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OpelDiplomat

1964–1977 Germany passenger car 14 production years
Production1964–1977
Recorded originGermany
Classpassenger car
Background

The Opel Diplomat is a luxury car manufactured by Opel from 1964 to 1977. Opel's top-ranging models were traditionally the Admiral and Kapitän, introduced in 1938 and 1937 respectively.

Text adapted from “Opel Diplomat” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1964–1977

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

Wikipedia lead ↗14 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1968–1978

First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.

Netherlands RDW ↗11 years