Buick Opel Ads

These are just a small portion of the ads that we have for sale. None of these are reproductions, all are original. Most of these are large ads, larger than our scanner bed. Therefore the view shown on the page may not completely show the ad. They are placed in a plastic bag with a cardboard backboard for protection. Please e-mail us with your specific interests.

These ads are listed in chronological order with the oldest ads first.


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1960
Opel Caravan Station Wagon - Black and white 5" x 13" ad for this German Import. The ad has three pictures of this car, two from the side and one from behind while loaded up and more stuff is on it's way. The ad captions claim this car has "Compact Economy", "German Precision" and costs "$2292.60 Equipped". The ad talks about gas mileage of up to 30 mpg and has a list of standard features such as direction signals, cigarette lighter, ash tray and dual sun visors. This ad is taller than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
June 7, 1960
Look magazine
1
$4.50
View Opel 19

1964
Buick Opel Kadett - Black and white 9 1/2" x 12 1/2" ad for how much Fun a Practical Little Car can be. The ad has a picture of a Dark Colored Two-Door Opel Sedan with a couple sitting in the front seat. The young man is supposed to be driving the car while the lady is holding her scarf out of the open sun roof so the wind can blow it toward the rear. The ad headline claims that "Opel Kadett is no convertible" and the ad mentions that the car, as shown, lists for $1796.35 on the East Coast. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
May 19, 1964
Look magazine
1
$4.50
View Opel 18

1966
Buick Opel Kadett four-door Sedan - Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a moving light green Opel. The ad mentions the many features included in this vehicle and shows the East and West coast prices of each model.
January 14, 1966
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Opel 4

1966
Buick Opel Wagon - Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a family that has filled up a creme colored wagon. The ad headline says "This handsome wagon carries you, four skiers, a weekend's worth of gear - and General Motor's lowest price tag."
February 4, 1966
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Opel 15

1966
Buick Opel Kadett sport coupe - Full color 10" x 13" with an ad headline of "Economy in disguise". There is an outdoor masquerade ball and people are taking off their masks to look at this yellow two-door. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
June 24, 1966 &
August 5, 1966
Life magazine
2
$4.50
View Opel 7

1966
Buick Opel Kadett - Full color 10" x 13" shows a lady leaning against "Buick's New Opel Kadett".
April 8, 1966
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Opel 8

1966
Opel Kadett Sport Coupe - Full color 10" x 13" ad describes the car that is "For three-driver families". The ad photo shows a photo of a red Sports Coupe that is parked on a driveway with a father, mother and teen-age son standing behind it. The ad tries to explain how one car can be three different things to three people. How it can be economical for Dad, have storage room and be comfortable for Mom and just plain sporty for the young man. The ad gives prices for the five different models for both East and West coast. The Two-Door Sedan was $1644/$1726, the Deluxe Two-Door was $1767/$1849, the Deluxe Sport Coupe was $1803/$1884, the Deluxe Four-Door Sedan was $1854/$1936 and the Deluxe Station Wagon was $1883/$1965. This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
April 22, 1966,
May 13, 1966
&
August 26, 1966
Life magazine
4
$4.50
View Opel 1

1966
Buick Opel Kadett - Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a country style house on a river and a family with eight kids and two Opels. The ad headline describes the message in the ad as "How to be a two-car family on a one-car budget". This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
June 3, 1966 &
July 15, 1966
Life magazine
2
$4.50
View Opel 9

1968
Buick Opel Rekord - Full color 10" x 13" ad written in German from a German magazine. The ad photo shows a Rekord traveling at a high rate of speed through the countryside.
November 15, 1967
Bunte Illustrierte
1
$4.50
View Opel 13

1968
Buick Opel - Full color 10" x 13" ad from a German magazine. The ad shows a blue two-door model on a snowy open area.
January 31, 1968
Bunn Illustrated
1
$4.50
View Opel 12

1968
Buick Opel Kadett LS Sport Coupe - Full color 10" x 13" ad shows how "easily maintained" this car is. The job is being done by two elephants and a monkey.
January 16, 1968
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Opel 5

1968
Buick Opel Kadett Deluxe Wagon - Full color 10" x 12 1/2" ad talks about "The Mini-Brute". The ad features a picture of a white wagon in the desert with a procession of elephants walking by it.
April 19, 1968
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Opel 11

1969
Opel Kadett Deluxe 2-Door Wagon - Full color 10" x 13" ad that shows this vehicle being compared to an elephant. The ad headline calls it "The Family Mini-Brute".
March 7, 1969
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Opel 3

1969
Buick Opel Kadett - Full color 10" x 13" ad that shows a tan two-door sedan going through the toll-booths with an elephant going through behind it and one beside it. The ad headline calls it "The Commuter Mini-Brute".
April 18, 1969
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Opel 10

1970
Buick Opel Kadett Deluxe Wagon - Full color 10" x 13" ad comparing this wagon to an elephant. The ad shows a family of three standing next to a red Opel wagon while a family of three stands next to their elephant. Which one would you want to clean up after?
November 14, 1969
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Opel 6

1971
Buick Opel 1900 - Full color 9 1/2" x 12" ad has a photo of a White Four-Door being driven by a couple in, what looks like, a European town. The ad headline introduces "The all new Opel 1900. No other economy car (Foreign or Domestic) gives you all this." This ad is larger than my scanner bed so the outer edges of the ad will not be visible in the scanned view.
November 20, 1970
Life magazine
1
$4.50
View Opel 17

1971
Buick Opel 1900 - Full color 10" x 13" ad shows a couple lying on the grass as they talk and look at their new gold colored two-door Opel.
December 11, 1970
Life magazine
2
$4.50
View Opel 2

1973
Opel Manta - Full color 7 3/4" x 10 1/2" ad for this car that has been built by German engineers and widely tested in Europe. Under a picture of a Dark colored Opel Manta is the headline "Buick's new Opel manta. 2,000,000,000 miles in Europe. $2,817 in America." The ad text gives prices for different models and talks about some of the features that make this car reliable.
April 1973
Car Craft
1
$4.50
View Opel 20

1973
Opel Manta Luxux - Full color 8" x 11" ad that shows an interior and exterior view of burgundy car parked on a mountain road overlooking water. The ad headline says "Opel: Number one seller in Germany. Opel Manta Luxus: $2,816.50 in America".
May 1973
Car & Driver
1
$4.50
View Opel 16

1979
Rekord - Full color 8 3/4" x 11 3/4" ad in German from a German magazine. Pictured in the ad is a yellow four-door scooting down a city street.
March 29, 1979
Bunte
1
$4.50
View Opel 14









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