General data: The Opel (Olympia) Rekord P1 had a slightly larger, more modern body with wraparound windscreen and rear screen, introducing to Germany the latest American fashion of two-tone paintwork.
In 1959–60, Karosseriebau Autenrieth of Darmstadt, Germany converted P I two-door sedans to coupés and cabriolets, in very limited numbers.
General data: The Opel Rekord P2 grew in size, if not in wheelbase, and received a totally new body that did away with wraparound windows.
It was available in several body versions: 2-door and 4-door saloon, a 3-door estate ("Caravan") plus delivery van, a pick-up, and a convertible.
From August 1961 on, a works coupé became available, and in June 1962 a more luxurious "L" version was added with a new top engine of 1700 cc "S" and a higher compression ratio.
General data: The Rekord A line-up was a repeat of the Rekord P II (two- and four-door saloon, two-door estate and delivery van, two-door coupé with 1500 or 1700 or 1700 S engines), but the bodies were completely new and the wheelbase stretched to 103.3 inches (2,620 mm).
In very limited numbers, Karl Deutsch of Cologne sold a convertible version with either the 1700 S or the 2600 engine, at DM 11,765 and 13,060 respectively.
General data: A transition model, the Rekord B offered only a mild facelift of the A but allowed Opel to avoid delay in introducing its new, more oversquare four-cylinder cam-in-head (CIH) engines (1500, 1700 S, 1900 S).
General data: The Rekord C was produced in a wide variety of body styles and inline four- and six-cylinder engines.
A solid hit with the public, its 1,276,681 units sold made it the most successful Rekord to date.
The Ranger was a Rekord-based range built at the Opel Continental plant in Antwerp, Belgium, for the overall European market.
Known as 'South Africa's Own Car', it featured a springbok logo on its grille, and was also produced as a station wagon.
The production of these vehicles ended in 1977 when the assembly line started producing the Chevrolet Nova, Buick Skylark, and Cadillac Seville cars until 1987.
The Rekord E was available as a two- or four-door sedan, and as a three- or five-door Caravan (station wagon).
A version of the Rekord E was sold by Vauxhall in the United Kingdom from 1978 as the Carlton, with a restyled "droopsnoot" nose.
Prior to the introduction of the facelift E2 in 1982, the Opel and Vauxhall versions were sold in competition with each other in the UK market.
The Rekord and Carlton's differences in appearance vanished following the 1982 facelift, when most of the Opel range was withdrawn from sale in the UK.
The E1 model was also sold in South Africa, initially as the Chevrolet Rekord, before being rebranded as an Opel in 1982, remaining in production until 1984.
The Rekord E was also the basis for the first generation of the Holden Commodore, from the VB to the VL series versions.