The Admiral A's straight-six carried a quietly advanced trick for 1964 — self-adjusting hydraulic tappets.
Lead trim: 2.6 OHV six (100 PS) · up to 187 hp
Opel Admiral A1964–1968
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FactThe Admiral A's straight-six carried a quietly advanced trick for 1964 — self-adjusting hydraulic tappets.
The middle model of Opel's KAD ("Kapitän, Admiral, Diplomat") "A" series, first presented in February 1964 with volume production of the Admiral beginning in May 1964, three months before the Chevrolet-powered Diplomat. Designed by Clare MacKichan, it was by far the most popular of the three: 55,876 of the 89,277 KAD cars built between 1964 and 1968. The 1964 car had a 2,605 cc straight-six OHV with self-adjusting hydraulic tappets, offered only for the first year, and from September 1965 Opel fitted the newly developed 2,784 cc cam-in-head (CIH) six, which carried its chain-driven camshaft directly above the cylinders. From March 1965 the Admiral could also be ordered with the Chevrolet 4,638 cc V8, always with the Powerglide automatic, of which only 623 were built. In September 1967 a slight facelift added rubbing strips, a reworked ZF steering and collapsible column, along with a twin-carburettor "HL" 140 PS version of the six as a 495-mark option. Only 377 had the "Austrian market special" 2,473 cc engine.
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 OHV six (100 PS) | 1964–1965 | 2.6 L Inline-6 | 99 hp | 133 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.8 CIH HL twin-carburettor six (140 PS) | 1967–1968 | 2.8 L Inline-6 | 138 hp | 163 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 2.8 CIH six (125 PS) | 1965–1968 | 2.8 L Inline-6 | 123 hp | 150 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 4.6 Chevrolet V8 (283) | 1965–1968 | 4.6 L V8 | 187 hp | 256 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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The Admiral B’s De Dion rear suspension sharpened handling, but it ate so much boot space that buyers noticed before they ever got behind the wheel.
The Admiral A's straight-six carried a quietly advanced trick for 1964 — self-adjusting hydraulic tappets.
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