Opel Patent Motor Car

Patent Motor Car " System Lutzmann "

The Patent Motor Car "System Lutz man " was the first automobile Opel after the company was in 1899 entered the automobile business. The motor car was manufactured under license as the Rüsselsheim plant from 1899 to 1902. To assist the Opel took the car designer Friedrich Lutz man.

The motor car had a 1.5 - liter engine with a cylinder fitted at the rear. Its 3.5 hp accelerated the vehicle to up to 20 km / h

In three years of construction, 65 units were built, after which production was stopped because of the outdated design.

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  • Marcus Schneider: German automobiles; Edition XXL, Fränkisch- Crumbach 2005; ISBN 3-89736-327-5; S. 270
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