Opel is a German automobile manufacturer which was owned by the American automaker General Motors from 1929 until 2017 and the PSA Group, a predecessor of Stellantis, from 2017 until 2021.
Opel automobiles in the 1950s
Opel vehicles are sold in the United Kingdom under the Vauxhall brand. Some Opel vehicles were badge-engineered in Australia under the Holden brand until 2020 and in North America and China under the Buick, Saturn, and Cadillac brands.
Opel traces its roots to a sewing machine manufacturer founded by Adam Opel in 1862 in Rüsselsheim am Main. The company began manufacturing bicycles in 1886 and produced its first automobile in 1899.
After listing on the stock market in 1929, General Motors took a majority stake in Opel and then full control in 1931, making the automaker a wholly owned subsidiary, establishing an American ownership of the German automaker for nearly 90 years.
In March 2017, PSA agreed to acquire Opel, the English twin sister brand Vauxhall and the European auto lending business from General Motors for €2 billion ($2.3 billion), making the French automaker the second biggest in Europe, after Volkswagen.
Opel is still headquartered in Rüsselsheim am Main. The company designs, engineers, manufactures and distributes Opel-branded passenger vehicles, light commercial vehicles, and vehicle parts; together with its English sister marque Vauxhall, they are present in over 60 countries around the world.
Here below is a set of beautiful advertising photos of Opel automobiles in the 1950s.
1951 Opel Olympia1951-1953 Opel Kapitän1951-1953 Opel Kapitän1951-1953 Opel Kapitän1951-1953 Opel Kapitän1951-1953 Opel Kapitän1951-1953 Opel Kapitän
1951-1953 Opel Kapitän1951-1953 Opel Olympia Cabriolet1951-1953 Opel Olympia
1951-1953 Opel Olympia1951-1953 Opel Olympia1953 Opel Olympia Rekord1953-1954 Opel Olympia Rekord1953-1954 Opel Olympia Rekord1953-1954 Opel Olympia Rekord1953-1955 Opel Kapitän1953-1955 Opel Kapitän1953-1955 Opel Kapitän1953-1955 Opel Kapitän
1953-1955 Opel Kapitän
1953-1955 Opel Kapitän
1953-1955 Opel Kapitän
1954 Opel Olympia
1954 Opel Olympia
1955 Opel Olympia Rekord
1955 Opel Olympia Rekord
1955-1958 Opel Kapitän
1955-1958 Opel Kapitän
1956 Opel Olympia Rekord Caravan
1956 Opel Olympia Rekord
1956 Opel Olympia Rekord
1956 Opel Olympia Rekord
1957 Opel Olympia Rekord Caravan
1957 Opel Olympia Rekord
1957 Opel Olympia Rekord
1957-1959 Opel Rekord Caravan
1957-1960 Opel Olympia Rekord P1
1957-1960 Opel Olympia Rekord P1
1957-1960 Opel Olympia Rekord
1957-1960 Opel Olympia Rekord
1957-1960 Opel Olympia Rekord
1957-1960 Opel Olympia Rekord
1957-1960 Opel Rekord Olympia P1
1957-1960 USA Opel Rekord
1958 Opel Kapitän
1958 Opel Kapitän
1958 Opel Olympia Rekord
1958-1960 Opel Rekord P1
1959 Opel Kapitän
1959 Opel Rekord
1959-1963 Opel Kapitän
1959-1963 Opel Kapitän
1959-1964 Opel Kapitän
1959-1964 Opel Kapitän
1959-1964 Opel Kapitän
1959-1964 Opel Kapitän
1959-1964 Opel Kapitän
1959-1964 Opel Kapitän