Opel Kadett C
Opel Kadett Sedan (1973-1977)
The Opel Kadett C was a compact car of Adam Opel AG and was produced from August 1973 to July 1979 at about 1.6 million units. The car with a longitudinally mounted front engine and rear-wheel drive took over the technology of its predecessor Kadett B.
The sporty version Kadett GT / E was put on the market mid-1975, one year before his rival VW Golf GTI.
In August 1979 Opel presented the successor Kadett D. This was a completely new design with a transverse engine and front wheel drive.
Body
The Kadett C was offered in five body styles:
- Saloon, the only type with four doors
- Coupe, two-door (also available as a sporty GT / E version is not only in the traditional Opel -color White / Yellow )
- City, a three-door hatchback version ( from May 1975 )
- Combi - called in Opel traditionally Caravan
- Aero - a conversion based on the two-door sedan in an open vehicle through the Baur body and vehicle from Stuttgart ( from spring 1976)
The latter variant, a convertible sedan with a targa roof and stowable plastic rear window was initially offered in the spring of 1976 with the 1.2 - liter engine with 44 kW.
From the autumn of 1977 there was also the 1.6 - liter version with 55 kW. The car had standard 175/70er-Reifen and the elaborate SR- equipped with four-spoke steering wheel, tachometer, clock and auxiliary instruments. The end of 1977 the prices of the "Aero" were 14500-15335 DM and approximately $ 5000 over the price of the basic sedan. The car was therefore sold only 1,224 times and taken in the spring of 1978 out of the program. Only with the Kadett E, there were in 1987 again a convertible from Opel.
Rear view
Opel Kadett Caravan (1973-1977)
Opel Kadett Coupé GT / E
Facelift
In August 1977, a facelift took place, which is to recognize the integrated into the fenders next to the headlights turn signals. Until then, the front turn signals were mounted below the bumper. This is only partly true for the standard version, which was produced until mid-1978 with turn signals below.
In addition, the internal name of " C1 " to " C2" changed. On request, there was the Kadett C with three-speed automatic transmission.
Opel Kadett Coupe (1977-1979)
Opel Kadett City (1977-1979)
Rear view
Opel Kadett Aero (1977-1978)
Motors
The Opel Kadett C was offered with the following engines:
Equipment variants
Limousine, City and Caravan:
- Cadet
- Cadet J (almost just as City; few two-door sedans, but no four- door and station wagon )
- Cadet luxury
- Kadett Sedan
- SR- package available for all versions
Coupe:
- Cadet luxury
- Cadet Berlinetta
- Kadett Rallye
- Kadett GTE
- SR- package available for all versions
Special models:
- Snow King
- Swingers (2 different decors → yellow- green or white-orange ← saloon only with indicator down and round headlights )
- Game as capable off-road use, combined with 40 % differential lock and folding shovel
- 1000 ( Coupé only )
- Winterfest ( crystal turquoise blue metallic, code 330; motors City 1.2, 1.6SR Coupe and 2.0E Rallye )
- Ahoy Cadet
- City - Jet ( City only )
- Europe Cadet ( saloon only )
- Star Cadet
- Superstar
Specifications
Related models
The Kadett C was designed by General Motors as the world's car and used as a basis for the following other vehicles:
- Vauxhall Chevette ( UK produced ) or
- Opel Chevette ( UK produced at Vauxhall ).
From 1980 to 1982, the Opel Chevette was offered both as a sedan with two doors and four as well as a hatchback and station wagon variant parallel to Opel Kadett D are a cost - Opel car in Germany. It corresponded to the Vauxhall Chevette with its dashboard and the reminder of the Opel Manta B front. The Vauxhall Chevette was still produced until 1984, while other models were produced until the second half of the 1990s.
- Isuzu Gemini and Isuzu I- Mark ( in Japan Isuzu produced )
- Holden Gemini ( Australia)
- Chevrolet Chevette (Brazil )
- Chevrolet Chevette (USA)
- Pontiac Acadian/T1000 (USA)
- Opel K 180 (Argentina )
- Daewoo Maepsi - Na ( Korea)
Others
The built until 1979 Kadett C was the last Opel compact rear-wheel drive, ending a long tradition that began in 1924 with the Opel 4 PS ( tree frog ). Main production facility was the work of Bochum, where the Opel Kadett A was produced from 1962. The Kadett C was also produced at the GM plant in Antwerp.
Motorsport
The Opel Kadett C was also used in motorsport. Even today, diverse coupe models in classic car events such as slalom, mountain race, regularity races, rally, etc. are used. This engine outputs of 200 hp with the original eight- valve cylinder head or even close to 300 hp with elaborately converted 16 -V cylinder heads are not uncommon.