The Opel Super 6 is an

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which was built by the German car manufacturer

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between 1937 and late 1938. The car was equipped with a 2.5-litre

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and had a top speed of . It was available in three different versions: a 4-door sedan, a 2-door

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, and a 2-door

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. A small number of custom-bodied cars were also made by various coachbuilders such as and Gläser. The produces at 3500 rpm. In total, 46,453 Opel Super Six were built in the two years it was available. An interesting detail was the windscreen wiper drive which received its power via a mechanical linkage from the camshaft, a solution which Opel continued to use in post-

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Rekord models until 1957. File:1937 Opel Super Six 4-Door Sedan, front right.jpg, Opel Super 6 4-Door Limousine 1937 File:Opel Super De Luxe 1938.jpg, Opel Super 6 De Luxe 4-Door Limousine 1938 File:Opel Super Six De Luxe 4-Door Sedan 1938.jpg, Opel Super 6 De Luxe 4-Door Limousine 1938 File:Opel Super 6 Sport Roadster (Kühn), Bj. 1937, 2473 cm³, 55 PS.jpg, Roadster made by Kühn 1937

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{{Opel timeline 1919 to 1950 Super 6 1930s cars Cars introduced in 1937