Opel 12/34 hp

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12/34 hp
Production period: 1916-1919
Class : Upper class
Body versions : Touring car , Phaeton , Pullman limousine , landaulet
Engines: Otto engine :
3.1 liters (27.2 kW)
Length: 4850 mm
Width: 1800 mm
Height: 2300 mm
Wheelbase : 3385 mm
Empty weight :
Previous model Opel 10/28 hp
successor Opel 14/48 hp

The Opel 12/34 PS was an automobile of the upper class , which the Adam Opel KG 1916-1919 as successor to the model 10/28 PS built.

History and technology

The car had a side - controlled four - cylinder block engine with a displacement of 3137 cm³, which produced 37 hp (27.2 kW) at 1550 rpm. performed. The engine was water-cooled. The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle via a leather cone clutch, a manual four-speed gearbox and a cardan shaft . This enabled the car to reach a top speed of 78 km / h.

The two rigid axles were suspended on semi-elliptical longitudinal leaf springs on the steel U-profile frame. There were only band brakes on the rear wheels.

The car was available as a two-seater Phaeton , a four-seater double phaeton , a six-seater touring car , a four-door Pullman limousine and a landaulet .

The 12/34 hp was built until 1919. The successor was the 14/48 PS model , a further development of the 14/30 PS .

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