Not quite German and not quite American, the Admiral (along with its siblings, the Kapitän and Diplomat) was not a huge success.
The Admiral was only available with a 2.8 liter I6. It was the first Opel to feature fuel injection. Sadly, by the time this car was built it was also only available with an automatic transmission. Performance was OK, but not on par with the cars from BMW and Mercedes.
The body is about as generic as car bodies get, except for the nose which kind of has a Buick / Chevy look to it and is actually pretty nice looking. The interior is uninspired (and uninspiring). It looks like something from a cheap mid-sized American car with fake wood, useless instrumentation, shapeless seats and lots of vinyl.
I don't know if this is the only one in the US as the seller claims, but there certainly aren't many of these here.This car is in OK condition. The seller says the car's paint is original, but I see what looks to be a little overspray here and there and there most certainly has been some previous rust repair done on the doors and rocker panels. The car is still in need of much more rust repair. The interior looks to be in nice condition and the engine is clean.
For a few thousand dollars this might be a cool car to own. Opels are durable cars that are easy to maintain. Parts are not expensive and readily available in Europe. With another few thousand dollars in bodywork, it might be nice car to drive now and then and take to shows.
Here's the problem... The seller is looking for $19,000.00. As I keep saying, this blog is a little cyber car show and not about selling cars, but still... $19,000.00? I really like Opels, but there are many, many cars in the $20K range that I'd think about buying before this one. (Heck, I could probably get 3 or 4 really nice Mantas for that kind of money.)
Located in Miami, FL, click here to see the eBay listing.