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German automobile manufacturer and rocketry enthusiast. Grandson of founder of Opel, after graduation, put in charge of testing and publicity. Adam Opel AG is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors Company. Although Adam Opel AG continues to be a share-limited company, shares of the company are not publicly listed.

Opel Motor Car Company told reporters on arriving in the U.S. “He Hopes to See Business Men Crossing Atlantic in Rocket Airplane.With a market share of percent, Opel is by far the largest German carmaker.

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Fritz von Opel, German industrialist, motor sportsman, rocket pioneer. Photography.

In 1Fritz von Opel, founder of the Opel car and motorcycle works, began experimenting with attaching rockets to his racing cars, a special high-speed train car, an airplane, and a Neander/Opel motorcycle. The bike in question was a MotoClub 500SS (Opel bought out Neander and badged the bike as their own), to which solid-propellant rockets (with a thrust capacity of 66lbs combined) were attached. In the late 1920s, Fritz von Opel was the grandson of Adam Opel, the founder of the famous German car manufacturer Opel. Unlike others in his family, he had a penchant for rockets.The Mercedes-Benz E-Class has been called one of the most important models in the German carmaker’s lineup, with more than million units sold worldwide since the car’s introduction in 1993.

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FRANKFURT — THE German auto company with a storied history but a blemished reputation is trying to make a comeback.No, not Volkswagen.