1957 Opel Rekord [R-57]

1957 Opel Rekord [R-57] in Heimatlos, Movie, 1958 IMDB

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: DE

1957 Opel Rekord [R-57]

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Comments about this vehicle

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fortengo HU

2008-09-16 11:47

Looks like a 1957 Rekord.

Ingo DE

2008-09-16 18:15

Hmmm, I don't think so, the grille is from a Kapitän.

Ingo DE

2008-09-16 18:19

Probably I'm wrong. Form this view the grill looks like from a 1956 Kapitän, but the door is from a Rekord.

DAF555 SE

2008-09-16 22:53

It is a 1956-58 Kapitän, the grille matches and the door is similar to the Rekord. But it lacks the chrome trim under the sidewindow that the 1957 Rekord would have.

Ingo DE

2008-09-16 23:23

DAF555: the door is the problem: /vehicle_13994-Opel-Kapitan-1956.html
The shape underneath the windows is different.

DAF555 SE

2008-09-16 23:48

I missed a significant detail here, the door handle. That makes it a Rekord, Kapitän have their handles further up.

The chrometrim might be there after all, it is thin. And the grilles are also similar on the two cars, it´s more "flat" on the Rekord but an optic illusion might make us think of the Kapitän first.

This two-tone paint is rare on a Rekord.

Ralph DE

2008-09-17 02:55

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DAF555 SE

2008-09-17 11:59

Thanks for the extra pics Ralph, no longer a doubt about the ID :)

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