Green Car Opel Kapitan PictureThe Opel Kapitan's 2.6 liter, in line Opel increased driver vision by installing a wider panorama windscreen that projected more deeply into the roof, and improved access for rear seat passengers by making some slight design changes to the roof edges. The bodywork became more rigid and straight lines stretched the car an effect that was enhanced by the particularly flat roof. The sweeping lines and softly flowing transitions are now replaced by a firm emphasis on the horizontal and the effect of pronounced contours, explains a contemporary text.
Blue Car Opel Kapitan ImageOpel Kapitan P2 2.6 liter More value for less money While the first post war Opel Kapitan was still strongly influenced by American aesthetics, the second generation as of fall 1959 was distinguished by its own unique appearance and more European design. Five decades of progress in automotive development separate the two models, but both each at their own time play a groundbreaking role for the brand with the distinctive lightning bolt emblem. After less than 12 months on the market, over 150,000 drivers already call the innovative car their own. Fifty years after its market launch, the new top model from Rüsselsheim, the Opel Insignia, is repeating history.
A total of 145,616 units were sold up to 1964, making the P2 2.6 liter the most successful Opel Kapitan ever. Thanks to its distinctive design, high comfort and state of the art technology, it soon became a bestseller. In the fall of 1959, the new Opel Kapitan known internally as the Opel Kapitan P2 2.6 liter rolled off the production line in Rüsselsheim for the first time.
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