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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instanceOf automobile model
family car
assembly Rüsselsheim, Germany NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout
manufacturer Opel NERFINISHED
manufacturerOwnershipDuringProduction General Motors NERFINISHED
marketedAs affordable family car
marketSegment European compact family car market
namedAfter Olympic Games NERFINISHED
notableAs one of the first mass-produced European cars with an all-steel unitized body
notableFeature all-steel unitized body
parentCompanyOfManufacturer General Motors NERFINISHED
predecessor Opel 1.3 Liter NERFINISHED
productionCountry Germany NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Opel Rekord NERFINISHED
transmission 3-speed manual transmission
wheelbase approximately 2380 mm (early models)

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Opel Rekord predecessor Opel Olympia