The Opel Rekord P1 Story (1957 - 1962)

[@Ihaaah]

It's great that you take the time to make these videos, you deserve more followers and likes.

[@RalphTSMobiles]

@@Ihaaah thank you so much! - Ralph

[@tomcalabro8751]

I had a 58 Caravan from 1969-1989. The influence for the car is the 1955 Chevy. Look at the tail lights. You will see the exact copy. Thanks for the video. I very much enjoyed learning more about the car.

[@RalphTSMobiles]

Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching! Don’t forget to like and subscribe for more and also check out my other Opel Rekord videos! - Ralph

[@jeffking4176]

In 1957 some Buick Dealerships in North America started selling Opel cars, but it wasn’t until a few years later that they really started a major advertising campaign. After the Fuel Crisis, they started selling quite respectably. Great videos. 🚗🙂

[@RalphTSMobiles]

Thank you so much! Yes I was a bit aware of the fact that Opel was sold either as Opel, or as Buick, but I didn’t know they were quite successful! - Ralph

[@Ihaaah]

This was one of my dad's earlier cars. I can't remember it, but I have a picture of me sitting in the driver's seat, I was maybe two years old. I hope you make a video of the Commodore, the Commodore C was my first car.

[@RalphTSMobiles]

I’m planning on doing a lot of models of Opel! The commodore as well! - Ralph

[@Modeltnick]

I remember seeing these cars here in the US.

[@RalphTSMobiles]

@@Modeltnick that could be a possibility, however I’m not aware that these cars were shipped to the US as well! Don’t forget to watch the other Rekord story videos as well! - Ralph

[@Modeltnick]

@@RalphTSMobiles My high school buddy had the station wagon Opel Rekord! It was old in 1969. Hard to keep running.

[@RalphTSMobiles]

@@Modeltnick that is awesome! Thanks for sharing the story! - Ralph

[@user-Fernand1910]

Imported by the US military personnel stationed in Germany on a private manner.

[@Modeltnick]

@@user-Fernand1910 Thanks! Makes sense.

[@waltertaljaard1488]

Je zag er heel veel rondrijden in ons land tijdens de jaren `60.

[@RalphTSMobiles]

@@waltertaljaard1488 ja dat klopt! Ze verkochten er tienduizenden per jaar van! Kijk ook mijn andere Opel Rekord video’s! - Ralph

[@volkerrestorff5433]

Dieses Modell (1957 bis 1960) hieß Opel Olympia-Rekord. Danach nur (!) noch Opel 1200. Dieses Modell Opel 1200 hatte nur noch 1200 ccm und 40 PS. Die seitlichen Chromleisten waren durchgängig, die Ausstattung innen sehr einfach.

[@RalphTSMobiles]

@@volkerrestorff5433 ah danke! - Ralph