Opel Kapitän (Kapitän B, 1969 to 1970)

The Kapitän B was introduced in March 1969 and was the last car to bear the Kapitän name. Engine options were a single-barrel carburetted 2.8-litre inline six or a two-barrel version of the same, coupled with either a 4-speed manual or Opel's 3-speed automatic transmission. The modernized body was marginally shorter and narrower than the Kapitän A, by about 5 centimetres in both dimensions, but still proved too large and American-looking for European buyers. Production ended in May 1970, as buyers of large cars preferred more equipment and prestige, and only 4,976 were built in 15 months. The more up-market Admiral and Diplomat lived on until July 1976 and July 1977, and after a brief period without a full-sized Opel the range was replaced by the Senator in 1978.