Body

The cadet C was offered in five body forms:

• Sedan with two and four doors
• (town center) with three doors
• Combination (caravan) with three doors
• with two doors
• Cabriolet with Targadach (aero) with two doors (converted sedan). A change of the company Baur in Stuttgart.

Engines

The OPEL cadet C was offered with the following engines:

• 1.0 litres capacity, 29kW/40PS (1,0N)
• 1.0 litres capacity, 35kW/48PS (1,0S) only for export, e.g. to Italy
• 1.2 litres capacity, 37kW/50PS (1,2N) only for export, e.g. to Austria
• 1.2 litres capacity, 38kW/52PS (1,2N until 1976))
• 1.2 litres capacity, 40kW/55PS (1,2N starting from 1976)
• 1.2 litres capacity, 44kW/60PS (1,2S)
• 1.6 litres capacity, 55kW/75PS (1,6S) starting from 1977
• 1.9 litres capacity, 77kW/105PS (1,9E) (only GT/E 1)
• 2.0 litres capacity, 81kW/110PS (2,0E) (only GT/E 2 and Rallye E)
• 2.0 litres capacity, 85kW/115PS (2,0EH) (only GT/E 2 = 1000er)

Equipment variants

The OPEL cadet C was offered in the following equipment variants:

Sedan, town center and caravan:

• Cadet
• Cadet J (nearly only as town center, few sedans, no caravan and
• Cadet luxury
• Cadet Berlina

• Cadet luxury
• Cadet Berlinetta
• Cadet Rallye
• Cadet GTE

Special models:

• Snow king
• Swinger (2 different Decors - > yellow-green or white-orange < - only sedan with turn signal down and headlights round)

• Pirsch as areaable customs combination
• 1000er (only
• Winterproof
• Ahoi cadet
• Town center jet (only town center)
• European cadet (only sedan)

License reproductions

The cadet C was used as basis for following other vehicles:

• Vauxhall Chevette (produced in Great Britain)
• OPEL Chevette (in Great Britain with Vauxhall produces).

The OPEL Chevette was offered from 1980 to 1982 both and sedan with two and four doors and as to diagonal tail variant and combination parallel to the OPEL cadet D as lowest-priced Opel vehicle in Germany. It corresponded to the Vauxhall Chevette with its instrument panel and the front range reminding of the OPEL Manta B. The Vauxhall Chevette was produced still until 1984, while other license reproductions into the second half of the 90's were produced.

• Isuzu Gemini (produced in Japan)
• Holden Gemini
• Daewoo Maepsi well

Other

Interesting is also the fact that the cadet C town center was used as collecting main for the Corsa A. The OPEL cadet C is the last compact OPEL with rear propulsion and terminated thus a long tradition. Altogether approx. 1.6 million cadet C were produced. Main manufacturing plant was that 1962 particularly for the OPEL cadet A again built work Bochum. However the cadet C was produced also in Antwerp. 1977 found a Facelift instead of (before: "“C1"”, chassis number begins with "“3"”; afterwards "“C 2"”; Chassis number begins its changes with "“9"”), among other things outwardly at the turn signals, which were integrated until August 1977 underneath the bumper attached and afterwards beside the headlights into the fenders to be recognized are. This applies only conditionally to the standard version, which was down produced after the factory holidayses 1977 to 1978 still another one while with turn signals.

Engine haven

The OPEL cadet C was used also in the engine haven. This very day various models become with Youngtimer meetings, like e.g. Slalom, mountain running, uniformity travels etc. assigned.

Predecessor and successor

Related links

• private cadet C homepage
• private homepage with cadet C lower surfaces

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