Opel apprentices´ design challenge: 72 models of the 1960´s!

[grobmotorix]

I´ve visited the "Carmania" model swap meeting at Opel works Rüsselsheim last weekend.

I´m not really the model guy, but always hunting for old brochures and photos.

And, well - I´ve found something quite special:
The "Opel Modellbauergilde".

In the 1960´s every Opel apprentice could take part in the Opel design challenge.
This was quite clever, because Opel did not pay the working time or building materials, but just had to look out for the most gifted talents and best ideas.
Brain drain at its best...

And because I think that there are some guys at my favourite website who might like to see some of them, I´ver scanned them all.

I´ve never seen photos of them before, but if you do know some more of those, please post them in this thread!

[Otto Puzzell]

Wow! What an interesting assortment - thank you for sharing 

[Allemano]

Great post!
Some of these designs are very interisting

[Limo]

Cool! Thanks!

[Wendax]

I have some postcards in my collection showing the winning models of the 1971 contest. Enjoy it:

[Otto Puzzell]

Tasty! Thanks for sharing

[grobmotorix]

 

[Allemano]

Cooool!

[Wendax]

We haven't had this one yet:

[grobmotorix]

Are there any more photos around?

[Wendax]

Some more colour shots:

[grobmotorix]

 

[grobmotorix]

Two other ones:

[grobmotorix]

some more photos:

[grobmotorix]

And 6 more from the 1973 contest:

[Wendax]

One model is for sale:

[grobmotorix]

 

And it looks pretty well after those decades!

[Allemano]

Does anyone have more info about this Opel Modellbauergilde (history)? It's for a friend who wants to write an article about it. Sources would be welcome as well.