It was the first car, produced again after the Second World War. The destroyed factory in Rüsselsheim reconstructed. The Kapitän may not be produced because of limited displacement of the occupying forces to 1.5 liters. Thus, the Opel Blitz 1946 followed the Olympia 1947 (pictures 1 und 2). Anyway, the Kadett will not exist until 1962 because its production facilities were transported to Russia as reparations. So the Olympia remains the cheapest Opel product.
Most of the pictures show the version of the Opel Olympia, the was presented 1950. You can also see the convertible version and instruments, which were now placed directly behind the steering wheel. The engine was considered to be indestructible, the chassis frame considerately to the bad roads, as too soft. After all, at Opel one had a test facility (Fig. 7) since 1951. 02/14