Opel Kapitän (Kapitän, 1938 to 1940)

The first Opel Kapitän was the last new Opel model to appear before the Second World War, developed during 1938 and launched in the spring of 1939 at the Geneva motor show, with production beginning in November 1938. It came in many body styles, the most popular being the 4-door saloon, and 2-door coupé cabriolets were also built. Its unitary body was an innovative feature for its time, studied by Soviet engineers and an influence on the design of the GAZ-M20 Pobeda. It inherited its 2.5-litre engine from its predecessor, with a reported maximum speed of 118 km/h. Civilian production ceased in the autumn of 1940 after 25,371 Kapitäns, for a total of 25,374 of this version.