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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Opel Rekord E2 front 20081127: Rudolf Stricker· Attribution
- 2. Opel Rekord D: Wikimedia Commons· GPL
- 3. Opel Rekord E: Alexander-93· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Opel Rekord C: Im Fokus· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Opel-Rekord-B-1900: joost j. bakker from ijmuiden, the netherlands· CC BY 2.0
- 6. Opel Rekord A: ChiemseeMan at German Wikipedia ( Original text: Späth Chr. )· Public domain
- 7. Opel (Olympia) Rekord P1: Spurzem - Lothar Spurzem· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- 8. 1966 Opel Rekord C2 Kombi 5T Heck: Kroelleboelle· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. 2007-06-10 Opel Olympia Rekord, Bj. 1955 (retusch): Wikimedia Commons· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- 10. Opel Olympia Rekord P1 Kombi 2012-09-01 14-29-57: Berthold Werner· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 11. Opel Rekord 1.9 Heck: Robotriot· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 12. Opel Rekord A 2605cc 1964 or 1965 at Schaffen-Diest 2013: Charles01· CC BY-SA 3.0
base stats
Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.
what the fuel types mean
- petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
- LPG Runs on autogas (cheap fuel) via a conversion; extra road tax in NL.
- diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.
spec sheet
- built
- 1954–1987
- body
- sedan, estate / wagon, coupé
- engine
- 1.7 L–2.8 L
- cylinders
- —
- turbo
- —
- power
- 51–185 hp
- drive
- —
- gearbox
- —
- seats
- 5
- doors
- 3
- weight
- 1,191 kg
- fuel use
- —
- CO₂
- —
- US rating
- —
- EV range
- —
- US size class
- —
- avg new price NL
- —
Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇳🇱 on Dutch roads
1,356 are registered in the Netherlands today, #530 of all models. Most common build year: 1986 (89 cars).
19541987
Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).
names it's registered under (30)
- Rekord 421
- Rekord 2.0S 171
- Rekord 1700 93
- Rekord 20S 92
- Rekord 1900 77
- Rekord Caravan 2.0S 49
- Rekord Caravan 45
- Rekord 19 N 35
- Rekord 2.0S Automatic 31
- Rekord Coupe 1900 L 30
- Rekord 1900 Automatic 26
- Rekord 1900 Coupe 26
- Rekord 2.0 S Automatic 25
- Rekord 20 N 24
- Rekord Caravan 20 S 18
- Rekord 2.3 D 16
- Rekord Caravan 2.3D 14
- Rekord 2.2I 13
- Rekord 20 S 12
- Rekord 1.8S 11
- Rekord-E 11
- Rekord 2.0 E Automatic 10
- Rekord Coupe 10
- Rekord 23 D 9
- Rekord Caravan 19 N 9
- Rekord 2.0E 9
- Rekord Automatic 7
- Rekord Caravan 20 N 7
- Rekord 1700 L 7
- Rekord 1700 Coupe 6
Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.