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Opel Kapitän (1938)

The last of Opel’s passenger cars to appear before the outbreak of World War II. It was officially unveiled in the spring of 1939 at the Geneva Motor Show, although production began in 1938. The car was very modern for the time, featuring a self-supporting body, and its 2.5-liter engine (known from the earlier Opel Super 6 and the Blitz 2.5-32 truck) allowed it to reach a top speed of 118 km/h (other data indicates as much as 126 km/h).

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The Kapitän was available in several body styles. The most popular was the four-door sedan, with other models being two-door sedans and two-door convertibles. In total, over 25,000 Kapitäns were produced between 1938 and 1940. After the war, production of the car returned briefly, in an almost unchanged form.

Interestingly, the export Kapitäns were initially called Super 6 (the same as the older model) due to the negative associations the “military” name of the car had for customers in other countries.

Technical specifications:

Length: 4.62 m

Width: 1.66 m

Height: approx. 1.6 m

Wheelbase: 2.695 m

Unladen weight: approx. 1200 kg

Drive: in-line six-cylinder OHV petrol engine

Displacement: 2473 cm3

Maximum speed: 118 km/h (other data 126 km/h)

Average fuel consumption: 13.4 l / 100 km