 the opel kadett is a small family car produced by the german automobile manufacturer opel between 1937 and 1940, and then again from 1962 until 1991 (the cabrio continued until 1993), when it was replaced by the opel astra.  ==kadett i (1936â1940)==  the first opel car to carry the kadett name was presented to the public in december 1936 by opel's commercial-technical director, heinrich nordhoff, who would in later decades become known for his leadership role in building up the volkswagen company. the new kadett followed the innovative opel olympia in adopting a chassis-less monocoque construction, suggesting that like the vauxhall 10 introduced in 1937 by opel's english sister-company, the opel kadett was designed for high volume low cost production. file:opel kadett 1938.jpg|opel kadett (1937â1940) file:opel_strolch_1938.jpg|opel kadett strolch (1938) file:blue oldtimer pic1.jpg|opel kadett "limousine" "series 11 234", with the 1937 front. the grill was restyled for 1938. file:moskvitch 400.jpg|moskwitsch 400 (1947â1954) ===kadett series 11 234 (1937)=== for 1937 the kadett was offered as a small and unpretentiousoswald 1920 - 45 (vol 2), p 325 "mitte november 1936 folgte der opel kadett (serie 11 234) als kleineres und bescheideneres [than the olympia] modell ..." two door "limousine" (sedan/saloon) or, at the same list price of 2,100 marks, as a soft top "cabrio-limousine". the body resembled that of the existing larger opel olympia and its silhouette reflected the "streamlining" tendencies of the time. the 1,074cc side-valve engine came from the 1935 opel p4 and came with the same listed maximum power output of  at 3,400 rpm.oswald 1920 - 45 (vol 2), pp 325 & 326 the brakes were now controlled using a hydraulic mechanism. the suspension featured [[:de: synchronfederung|sync
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