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Opel Kadett

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The Kadett was a small family car that Opel produced before the war and again after 1962, originally Opel's smallest model but growing with each generation until it competed in the European C segment, rear drive up to the Kadett C and front drive after 1979, and succeeded by the Opel Astra. This site gives every generation and every model year its own page, in 6 generations: the Kadett I, 1936 to 1940 (1936 to 1940); the Kadett A, 1962 to 1965 (1962 to 1965); the Kadett B, 1965 to 1973 (1965 to 1973); the Kadett C, 1973 to 1979 (1973 to 1979); the Kadett D, 1979 to 1984 (1979 to 1984); the Kadett E, 1984 to 1993 (1984 to 1993).

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Source Wikipedia: OpelLead paragraph, General Motors periodtier 2
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It was owned by the American automaker General Motors from 1929 until 2017

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Source Wikipedia: OpelLead paragraph, the company and the brandtier 2
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usually shortened to Opel, is a German automobile manufacturer

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Source Wikipedia: Opel KadettKadett E, Cabrio built in Italytier 2
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as well as a convertible built by Bertone in Italy (from 1987)

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The Opel Kadett is a small family car produced by the German automobile manufacturer Opel from 1936 until 1940 and then from 1962 until 1991 (the Cabrio continued until 1993), when it was succeeded by the Opel Astra.
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    is a small family car produced by the German automobile manufacturer Opel from 1936 until 1940 and then from 1962 until 1991 (the Cabrio continued until 1993)
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    is a small family car produced by the German automobile manufacturer Opel from 1936 until 1940 and then from 1962 until 1991 (the Cabrio continued until 1993)
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It was owned by the American automaker General Motors from 1929 until 2017 and the PSA Group prior to its merger with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to form Stellantis in 2021.
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GM Family II engine (Wikipedia)
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It was first used in the Opel Kadett D, Ascona C, and their corresponding Vauxhall sister models, the Astra and Cavalier II.
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GM Family 1 engine (Wikipedia)
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The engine first appeared in the Opel Kadett D in 1979, and shortly afterwards in its Vauxhall badged sister, the Vauxhall Astra Mk.1 in 1980.
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Opel OHV engine (Wikipedia)
Has Part: Opel OHV engine, Applications
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1962-1965 Opel Kadett A
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