Opel Rekord Series E

The Opel Rekord Series E is a large family car that replaced the Rekord D on Opel's Rüsselsheim production lines in August 1977, following the end of the summer vacation plant shut-down. It shared its wheelbase and inherited most of its engines from its predecessor, but the bodies were completely new. The corresponding Opel Commodore C was essentially identical to the Rekord E but fitted with six-cylinder engines. In October 1982 the Rekord E was extensively reworked, retaining the central portion of the body but with redesigned front and back ends and several significant new engines.