Opel Kapitän
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Opel (General Motors) |
| Production | 1939–1970 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Executive car (E) |
| Body style | 2-door coupe cabriolet (1938-1940) 4-door saloon (1948-1970) |
| Layout | FR layout |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Opel Admiral |
| Successor | Opel Diplomat |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 1938–1940 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.5 I-6 |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual |
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| Production | 1948–1950 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.5 I-6, 55 PS/54 hp |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,695 mm (106.1 in) |
| Length | 4,620 mm (181.9 in) |
| Width | 1,660 mm (65.4 in) |
| Height | 1,640 mm (64.6 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,230 kg (2,711.7 lb) |
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| Production | 1951–1953 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.5 I-6, 58 PS/57 hp |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,695 mm (106.1 in) |
| Length | 4,715 mm (185.6 in) |
| Width | 1,720 mm (67.7 in) |
| Height | 1,625 mm (64.0 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,240 kg (2,733.7 lb) |
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| Production | 1953–1958 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.5 I-6, 68-75 PS (67-74 hp) |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual, 4-speed-overdrive transmission |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,750 mm (108.3 in) |
| Length | 4,710 mm (185.4 in)-4,735 mm (186.4 in) |
| Width | 1,760 mm (69.3 in) |
| Height | 1,600 mm (63.0 in)-1,560 mm (61.4 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,250 kg (2,755.8 lb)-1,300 kg (2,866.0 lb) |
| Kapitän P1 | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 1958–1959 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.5 I-6, 80 PS (79 hp) |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual 4-speed overdrive |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,800 mm (110.2 in) |
| Length | 4,764 mm (187.6 in) |
| Width | 1,785 mm (70.3 in) |
| Height | 1,500 mm (59.1 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,310 kg (2,888.1 lb) |
| Kapitän P2 | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 1959–1963 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.6 I-6, 90 PS (89 hp) |
| Transmission | 3-speed manual 4-speed overdrive 3-speed Hydra-Matic-automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,800 mm (110.2 in) |
| Length | 4,831 mm (190.2 in) |
| Width | 1,812 mm (71.3 in) |
| Height | 1,512 mm (59.5 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,340 kg (2,954.2 lb) |
| Kapitän A | |
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| Production | 1964–1968 |
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| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,845 mm (112.0 in) |
| Length | 4,948 mm (194.8 in) |
| Width | 1,902 mm (74.9 in) |
| Height | 1,445 mm (56.9 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,380 kg (3,042.4 lb) - 1,550 kg (3,417.2 lb) |
| Kapitän B | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | 1969–1970 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.8 L CIH I6 (gasoline) |
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| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,845 mm (112.0 in) |
| Length | 4,907 mm (193.2 in) |
| Width | 1,852 mm (72.9 in) |
| Height | 1,450 mm (57.1 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,475 kg (3,251.8 lb) - 1,495 kg (3,295.9 lb) |
The Opel Kapitän is an executive car made in several different generations by the German car manufacturer Opel from 1938 to 1970.
The Kapitän was the last new Opel model to appear before the outbreak of the Second World War, developed during 1938 and launched in the spring of 1939 at the Geneva motor show. The first Kapitän was available in many different body styles, the most popular one being the 4-door saloon. 2-door coupe cabriolets were also built. The pre-war Kapitän featured a unitary body, an innovative feature for its time; it was studied by the Soviet engineers and heavily influenced the design of the GAZ-M20 Pobeda. The Kapitän inherited its 2.5-litre engine from its predecessor: in this application a maximum speed of 118 km/h (73 mph) was reported.
Civilian automobile production by Opel ceased in the Fall / Autumn of 1940, by which time 25,371 Kapitäns had been produced: a further three were assembled during 1943, giving a total production volume for the version launched in 1939 of 25,374. In addition, 2 were assembled in 1946, and one in 1947, but these were not officially recorded in the statistics.
Included in the production total were 248 of the two-seater cabriolets built for Opel by independent coach builders of Dresden and Hebmüller of Wülfrath in Wuppertal. There would, however, be no resurrection for the cabriolet Kapitäns in 1948 when the sedan / saloon version was reintroduced.
1939 Opel Kapitän cabriolet
In October 1948, the Kapitän was re-introduced as Germany's first post-war six-cylinder automobile. Initial production was reserved for the occupying powers, but sales to private customers started in 1949. There was no sign of the wide range of coupe and cabriolet bodies that had broadened the model's appeal in the 1930s: the 1948 Kapitän was offered only as a saloon/sedan, based on the 1939 version.
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