30 Impressive Ad Photos of the Opel in the 1970s

Opel is a German car manufacturer founded in 1862, originally making sewing machines before transitioning to automobiles in 1899. It became part of General Motors in 1929, and in 2017, it was acquired by the Stellantis group.

Opel produces a range of vehicles, including the Opel Astra and Opel Corsa, and is known for its affordable, efficient cars. Its headquarters are in Rüsselsheim, Germany. Here below is a set of impressive ad photos of the Opel in the 1970s.

1970 Opel Commodore GS Coupé, Zuers-Arlberg, Austria

1970 Opel Commodore Coupé, Dolomite mountains, Italy

1970 Opel Kadett Coupé, Simonswälder Tal, Black Forest, Germany

1970 Opel Kadett Station Wagon

1970 Opel Olympia Fastback. The Olympia was a model marketed to fill the gap between the Kadett and the Rekord. It shared the Kadett's body and chassis, but was available with more powerful engines and a more upscale trim level

1970-1975 Opel Ascona A

1971 Kadett with an Olympia face. North American Opel Kadetts at some point received the front fascia of the Opel Olympia, sold as the more luxurious version of the Opel Kadett in Europe

1971 Opel Commodore

1971 Opel GT

1971 Opel Rekord

1971-1973 Opel GT/J

1972 Opel Commodore Coupé, skikjöring in Sápmi, Norway

1972 Opel GT, Königssee, Bavaria, Germany

1972 Opel Rekord II. This is an early Opel Rekord II, when Opel still stubbornly refused to add headrests to its cars, not even to its the upmarket models. No matter all Japanese and many European cars had them

1973 Icy Opel Kadett Coupé Rallye

1973 Opel Admiral, Col du Pillon, near Gstaad in Switzerland

1973 Opel Manta on a slippery Schauinsland road in Germany's Black Forest

1974 Opel Ascona on a scenic road through the Taunus region north of Frankfurt, Germany

1974 Opel Diplomat on the Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (Black Forest high road), Germany

1974 Opel Rekord on the Falzarego Pass

1975 Opel Ascona 1900. The location is the Luosto Motel in Finnish Lapland

1975 Opel Diplomat V8 in the Parkhotel Adler in Hinterzarten in Germany's Black Forest

1976 Opel Ascona

1976 Opel Commodore in front of a gorgeous chalet in winter, Granderhof, St. Johann in Tirol, Austria

1976 Opel Kadett City. This bodystyle was first introduced by GM as a Vauxhall Chevette, and when the Chevette turned out to be popular, Opel got its own version

1976 Opel Kadett Coupé SR

1978 Opel Commodore C

1978 Opel Monza. Opel's big hatchback coupe, based on the big Senator

1979 Opel Ascona B, Kandersteg, Switzerland

1979 Opel Kadett D. Opel's first front wheel drive car, that suffered from quit a bit of torque steer - and it came without power steering. The buyer had the option to choose between a trunklid or a hatchback