Opel Olympia

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The Opel Olympia was a compact family car produced by the German manufacturer Opel from the mid-1930s, notable as one of the first mass-produced European cars with an all-steel unitized body.

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Opel Olympia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile model ⓘ
family car ⓘ
assembly Rüsselsheim, Germany ⓘ
bodyConstruction all-steel body ⓘ
unitary construction ⓘ
bodyStyle 2-door sedan ⓘ
4-door sedan ⓘ
cabriolet ⓘ
coupé ⓘ
brakeType drum brakes ⓘ
category cars introduced in 1935 ⓘ
rear-wheel-drive vehicles ⓘ
chassisType unitized body construction ⓘ
class small family car ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
designer Opel engineering team ⓘ
doorConfiguration 2-door ⓘ
4-door ⓘ
driveType rear-wheel drive ⓘ
engineConfiguration inline-four engine ⓘ
era post-World War II automobile ⓘ
pre-World War II automobile ⓘ
fuelType petrol ⓘ
historicalSignificance early adopter of monocoque construction in Europe ⓘ
inception 1935 ⓘ
introducedAt 1935 Berlin Motor Show ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout ⓘ
manufacturer Opel ⓘ
manufacturerOwnershipDuringProduction General Motors ⓘ
marketedAs affordable family car ⓘ
marketSegment European compact family car market ⓘ
namedAfter Olympic Games ⓘ
notableAs one of the first mass-produced European cars with an all-steel unitized body ⓘ
notableFeature all-steel unitized body ⓘ
parentCompanyOfManufacturer General Motors ⓘ
predecessor Opel 1.3 Liter ⓘ
linked to: Opel Kadett
productionCountry Germany ⓘ
productionEnd 1953 ⓘ
productionResumption post-World War II period ⓘ
productionStart 1935 ⓘ
segment C-segment (European classification) ⓘ
steering rear-wheel steering via front-mounted steering box ⓘ
successor Opel Olympia Rekord ⓘ
linked to: Opel Rekord

Opel Rekord ⓘ
transmission 3-speed manual transmission ⓘ
wheelbase approximately 2380 mm (early models) ⓘ

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Opel Rekord → predecessor → Opel Olympia ⓘ