By 1966, the Opel Rekord had become a Chevelle-influenced big seller. Here's a German ad showing a Rekord C being driven hard. View full post on Youtube.

If the Rekord looks like a downsized 1955 Chevrolet, it's not by mistake. General Motors acquired a controlling interest in Adam Opel AG in 1929, when Opel was producing more than 40,000 cars a year.

53 – 1957 Opel Olympia Rekord P in Colorado junkyard – photo by Murilee Martin Starting in the middle 1950s, General Motors made a real effort to sell Americans its vehicles built on the other ...

From 1953 until 1986, Opel had the Rekord in its ranks to challenge the European executive class of the era. It was offered in different body styles, including coupe, convertible, saloon and ...

Dieses Auto war der Sieg der SPD. Der Opel Rekord war der automobile Beweis, dass die Emanzipation des Facharbeiters gelungen und die Arbeiterklasse zu Wohlstand gekommen war.

Sold in extremely limited numbers, Opel Rekord 380i V6 models in either CD, or the highly desirable GSi manual variants are hard to find and even harder still in good condition.

Vor 50 Jahren geht der Opel Rekord A an den Start. Der Rekord bedient sich optisch bei US-Wagen. Vor allem das Coupé versprüht Noblesse.

Der Rekord war als Limousine, Kombi oder Coupé über Jahrzehnte ein Erfolgsgarant für Opel. 1986 war damit Schluss.

Das liebste Mittelklasseauto der Deutschen musste in den 50ern sparsam sein. Erstaunlich, wie locker der Opel Rekord Olympia heute noch am Start ist.