Opel 4/8 PS

Opel "Doctor Car"

The Opel 4/8 hp or better known as Doctor car is a car of the Adam Opel KG. At the rise of the company the largest automobile manufacturer in Germany the guy had a large share.

Vehicle

The Opel 4/8 hp was built specifically for the middle class. The two-seater was compared to other cars of this time is small and nimble, and has been used by physicians for home visits, which he quickly nicknamed "doctor car" got. The cheap price of 3950 Mark made ​​him a very successful model.

The Opel Doktorwagen was the first car of Opel, which bore the Opel logo on the radiator.

Opel campaigned for the Type 4/ 8 hp with statements such as " simple mechanism ", " incredibly easy to use " and especially " to use without a chauffeur ."

Motorization

The Opel 4/8 hp is driven by a water-cooled four-cylinder engine with a displacement of 1029 cc. The power is 8 hp and reached a top speed of 60 km / h It was perfectly adequate for that time. The poor roads and lack of traffic rules often left to no higher pace.

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