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Opel 6/16 PS Opel P4 Car : Opel 6/16 PS Year : 1911 Engine : 4 cylinders in line Bore and stroke :70×100 mm Cylinder capacity : 1540 cc Gears : 4 forward Brake horse power : 16 Maximum speed : 41 mph Wheelbase : 11 ft 0 ins (3.35 m) Suspension : front and rear : semi-elliptic leaf- springs Opel started by manufacturing sewing machines in 1862. The first factory was at Russelsheim near Frankfurt and it remained there when Adam Opel considered changing it over first in 1866 to the production of bicycles, (because of the passion that his five sons had for two wheeled vehicles), and then to cars. Car production started in 1898 following an agreement between Opel’s heirs and Freidrich Lutzmann, who had designed a motorized carriage. The Opels were far from satisfied with their first vehicle and it was not a commercial success. At this point an agreement was drawn up with Darracq by which Opel bought the manufacturing rights to the Darracq models. The first of these appeared in 1902. Then the Opels broke away from Darracq and produced a car which was entirely their own and which brought them much acclaim on the race circuit. The 6/16 was one of their most popular cars and it remained in production until 1914. The engine had a monobloc L 1,750 revs.It was one of Opel’s first products to have a 4-speed of gearbox, it had magneto ignition, a cone clutch and a maximum speed of 41 mph. In 1908 Opel achieved a record that excited much envy at the time: it had produced 10,000 cars. In 1912 the firm , which was already known for producing particularly sturdy cars, brought out the Püppchen (doll) which had four cylinders and four speeds. | ||||||||
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