2008 - 70 years of Opel Kapitän!

1. In this year the 70th anniversary of the German car Opel Kapitän.





2.1938. Opel Kapitän.Byl first presented to the public at the Geneva Motor Show 1939



3. 2-door limousine cost reyskhsmarok 3575, 4-door can be purchased by paying 3975 RM. It produced before the war, as well as a convertible, after the war issue convertibles of this model is not renewed.



4. It looked parent company Opel's Rüsselsheim (Rüsselheim) in the 30s.



5. For 2 years, from 1938 to 1940, were sold 25 374 thousand cars.



6. Advertising Opel Kapitän 1938.



7.Opel Kapitän was the second model of Opel, whose production resumed after the war, in 1949. The first model was the Olympia (1948)



8. Compared to its pre-war predecessor of Opel Kapitän undergone only minor changes.



9. In the early postwar years, Opel Kapitän sold, frankly, not on "hurray". It is not surprising - people had too little money and too many other worries.
Advertising 1949.



10. Engine volume 2, 5 l, 66 hp power



11. With such a powerful engine Opel Kapitän reached an impressive speed - up to 126 km / h!



12. The early '50s was marked by a sharp rise of the German economy, increased demand for "luxury»



13. Opel Kapitän uchasvstvoval in numerous races ...



14.Opel Kapitän 1951 release, 58 hp



15.Opel Kapitän was on the 3rd place among the most frequently purchased vehicles.



16. 1954



17. The maximum speed - 138 km / h, the engine power - 66 hp



18. Price avtomobtlya increased to 9,500 RM for 3 years has sold 61,543 copies.



19. 1956



20. In 1958, production began Opel Kapitän 2, 5. Design - well, very American ...



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24. The most popular Opel Kapitän all time - Opel Kapitän P2 1959.



25. In practice, until 1964 Opel Kapitän P2 did not undergo any changes.



26. As the number of sales of Opel Kapitän P2 ahead of even some models from Daimler.



27. The volume of the engine has increased to 2, 6 liter capacity - up to 90 l.s.Sam engine became a 6-cylinder.



28. Until 1964, it sold 146,000 Opel Kapitän P2. This was due to the high reliability of the model and easy to manage. P2 had a three-speed gearbox and power steering.



29. 1964: The new Opel emblem.



30. Opel Kapitän A 1964.



31. Despite the increase in power to 125 hp, Opel Kapitän A could not qualify for the success of its predecessor.



32.Ot latest model of this series, Opel Kapitän B, have very few photos. Its production was in 1970 after two years stopped. Since 1970, Opel Kapitän place among the high-end cars took Opel Senator.
In the photo: Opel AG



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