Stop, historians will object, the Kadett has been around since 1936. That’s true, but the production facilities for this bestseller had to be delivered to the Soviet Union after the war, and Opel began the new Kadett “A” design launched in 1962 and aimed at the VW Beetle. from the also new work in Bochum a new way of counting. This volume model, which is 3.92 meters long and 1.47 meters wide, redefined the small car segment 60 years ago – that’s what the compacts were called back then – and made all rear-engine designs from VW, Renault, Fiat, NSU or Simca suddenly look old.
Fight against Wolfsburg – 60 years Opel Kadett: All Astra beginning
