Opel Rekord P1 Olympia 1700cc 4-Door Olymat two-tone

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    Hello All,

    I'm Bas from the Netherlands and I recently bought this p1 from 1960, 10 years older than I am. (I also have a 1973 Opel B-Kadett Coupe in bronze color.) The Rekord was an incompleted restauration project and now we solved most: it can break again and it runs. The biggest challenge however is the Olymat, and especially the lack of information that can be found about it. (that combined with my limited knowledge makes it difficult to drive the Rekord for now...) I'm new to this forum and will give it a good read, but already saw it is tricky without the help of the specialists... I live 25 km from Nijmegen. Is there an Olymat available close to Nijmegen / Schaijk so I can have a proper look of how it should all be setup? (Replacing it with a normal pedal might also be an option? That would be the simplest solution perhaps...)

    I have a (photo) blog on my project, I share it as it might enable you to help me better: https://www.basgriffioen.nl/oldtimer/opel-…1-olympia-1960/

    Hope I'll find the help here. Please let me know.

    Thanks in advance
    Bas Griffioen

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    Opel Rekord P1 Olympia 1700cc 4-Door Olymat
    Opel Kadett B Coupé 1973 1200cc 2-Door Manual
    Benelli 502C Motorcycle

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    Hello Bas,

    good choice to meet this forum. Warm welcome from here.

    Normally this is a forum in german language but for technical questions often there are very good answers but keep in mind that not everyone with specialized knowledge can answer you in english. Sometimes it helps a lot (to get more and better answers) if you use google translate before you put in here questions.

    I read a lot about Olymat and I know here are some people who are very familiar with this part of Opel. To get spare parts, if necessary, it will be a challange.

    If you really do the exchange of the gear box please do not litter the Olymat - keep the possible useful spare parts to use for others.

    Gruß
    Johannes

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    Welcome und hello! I hope your questions will be answered. But I think so.

    Greetings!

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    Kaum eine Antwort kann so böse sein wie das, was man sich schlimmstensfalls ausmalt. Fragen kostet meist nur Überwindung, mehr nicht.

    Beste Grüße einer Rekordhalterin.

    Wagen: 57er Opel Olympia Rekord P1 - namens Betty (Tante Lisbeth)

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    • Offizieller Beitrag

    Hello Bas,

    welcome to our forum and thanks for your introduction. Hope you'll get your Olymat problems solved soon. Good Luck and best wishes!

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    Grüße aus dem Sauerland von Frankie, dem Lennecruiser!

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    Wohnort: 58119 Hohenlimburg a. d. Lenne
    Fahrzeug: Olympia Rekord P1, EZ 02/60, 1700 ccm
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    Motto: "LEBE SO, DASS SICH DEINE FREUNDE LANGWEILEN, WENN DU TOT BIST!"

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    Hallo Bas,

    be welcome in this forum with your 4 door P1 olymat with a nice color.

    I hope, you will have a lot of fun with us.

    :welcome003:

    Herzliche Alt-Opel-Grüße aus Offenbach am Main
    Ha-Jo

    Opel Rekord A LZ 1,5 l von März 1963, Familienbesitz

    nicht: was lange währt, wird endlich gut,
    sondern: was lange fährt, ist wirklich gut!

    Ein Opel ist nie gebraucht oder alt,
    sondern nur eingefahren.....

    Einmal editiert, zuletzt von RA63 (30. Juni 2025 um 18:13)

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    Hallo Bas,

    Auch aus'm Taunus ein herzliches Willkommen :wink:

    Viele Grüße aus'm Taunus :wink:

    Kai-Uwe


    Wägelchen:
    Rekord P1 Limosine 06/1960 1.7 55 PS. EX; Alabastergrau-Comograu
    Astra K ST CDTI 01/2019 1.6 136 PS. Tiefseeblaumetallic.

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    Hallo Bas, welkom bij het Opel p2 forum. Met de olymat heb ik geen ervaring

    Als je om wilt bouwen heb ik misschien wel onderdelen, ik woon 6 km vanaf

    Dinxperlo (De Heurne nl)

    Mvg. Hans Wisman