S144039 GERMAN STAFF CAR CABRIO

The Opel Kapitan is a German passenger car that was first presented to the public in 1939 at the Geneva Motor Show. Its serial production was carried out in 1939-1940 and 1948-1970, and in its course as many as eight of its generations. The Opel Kapitan was developed and put into production as the successor to the Super Six model. Compared to its predecessor, it differed significantly in design, which became more streamlined and improved the car's aerodynamics. The suspension and steering were also slightly improved. However, the gearbox and engine were the same in both models. Interestingly, the outbreak of World War II did not stop the serial production of the first generation of the car, which lasted until the fall of 1940 and ended with the production of about 25,000 copies of this car. During World War II, many copies of the Kapitan model were confiscated by the German armed forces and served as staff and service cars on virtually all fronts. After the war, production was resumed in 1948 (2nd generation), and the produced model was very similar to the previous version. A radical change in technical solutions and design came only with the fourth generation of Opel Kapitan, which was produced in the period 1954-1957.