During the 1960s, American carmakers were involved in a horsepower war that led to what we now call muscle cars, while in Europe, compacts like the VW Beetle were ruling the streets. However, from ...

The launch of the Diplomat V8 back in 1964 was Opel's post-war attempt to re-enter the luxury car market. The coupe was its top-of-the-line vehicle.

General Motors is part of the heart and soul of the American automotive industry. Yet, GM has had an impressive automotive presence outside the U.S. for over a century that most Americans never got to ...

Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann will enter his own Diplomat A V8 Coupé to the Bodensee Klassik event starting on May 7. The rare model is powered by a 5.4-liter V8 engine producing 230hp and is part of ...

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Opel is celebrating the 50 th anniversary of ‘The Big Three’ vehicles which made up their upper-class range in the 1960s and ‘70s, the Kapitan, Admiral and Diplomat. To commemorate the milestone, Opel ...

In 1964, Opel introduced its first luxury model since the Second World War, the Diplomat A V8. It became the third member of the exclusive 'KAD' range. KAD stood for the Kapitän, Admiral and Diplomat ...