Opel 9/10 hp

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9/10 hp
Production period:	1903-1906
Class :	Middle class
Body versions :	Phaeton , Tonneau
Engines:	Petrol engine : 1.9 liters (6.6 kW)
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Wheelbase :	2150 mm
Empty weight :	550-700 kg
Previous model	Opel 12 hp

The Opel 9/10 PS was a middle class passenger car that Adam Opel KG built from 1903 to 1906 as the successor to the 12 PS model .

History and technology

The predecessor 12 PS, which otherwise largely corresponded to the 10/12 PS model that was still being built , but was lighter and faster with its more modern design, System Darracq , sold so badly that its production soon had to be discontinued. It was too expensive and therefore Opel launched a new model with a weaker engine, which could be offered a whole 700 RM cheaper.

The engine of the 9/10 PS was, like that of the predecessor, a two-cylinder in - line engine with 1885 cm³ displacement (bore × stroke = 100 mm × 120 mm). However, it only developed 9 hp (6.6 kW) at 1200 rpm. The side-controlled T-head motor was water-cooled. The engine power was transmitted to the rear axle via a leather cone clutch, a three-speed gearbox with sequential steering column shift and a cardan shaft . The maximum speed of the car was 50 km / h.

The frame consisted of sheet steel U-profiles. The wood reinforcement of the predecessor was omitted. The two rigid axles were suspended from semi-elliptical longitudinal leaf springs. The service brake acted on the transmission output shaft. The handbrake was designed as a band brake that worked on the rear wheels.

There were two body styles, a two-seat Phaeton and a four-seat tonneau . The coupe was no longer offered. The cheapest variant (Phaeton) cost 6500 RM.

In 1906 the production of the 12 hp was stopped. He remained without a successor.

literature

• Werner Oswald : German Cars 1885–1920. Volume 1. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-613-02211-7 , pp. 281-299.