Opel · 1937–1938
Opel Super 6
The Opel Super 6 is an executive car which was 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. 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. · 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.
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Predecessor: Opel 2.0 litre · Successor: Opel Admiral
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Specifications
- name
- Opel Super 6
- Manufacturer
- Opel
- Production
- 1937–1938
- Predecessor
- Opel »6«
- Successor
- Opel Kapitän
- Class
- executive car
- Body style
- 4-door saloon, 2-door cabriolet, 2-door coupé
- Layout
- FR layout
- Engine
- 2.5 L OHV I6
- Length
- 4370 mm
- Width
- 1565 mm
- Height
- 1600 mm
- Kerb weight
- 1145 kg
- sp
- uk
- Assembly
- Germany: Rüsselsheim
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q766009CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Super_6CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1346402019 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Opel-Super6-Cabrio-1938.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Helicop~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · 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.