The Opel Diplomat B | Drive it!

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 equipment lines. In 1969, five years after its introduction, the Diplomat A was succeeded by the Diplomat B. The developers had completely re-done the V8 sedan.
More cars: www.dw.de/progr...

[@markusgrins9861]

Mein Komentar : In den 60er Jahren wurden coole und schöne Autos gebaut. Der Diplomat oder auch der Admiral und Kapitän sind gute Beispiele hierfür. Auch andere Marken, wie Mercedes brachten solche Autos hervor. Z.B. das , meiner Ansicht nach schönste Coupe, der W111 er. Er wurde noch größtenteils handgemalte. Nur die erlesenen Materialien, wie Roseleder und Tropenhölzer wurden verbaut. Fehlt nur noch das sie das Lenkrad aus Elfenbein gefertigt hätten. Da haben sie aber wohl aus Kostengründen doch zu Kunststoff gegriffen.

[@michaelhenzen7993]

Ein Traum Auto 😊

[@christiansanden8005]

Awesome car, a dream! Fantastic design, wish there could still make them

[@Lucky_zeven]

I owned one 5 years back b diplomat 2.8E straight 6 originally. Didn't find the time to get it through tüv. It hasn't been schredded though managed to find a new owner 🎉😊

[@Haffschlappe]

Sadly they never exported in into the USA and Canada, this would have been a fantastic little Cadillac!

[@martingianelli7552]

GM did ponder building the Opel KAD as the Cadillac Seville. The answer they got from engineers was that German tolerances were too costly to entertain in Detroit...

[@carinoulisses6416]

www.custojusto.pt/coimbra/ligeiros-passageiros/[e-mail]

[@jasoncarpp7742]

An *unforgivable* shame. There are two countries I would want my cars to be developed before selling here in the USA. I would want Germany, because of its Autobahn, which have no speed limit, and Australia, because of its unforgiving outback road surfaces.

[@victortaveira8271]

@@martingianelli7552 This is an S-class competidor and with low sticker praise. This is why Cadillac isn't Standard of the World anymore since that time

[@victortaveira8271]

@@jasoncarpp7742 Perfect, GM could not use its global footprint to create better cars and save some bucks with standardization

[@bluesteel6612]

I noticed that the smart alloy wheels on the later Opel Diplomat model B same as the German and British - Ford Granada Mk1 2.6 & 3.0 Ghia

[@pcno2832]

GM considered making the first Cadillac Seville from this platform, but because of the falling dollar (affecting whatever portions of the car had to be imported), tighter body panel tolerances and the increasingly burdensome task of federalizing foreign-spec cars (including 5 MPH bumpers, a catalytic converter and maybe some crash reinforcements), they converted the much-less-impressive Chevrolet Nova instead. What they got was passable as a mini-Fleetwood, with all the smoothness and quietness one expected from a Cadillac in those days, but it had neither the refined handling nor the space efficiency of a car like this. If they had adapted the long-wheelbase version of the Diplomat, they'd have had a car with the legroom of the 5,200 pound, 8.2 liter Fleetwood Brougham and better handling than just about any car GM sold in the USA, other than the Corvette, in a package smaller and lighter than the "downsized" Chevrolet Impala that got such fanfare in 1977. They would still have had to update the 1960s styling and replace the add-on air conditioning with an integrated climate control system, but they'd have had a very impressive car.

[@victortaveira8271]

Opel Diplomat B was design using chevy Nova platform elongated and strengthened to accommodate rear independent suspension and . GM could have ask Opel engineers to energize Cadillac and make it standard of the world again to compete against mercedes. Fit and finish superior to any Cadillac of the time, despite being a GM. Remember, this car is why mercedes went beyond in the first s-class. Opel was the archenemy of Mercedes, not BMW, that time.

[@OMENASOSE-ll8yc]

ONE OF MY DREAMCARS I WISHD ID HAD 3 DIPLOMATS 2 GREEN ONES AND ONE YELLOW

[@jasoncarpp7742]

I've heard of the Kapitan, the Admiral, and Diplomat. But neither of them were sold in the USA. So I have never seen one.

[@dankwartdenkhardt5714]

Allthough they were nice cars, they had no chance against the S-Klass-Mercedes. The interior especially of the dashboard and doors was too plain and there was also not a good marketing. The target groups were too indefinite. Opel belonged to GM and was not allowed to export these cars to USA.

[@christiansanden8005]

@@dankwartdenkhardt5714 I prefer the Diplomat, those Mercs looked old fashioned against,

[@paulburrows5022]

Lots or similar design details to the Australian General Motors Holden, Statesman and Caprice of the 1970s and early 1980s.

[@rolfdejonge3915]

Great! Thanx!

[@OMENARAHKA-no5gt]

i wishd id had opel diplomat

[@MARMELADIKAKKU-zl7ed]

i like it

[@banaani-ec3nv]

I WISHD ID HAD SOME DAY DIPLOMAT AND 3 DIPLOMATS 2 GREEN ONES AND ONE RED

[@PAPAIJAKAKKU-gv2ez]

I LIKE IT I WOULD LOVE TO PAINT IT

[@styrelsefksu4463]

Its said in the clip that opel never maid a luxury car with a v8 and that is true however they did make some luxury models later on it was called the the opel monza Opel senator the Opel omega some of them with a more modern straight six

[@houtyfish273]

Yes.....this. I remember the Senator being a really beautiful luxury car that competed well with the 7 series BMW and the S class Merc on spec, if not on reputation

[@mattcrooke8321]

Those wheels on the Diplomat B, as exact copies of the ones on a Mark 1 Ford Granada (U.K.). Very strange!

[@SITRUUNATOFFEE]

I WISHD ID HAD SOME DAY ADMIRAL AND 250S

[@MARSIPAANI]

i wishd id had opel admiral

[@josvandencamp8441]

Damals wurden noch schöne Auto's gebaut.

[@VADELMAHILLO-gu9qe]

I WISHD ID HAD DIPLOMAT. TAUNUS 20M. 142. VOLVO PV544. MERCEDES 220SE

[@aciddiver1978]

They dont make em like this anymore. Sad.

[@MARSIPAANI]

and 2 diplomats

[@Rongdrik]

👍👍👍

[@SITRUUNAKAKKU-kl3sf]

i wishd id had some day 7 admirals 5 green ones and 2 yellow ones