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Opel Rekord A Caravan 2door station wagon 

1963-1965, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
63-65: i4/8V 7.25:1 1488cc.(91ci)

55DIN-hp

@4500rpm

37.0 hp/l 1bbl 78lb-ft. (106Nm)

@2000rpm

63-65: i4/8V 7.25:1 1680cc.(103ci)

60DIN-hp

@4300rpm

35.7 hp/l 1bbl 88lb-ft. (120Nm)

@1800rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
1.5l55hp: 130kph/81mph ?s 25.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

10.5 l/100km22.4 mpg
1.7l60hp: 135kph/84mph ?s 22.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

10.5 l/100km22.4 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 6.40-13
transmission/drive wheel: 3/4-speed/RWD, Olymat optional

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4512 x 1696 x 1527 mm (177.6 x 66.8 x 60.1 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2639 mm - 1321/1276 mm (103.9 in - 52.0/50.2 in)
some calculations: base aera: 7.65 m² (82.4 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.14 m² (~23.0 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 11.69 m³ (412.6 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1025 kg (2260 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 17.1 - 18.6 kg/hp (37.7 - 41.1 lb/hp) 54 - 59 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 7,125 - 7,200 DM  
production: 861,722 (all Rekord A)

   

The Opel Rekord A was the successor to the Rekord P2 (1960-1962)
and predecessor to the Rekord B (1965-1966)

Pictures taken in 2008 in Garbsen (near Hanover), Germany
 
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