This was the very first Opel Olympia version. The Olympia was presented in February 1935. Production began two months later. It was designed by Karl Stief, and was influenced by American car design standards.
The name Olympia was chosen on the occasion of the 1936 Olympic games which were held in Berlin.
What made the Olympia so special was that is was the first mass-produced production car with a monocoque all-metal body.
In November 1936 followed an off-spring: the Opel Kadett which had almost the same body but with a smaller engine.
This first Olympia version was only available as a 2-door saloon and as a convertible.
1288 cc.
870 kg.
Production Opel Olympia: April 1935-Late 1940 /Dec. 1947-53 / 1967-70.
Production Olympia this version: late 1936-Dec. 1937.
Old pre-war Hungarian reg. number.
I found this picture on the public site gallery.hungaricana.hu.
Original source: Archive Collection Fortepan, Hungary.
See also:
www.photoconsortium.net/association/fortepan-hungary/
Without title.
Location: Hungary, Sátoraljaújhely (near the Slovakian border), Kossuth Square, Town Hall.
Date: 1940.
Photographer and exact date unknown.
Original source: Gyöngyi.
Halfweg, July 23, 2021.
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