It replaces not times 1 year built "“intermediate model"” OPEL record B to 1966 that and offers a completely new body. The concept development record of C started already 1963 - Hans Mersheimer, which was to 1967 technical manager the Adam OPEL AG, gave the march line. This model is as "“Coke Bottle"” - record admits become - because of the characteristic, at that time "„erotischen within the tail range, usual with US-American cars. As model the Chevrolet Chevelle served its body form. Also at the chassis there are some technical changes: Longer wheel base, a again developed front axle with double wishbones, coil springs and turning stabilizer - the quite simple, sheet-fitted with springs rear axle of the predecessors yielded a "“five-steering wheel axle"”. This Starrachse provided with coil springs, four semi-trailing arms and that so-called Panhardstab as wishbone for a clearly more stable handling. This concept of the rear axle guidance was nearly invariably maintained with OPELs until 1986. For the first time a dual-circuit brake system with disc brakes is built in front and a brake booster into the record. Safety-relevant there are also innovations: A telescope steering column, more effective crunch zones and against surcharge head restraints, the instrument panel receives a plastic upholstery. The OPEL-typical, "“Leitfarbentacho"” is replaced by glare-free round instruments in a console. The record C is available as sedan, as well as combination caravan, delivery van (caravan without rear side windows) and as This very elegant, graceful designed Hardtop does not have a disturbing B-column and applies until today as the most elegant record model. Likewise there is surcharge a Cabrio change on of the former company Karl starting from 1967 for DM 4,000, - German GmbH in Cologne (very rare). The engine assortment partly corresponds to that of the predecessor, the 1.5 litre engine has first the Cartervergaser record of A, starting from 1969 then a Solexvergaser like also the new N-version of the 1.7 litre. Betagte 2.6 litres the 6-Zylinder is not no more in the program, for it a 2.2 litre of row six cylinder (only until 1967).

Engine program:

• 1,5 58 HP - starting from 1969 60 HP (1970 adjusted)

• 1,7 60 HP - starting from 1969 66 HP

• 1,7S 75 HP

• 1,9S 90 HP

• 2.2 6-Zylinder 95 HP (1967 adjusted)

• 1,9-HL 106 HP (Sprint) with 2 weber downdraft double carburetors (starting from November 1967)

Transmission:

4-Gang-Schaltgetriebe with steering wheel circuit (against surcharge with neutral position, with the in series), when desired 2-Gang-Powerglide-Automatikgetriebe von General of engine. Likewise there was the Olymat-3-Gang-Halbautomatik when desired von Fichtel & Sachs. At the end of of 1968 replaced a Strasbourg-3-Gang-Automatik the betagte Powerglide transmission.

Starting from February 1967 the OPEL Commodore A is taken up as sedan and to the program. The Commodore fills the gap, which the record B 6 left. But the 2.2 litres row six cylinder falls with the record C from the engine program, it cost opposite only 5 HP weaker 1,9S-4-Zylindermaschine a considerable surcharge, which led low sales figures too much. Starting from autumn 1967 there is the record Sprint and the Commodore gs similarly to the Rallye cadet. Because of changed exhaust regulations the production of the Sprint was already stopped in the autumn 1971, some months before end of the remaining model row.

The C-series was the most successful record series - it exceeded the million-border: 1.274.362 vehicles were built altogether up to the production end of 1972. The production of its successor OPEL record D started already starting from December 1971. The OPEL record C was likewise built and driven out in other countries partially also with other model designations. Thus in South Africa, Belgium and Switzerland the Ranger A, in Brazil and Uruguay of the Chevrolet Opala (or also Comodoro) were produced, as well as in Mexico of the "“OPELs Olympico"”. The Chevrolet Opala came in Brazil to center of the 1990er-Jahre off the line. It differs outwardly from the OPEL record C by a changed front and Heckpartie.

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