Opel Super Six Overview: Generations, Specs and Which One to Buy
An overview of the Opel Super Six cabrio built in 1936–1938: its single generation, the 2.5 MT version with 40 hp, and which variant to look for.
The Opel Super Six is a cabrio produced from 1936 to 1938, with every version delivering 40 hp through a manual gearbox and rear-wheel drive. It suits collectors and enthusiasts of pre-war open-body cars who value a simple mechanical layout — one generation, one body style, one drivetrain — rather than buyers comparing dozens of trims and engine options.
Opel Super Six generations
1 generation (1936–1938)
The first and only generation of the Opel Super Six was built from 1936 to 1938 exclusively as a cabrio. The power range is flat at 40–40 hp: there is a single modification in the lineup, so every Opel Super Six on the market shares the same specification. The notable version is the Opel Super Six 2.5 MT (1 generation), which pairs a 2500 cc engine with 40 hp, a manual gearbox and rear-wheel drive. With only one modification catalogued for the generation, the 2.5 MT is by definition the mass version of the model — there is no rarer engine or transmission variant hiding in the range.
Which Opel Super Six to buy
- 2.5 MT (1 generation): the only catalogued version, with a 2500 cc engine producing 40 hp through a manual gearbox and rear-wheel drive — the choice comes down to condition, not specification.
Buying used here means buying a car that is at minimum from 1938, so the search is about survival and completeness rather than picking a configuration. The single-modification lineup works in the buyer's favor: any Opel Super Six 2.5 MT can serve as a parts and specification reference for any other, since the 1936–1938 run never split into diverging engine or drivetrain branches.
Opel Super Six at a glance
The Opel Super Six 2.5 MT (1 generation) carries the model's entire specification sheet: 2500 cc of displacement, 40 hp, a manual gearbox and rear-wheel drive, in a cabrio body built between 1936 and 1938. The flat 40–40 hp range across the model means there is no performance hierarchy to navigate — the generation, the body and the drivetrain are fixed, and every example represents the model in full. That makes the Super Six one of the simplest pre-war Opel models to research: one generation, one body, one gearbox type, one drive layout and a single 40 hp modification cover everything the 1936–1938 production run offered.