Opel Regent
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The Opel 24/110 PS is a Regent on November 8, 1928 imagined at the International Automobile Exhibition in Berlin upper class car of Adam Opel KG (AG as of December 1928). In some brochures and promotional items, the vehicle was referred to as 23/110 PS.
History
The regent in 1928 presented by Councillor Wilhelm von Opel at the Berlin Motor Show and was initially, as was customary, only as a chassis for a price of 14,000 Reichsmarks available. Thus, the Regent was significantly cheaper than the competition with such as the Cadillac Series 341 or the Horch 8 Type 500 Regent above the six-cylinder models 12/50 PS and 15/ 60 hp was positioned as the new flagship of the Opel model range.
Later, Opel also offered factory bodies, namely an open seven-seater touring car for 18,500 marks, a roadster for 19,000 marks and a Pullman limousine for 20,000 marks. This corresponded approximately to the value of ten Opel 4 PS- compact car. Prices for special bodies were open at the top.
Fritz von Opel won in 1928 with a Regent coupe first prize in a beauty contest in Baden -Baden.
In March 1929, General Motors acquired 80 % of the shares of Adam Opel AG. Since GM feared too much competition for the top models of its own brands, Cadillac and Buick, had all 25 previously sold models to the full purchase price and taken to be scrapped - a " one-time process in the automotive history" ( Eckhart Bartels ). Together with the vehicles produced and almost all construction documents were destroyed. Due to the scrapping of all Opel 24/110 PS is no carriage museum exists. Few images are obtained.
And drive technology
The Opel Regent had an eight-cylinder in-line engine with 5972 cm3 ( bore × stroke: 89 × 120 mm), which give 110 hp (81 kW) at 3200 min-1 and 23.6 kg-m (231 Nm) at 2800 min-1 could. This engine was the first (and only) self-constructed by Opel eight-cylinder engine in a series-production car and was based, according to the prospectus on a racing engine of 1921. He had given thanks Pressure lubrication " in oil -run " standing valves, a nine -bearing crankshaft, "double carburetor " and dual ignition. The cylinder head was removed. Cylinder block and the pistons were made of cast iron, the crankcase of Silumin. Camshaft, alternator and water pump were driven by a roller chain.
The force was transmitted from a multi-disc dry clutch, a three-speed transmission and a drive shaft with fabric disc joints on the rear axle. A top speed of 100 km / h were reported with the available against 1,000 Mark surcharge, switchable overdrive Maybach had the car effectively 6 forward and 2 reverse gears, top speed rose to 130 km / h
The regent had a pressed-steel - depth framework for improving the center of gravity, worm and sector, drove on wooden spoke wheels of dimension 5 × 20 " with low-pressure balloon tires from Continental. On all wheels were servo drum brakes, which are actuated hydraulically, the parking brake acted on the transmission. The suspension consisted of a front and rear rigid axle on semi-elliptic springs, and oil pressure shock absorbers; Body mounting points and the motor was rubber mounted. Because of its weight of 2.1 t - the chassis alone weighed just 1550 kg - he was also equipped with four built-in hydraulic Heberut - jacks.
With standard body of the Regent was 5.40 m long and 1.83 m wide. The wheelbase always was 3.70 m.
Opel 1.8 liter Regent
The name Regent was later also used for the luxury variants of 1931 featured six-cylinder model Opel 1.8 liter.