Opel · 1931–1933
Opel 1.8 litre
The Opel 1.8 Liter is a family car manufactured by Opel. Production commenced in January 1931, and continued till November 1933. The Opel 1.8 Liter was the first new Opel to be launched following the purchase of an 80% share in Opel by General Motors (GM), and the first Opel to have been designed and developed by GM in North America.
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Predecessor: Opel 8/40 PS|Opel Regent · Successor: Opel 2.0 litre
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Specifications
- name
- Opel 1.8 Liter
- Manufacturer
- Opel
- Production
- 1931–1933
- Assembly
- Germany: Rüsselsheim
- Successor
- Opel »6«
- Class
- family car
- Body style
- 4-door saloon/sedan, 2-door Cabriolet with four seats but two side windows, ”Touring” (Torpedo bodied 2- door 4-seater), ”Sonnen-” Limousine & coupe bodied incorporating steel sun-roof, also offered in “bare chassis” form
- Engine
- 1790 cc , side-valve 6-cylinder
- Layout
- FR layout
- Transmission
- till 1933: 3-speed manual, No synchromesh, from 1933: 4-speed manual, No synchromesh
- Length
- 3800 mm - , 3960 mm
- Width
- 1480 mm - , 1490 mm
- Height
- 1490 mm - , 1670 mm
- Wheelbase
- 2540 mm2642 mm
- Predecessor
- Opel 8/40 PS
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q213239CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_1.8_LiterCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1347203607 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Opel_Model_18B_1,8-Liter_4-Door_Sedan_1931b.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Lars-Göran Lindgren Sweden · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.