Title:
Opel Kapitän
Description:
The Opel Kapitän is an executive car made in several different generations by the German car manufacturer Opel from 1938 to 1970. Modelo 1951-1953: The 1951 Kapitän, introduced in March 1951, was a stylistically slightly modernized version of the old model; technically it was much the same. From the outside the car was readily distinguished from the first post-war Kapitäns, thanks to an abundance of chromeand a US style grill at the front. This was the most modern large mass-produced car in Europe during the immediate pre-and postwar years. Competitive Mercedes models with flat, upright, one piece windscreen and external headlamps seemed from another age in spite of their greater prestige value. The result was that this solidly built and comfortable car lost rapidly in value and maintenance effort, with few second-hand buyers being able to afford to tax and insure a 2.5-litre engine at the time. Power later increased to 60 PS (44 kW; 59 hp), as better petrol quality allowed manufacturers to increase compression ratios.From March 1951 up to July 1953, Opel built 48,562 cars of this series.
Year:
1951
Model:
Kapitän
Color:
White
Series:
2500 cc
Type of Vehicle:
Executive
Collector Number:
11
Scale:
1:43
Country:
Germany
Date Added:
2018-06-08 16:46:56
