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SOLVED: FW #374: Opel Kapitän Coupé 1962, Bo Gatemo, Sweden
« on: October 03, 2022, 02:37:41 PM »
Please identify this car in all its details
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Re: FW #374
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2022, 02:53:58 AM »
Experts?

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Re: FW #374
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2022, 05:33:33 AM »
Opel Kapitän Coupé, bodied by Dreier, München, 1961

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Re: FW #374
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2022, 07:19:11 AM »
Opel Kapitän P2 (P 2,6) by Autenrieth.
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

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Re: FW #374
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2022, 08:04:47 AM »
Opel Kapitän Coupé, bodied by Dreier, München, 1961
No
Opel Kapitän P2 (P 2,6) by Autenrieth.
Opel Kapitän P2 (P 2,6): Yes, Autenrieth: No

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Re: FW #374
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2022, 08:24:26 AM »
Bosse Gatemo?
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Re: FW #374
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2022, 08:26:48 AM »
German coachbuilder?
Ein Henschel zieht am Berg und ein Mercedes
an den Türen. (and an attempt of a translation):
A Henschel in rushing up the hill, wheras in a Mercedes wind is rushing through the doors. c/o norberthanke

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Re: FW #374
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2022, 08:28:31 AM »
German coachbuilder?
No, because it is..
Bosse Gatemo?
..him! Well found! One more point for you

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Re: SOLVED: FW #374: Opel Kapitän Coupé 1962, Bo Gatemo, Sweden
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2022, 08:32:53 AM »
But I'm almost sure that it is a custom modified Autenrieth coupe after crash.
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Re: SOLVED: FW #374: Opel Kapitän Coupé 1962, Bo Gatemo, Sweden
« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2022, 08:48:39 AM »
The crashed car looks like a four-door sedan to me.

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Re: SOLVED: FW #374: Opel Kapitän Coupé 1962, Bo Gatemo, Sweden
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2022, 08:51:26 AM »
You are probably right. Missed details looking at phone.
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Re: SOLVED: FW #374: Opel Kapitän Coupé 1962, Bo Gatemo, Sweden
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2022, 09:00:00 AM »
Copy of an article:
It is a Swedish self-built one-off. The changes in detail: The roof section was lowered so that the panoramic window from the predecessor (P2.5 keyhole) could be installed. Front doors extended by around 10cm. The B-pillar was set back accordingly and the connection to the roof was cut. The rear doors have been perfectly integrated into the side panel. The side windows were taken from a Commodore A. The C-pillar was tilted forward to match the rear side windows, and the roof skin was shortened and adjusted. The rear window is made of Lexan. The headlining, door and side panels have been adapted to match the original, giving the impression that it had never been any different
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