Opel KAD A

Kapitän, Admiral and Diplomat, together known as the Opel KAD A, were the upper-class Opel models built from spring 1964 to autumn 1968 by Adam Opel AG in Rüsselsheim, which then belonged to General Motors. The A shows that this is the first version of the series, and the cars were advertised as the big three from Rüsselsheim. The Kapitän was the cheapest, the Admiral had better equipment and replaced the Kapitän P 2,6, and the Diplomat was the top model with a reinforced chassis, standard V8 engines and still better equipment. The Kapitän started with a 2.6 litre inline six and later used the new 2.8 litre CIH six, and the Admiral and Diplomat could have Chevrolet V8 engines of 4.6 and 5.4 litres. Bodies were a four-door notchback saloon and, for the Diplomat only, a two-door coupe built by Karmann, of which 347 were made. The series was replaced by the KAD B in spring 1969, and its strong American influence did not please European buyers.