30 years thirtieth birthday
03/22/2024
No one has ever thought of this before: we are now celebrating anniversaries of anniversaries! And we're a little late for the debut. In March 1993, Opel had been producing compact station wagons for 30 years and, to mark the occasion, had a current Astra Caravan drive in front of the camera together with its Kadett ancestor. Unlike the sedan and coupe, the station wagon was not an officer's candidate and was simply called the Caravan 1000.
In the meantime, another 30 (well, 31) years have passed and the Astra F itself is a classic car, even if it doesn't really look like one. Equally remarkable: while the classic estate is slowly dying out, the Astra Caravan is still being built in its sixth generation, even though it has been called the "Sports Tourer" for 15 years - and has now taken on dimensions that surpass even the Opel Rekord from 60 years ago.
