Opel Super 6

The Opel Super 6 is an executive car built by the German car manufacturer Opel between 1937 and late 1938. The car was equipped with a 2.5-litre straight-six engine and had a top speed of 115 km/h (71 mph). It was available in three different versions: a 4-door sedan, a 2-door coupé, and a 2-door cabriolet. A small number of custom-bodied cars were also made by various coachbuilders such as Karosseriewerke Otto Kühn and Gläser.[1]

Opel Super 6
Overview
ManufacturerOpel
Production1937–1938
Body and chassis
Classexecutive car
Body style4-door sedan
2-door cabriolet
2-door coupé
LayoutFR layout
Powertrain
Engine2.5 litre straight-6
Dimensions
Length4,370 mm (172.0 in)
Width1,565 mm (61.6 in)
Height1,600 mm (63.0 in)
Curb weight1,145 kg (2,524 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorOpel »6«
SuccessorOpel Kapitän

The 2,473 cc (150.9 cu in) produces 55 PS (40 kW) at 3500 rpm. In total, 46,453 Opel Super Six were built in the two years it was available.[2]

An interesting detail was the windscreen wiper drive which received its power via a mechanical linkage from the camshaft, a solution which Opel continued to use in post-World War II Rekord models until 1957.

  • Opel Super 6 4-Door Limousine 1937
  • Opel Super 6 De Luxe 4-Door Limousine 1938
  • Opel Super 6 De Luxe 4-Door Limousine 1938
  • Roadster made by Kühn 1937

Sources
  1. Ludvigsen, Karl E. (1975), Opel: wheels to the world; a seventy-five year history of automobile manufacture, Princeton Publishing, pp. 52–54, ISBN 0-915038-01-3
  2. "Upel Super 6". KAD-online (in German). Archived from the original on 2007-03-18.
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