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OPEL captain 1948

The OPEL captain was last before that 2. World war designed model of the car manufacturer OPEL and 1939 on that Geneva autosalon was introduced. It was also the first model of which in the year 1948 after that 2. World war of the volume ran.

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It had a 2.5 litre six cylinder in-line engine with 40 KW (55 HP) and reached 126 km/h. In this equipment he was built until 1950.

Between 1951 and 1953 the captain with changed body and stronger engine (43 kW/58 HP) was manufactured.

OPEL captain 1954

The model year course 1954/55 received a tail fin body with salient radiator grille (shark fish muzzle) and a row six cylinder with 50 KW (68 HP).

In the 1955 to 1958 started row there was a slight Facelift (the hood was smoothed among other things) and new 55 KW (75 HP) engine. Radiator grille consisted now of senkrechten lattice bars.

OPEL captain P1

The OPEL captain P1 appeared in the year 1958 - 2,5-Liter-Reihensechszylinder motorizes with 59 KW (80 HP). The styling of the tail fin body with the Panoramascheiben in front and in the back and the plentiful Chromzierrat was strongly ajar against American automobiles of this time. By that to the rear too strongly down-pulled roof was already difficult for adult persons with normal size legendarily the entrance in the rear range. This model is called jokeful because of the rear lights "keyhole captain". The captain P1 was built in a number of items of 34.842.

OPEL captain P2

1959/60 appeared a captain, who came along now again somewhat more essentially and "more European": The new body exhibited a flatter, more straight alignment. Its large front Panoramascheibe was remarkable. It should become the most successful captain of all times. For the first time one took with OPELs now from the custom distance to retouch the models completely after American model each year and proved model Konstanz. The P2 was a last captain with independent body form, at the end of November 1963 ran out its production. It achieved the high sales figure of nearly 146,000 copies.

OPEL captain A

In the year 1964 the production of the OPEL captain A was taken up as entrance model to the upper class. It divided those geradelinig, timeless elegant body without Panoramascheiben with the admiral and the top model diplomat. Its production was stopped 1968.

See: OPEL KAD A

OPEL captain B

1969 appeared a B-version of the car, which more place offered among other things. As a captain already 1970 adjusted, were replaced the KAD B series only 1977 by the OPEL senator.

See: OPEL KAD B