1939 Opel Kapitän Sport-Cabriolet Gläser [KPT-39]

1939 Opel Kapitän Sport-Cabriolet [KPT-39] in 8 mai 1945, la capitulation, Documentary, 2005

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
sixcyl ◊ 2017-01-22 14:17
Lateef ◊ 2017-01-22 17:10	Convertibles were only made in 1939-40, and headlight shape is pre-war, so 1939, not 1947.
130rapid ◊ 2017-01-22 17:28	Interesting, the footage seems mirrored... Lavrentyi Beria on rear seat.
sixcyl ◊ 2017-01-22 17:40	These hexagonal head lights were applied on post-war model too until 1948/49 models when they became round. The 1939 cab hadn't the silver stripe on the side... I think it's a post war model.
andrepa ◊ 2017-01-22 18:49	not a usual 4-seater , but 1939 Gläser Sport-Cabriolet 2-seater Gläser Dresden badge evident not to forgot the silver stripe sixcyl mentions, which is not to be found on usual factory Cabrio! Link to "70724.homepagemodules.de" http://oldtimerwebseiten.com/Fahrzeugsammlung/Opel/meineKap/HPFoto01.htm Link to "upload.wikimedia.org" http://70724.homepagemodules.de/t50f10-Opel-Kapitaen-Cabriolet.html it might be one of those 248 chassis that have been delivered to Hebmüller and Gläser 1939 - 1940 plus 3 further ones in 1943 here one of 4000 Werkscabriolet to compare /vehicle_866481-Opel-Kapitan-Cabriolet-KPT-39-1939.html