Opel Kadett - umshini nge esidlule zomlando, ikhophi yokuqala owamiswa ngo-1937 ngesikhathi u-Adamu Opel ifektri emzini laseJalimane Russelsheim. I sibonelo wakhonza njengephayona stylish Opel Olympia - runabout compact 1935 ukukhululwa.
Opel Kadett phathelana lula ikhophi Olympia, kwaba intengo yakhe 2100 German Reichsmark - cishe u- $ 600. Futhi njengoba lesi silinganiso kwaba fixed, Opel ubusosha wamemezela imoto ethandwa. Umshini iyona Ukulingana okufanele ukuba amazinga umphakathi German futhi ekhiqizwa ngempumelelo kuze 1940. Khona-ke isitshalo imoto, lapho workshops mayelana Opel Kadett, wayiswa ukukhiqizwa wezempi. Ngensimbi elihambayo hamba Opel Blitz amaloli, front-line imishini ezokuthutha.
Opel Kadett udaba eyandulela impi kwaba imoto icwecwe ngaphandle ophahleni nge top ukusonga. Umzimba uhlobo "Limousine" ukuthwala abantu umshayeli abagibeli abathathu. Le nguqulo ongaphandle umshini kwakubhekwa njengesibusiso Convertible. Ngemva kwempi, ngenxa izivumelwano yokulungisa umonakalo ku MZMA isitshalo Ushintshe ukukhululwa Opel Kadett waqala eMoscow ngaphansi brand Moskvich 401. Ngokwesilinganiso, eJalimane, indaba ubusosha uqalisiwe ngo-1947, nge izinga zokukhiqiza kuyanda, nezimoto ezingaphezu kuka-180 000 zavezwa eminyakeni 6. Ngo-1953, ukukhiqizwa saphela lesi sinqumo ngezizathu zezomnotho futhi wavuselela kuphela 1962.
Model Opel Kadett, ukubuyekezwa zazo kule eyandulela impi futhi ekuqaleni Iminyaka yangemva kwempi njalo omuhle, savela kakhulu. Lokhu kuyahambelana ngomoya isikhathi. Car Opel ngo-1962 uyisibonelo a yesimanje, umzimba wonke-metal baba uhlobo ngendlu ezimbili sedan nge-boot ukushisa namakhaza. Ngemva ke wethulwa ukukhiqizwa imodeli entsha Opel Kadett sedan, abaklami basungula inqola esiteshini.
Ngo-1963, inguqulo entsha wethulwa ku nokukhiqizwa kwezinto ngobuningi, futhi ngemva kokuba umkhandlu sedan osungulwe futhi zenqola, ithuba lokwenza ukuguqulwa wesithathu Opel Kadett Coupe umzimba. Inketho gumbi ukunika imoto sporty, ezakheke, sibonga ukufika ongaphakeme, phathelana zibukeke ngokushesha uvele kule nhlangano othakazelisayo umshini.
Opel Kadett yadalwa ngezinsuku izinguqulo ezintathu - sedan, enqoleni Coupe - iminyaka emibili nengxenye, kwaze kwaba ngo-1965. Khona-ke zonke imishini uhlelo odlule futhi abangu olwesimanje, ukukhiqizwa baqhubeka, sha Opel Kadett lanikezwa emakethe yezimoto American. Kodwa ngo-US, ezweni Limousines ngokwesiko esikhulu Cadillacs, encane Opel Kadett ngeke bashiywe ngaphandle abangaphumelelanga, ibhizinisi kuhlulekile. Kodwa kuwo wonke amazwe aseYurophu, Opel Kadett kwaba njalo yezindawo zokuqala ngenani izimoto ithengiswe.
Ngo-1973, imodeli yasungulwa Opel Kadett C. imoto entsha kusekelwe GM-T yesikhulumi ngamazwe, okwenza bakwazi ukwakha imoto kwamanye amazwe. Opel Kadett baba etholakala Japan Isuzu Gemini izitshalo phezu Daewoo ifektri nasemhlanganweni izitshalo inkampani eNingizimu Korea British Vauxhall Chevette. Okunjalo ezinwetshiwe imoto German, okuyinto vele usuthandwa emazweni amaningi, waqinisa idumela lakhe, ephakanyiswe isilinganiso yayo nempumelelo kwezohwebo. Okwamanje Opel Kadett akuyona ekhishwe, ke indawo isizukulwane esisha izimoto, ezifana Opel Astra, Corsa, Vectra nabanye.