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Opel Olympia 2door sedan 

1951-1953, Germany

engines/performance
engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

   specific fuel torque  
51-53: i4/8V 6.15:1 1488cc.(91ci)

39-hp

@3700rpm

 26.2 hp/l 1bbl 65lb-ft. (88Nm)

@2000rpm
performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

 mileage (US-gallon)
1.5l39hp: 112kph/70mph ?s 43.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

 10.0 l/100km23.5 mpg

tyres/transmission
tyres front/rear: 5.60-15
transmission/drive wheel: 3-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight
length x width x height: 4050 x 1564 x 1580 mm (159.4 x 61.6 x 62.2 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2395 mm - 1203/1262 mm (94.3 in - 47.4/49.7 in)
some calculations: base aera: 6.33 m² (68.2 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.04 m² (~22.0 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 10.01 m³ (353.4 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 920 kg (2028 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 23.6 kg/hp (52.0 lb/hp) 42 hp/ton

price/production
base-price: 6,400 DM  
production: 81,283

   

The Opel Olympia was the first post-war car from Opel. At first with the same body as before WWII,
then receiving a Facelift in 1950. In 1951 the rearend of the sedans were modified again.
Pictures taken in 2008 in the "EFA-Automuseum" in Amerang, Germany
Pictures are used by courtesy of the EFA-Automuseum
 
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Pictures taken at the "Musikbox und Strassenkreuzerfestival 2008" in Verl, Germany
 
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Pictures taken in 2003 in Northeim (south of the Harz), Germany
 
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Pictures take in 1993 in Neustadt (near Hanover), Germany
 
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