OPEL Images and Specifications
صور و مواصفات سيارات اوبا فيكترا و كورسا
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The company was founded on 21 January
1863 by Adam Opel, and at first made household goods, and was a
major maker of sewing machines. The founder died in 1895, with
his company the leader in European sewing machines sales and
producing over 2,000 bicycles yearly. They made their first cars
in 1898 having bought the rights to the Lutzmann and sold then
as Opel-Lutzmann. However, two years later, following the
dissolution of the partnership, Opel's son signed a licensing
agreement with Automobiles Darracq S.A. of France to manufacture
vehicles under the brand name "Opel-Darracq". The vehicles were
Opel bodies mounted on a Darracq chassis, powered by a
2-cylinder engine.
In 1906 they started to make cars to their own design which they
had first shown in 1902 at the Hamburg Motor Show and from 1907
stopped making the Opel-Darracqs.
In 1911 the factory was virtually destroyed by fire and a new
one was built with more up to date machinery and the manufacture
of sewing machines dropped. Production now consisted of
bicycles, cars and motorcycles. By 1913 they were the largest
car maker in Germany.
