Opel Olympia is a German passenger car of the interwar, World War II and postwar period. The first copies of this machine appeared in 1935, and serial production continued intermittently from 1935 to 1970. Cars of the first series produced in 1935-1940 were equipped with engines with a volume of 1.3 and 1.5 liters with a capacity of up to 24 horsepower. The first Opel Olympia cars were presented in February 1935 at the Berlin Motor Show. These cars were intended for the civilian market. During the production of the first series (1937-1940), four body options appeared: Olympia LZ (two-door car with a sedan body), Olympia CL (two-door model, convertible), Olympia OL38 (model). with a more powerful engine) and Olympia LV (four-door model). At the start of World War II, many of these cars were mobilized and served as staff cars for officers of the German Armed Forces throughout World War II, from the September Campaign of 1939 to the final battles in Germany in 1945.
