in August 1972. The GMK Rekord was based on the German-designed OpelRekord D. In August 1975, a version of the Rekord, known as the Rekord Royale...
generation. Opel had built a reputation for providing stylish cars, and the simple well balanced proportions of the recently introduced OpelRekord Series...
what makes and models they could sell there. Other Opel models sold in the US were Rekord P1 and Rekord P2 (1956–1961), Kadett A (1964–1966), Kadett B (1967–1971)...
by General Motors do Brasil. It was derived from the German OpelRekord Series C and Opel Commodore Series A, but used local design styling and engines...
Series First generation (1975–1978) based on OpelRekord D Second generation (1980–1991) based on OpelRekord E, variants : Automatic, Diesel, Duke, Prince...
1964-1977 Opel Admiral 1937-1938 Opel Super 6 1939-1970 Opel Kapitän 1953-1986 Goshko Podloshko 1953-1957 Opel Olympia Rekord 1964-1977 Opel Diplomat 1967-1982...
car was based on the rear-wheel drive OpelRekord E, although the body was of Daewoo design, as opposed to the Opel-designed, Holden-manufactured body of...
developed in parallel with a four-cylinder CIH which debuted in an upgraded OpelRekord at the same time. Several manufacturers replaced pre-war side-valve engines...
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