Opel 10/30 PS

Opel

MarqueOpel
Production1922–1924

Opel does not build many cars like the Opel 10/30 PS with gasoline engine, built from 1922 to 1924 the vintage years, when coachbuilders still shaped most of what was sold.

Where it came from

The Opel 10/30 (10/35) PS is a Luxury car produced by the German automaker Opel, and was built from 1922 to 1924. It was available as an open topped six seater or as a six-seater sedan. Because of its arrow shaped radiator it was also known as "pointed nose". The 2.6 litre four cylinder engine delivered 30 PS (22 kW; 30 hp) at 1600 rpm, but in the middle of 1924 claimed maximum output was increased to 35 PS (26 kW; 35 hp). The six seater sedan cost 12,000 and the open six seater 10,500 Goldmark in 1934.

Under the skin

Under the skin sits gasoline engine. The wheelbase is 3155 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

In context

Where it sits in Opel's history is not in doubt: the Opel Regent followed it. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Vauxhall 14-40, the British Motor Corporation Austin 7, the Lancia Trikappa. Nearby in the Opel catalogue sit the Opel Sintra and the Opel K-180.

The money

MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Opel 10/30 PS has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.

Specifications

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Wheelbase3155 mm
Length4,500 mm
SuccessorOpel Regent
Catalogue IDQ1318430
SourceWikipedia

The family, through the years

Every generation and sibling of this nameplate in the catalogue, oldest first. Photos: Wikimedia Commons.