The Kapitän was the top line post war Opel' model , which lived a long production life in different design forms from1949 to 1970.

The 1954 Oplel Kapitan reached a top speed of 140 km/h and consumed 13L/100 km.

Vauxhall - is the Opel's name in England and UK.

Some say that its design inspired Soviet Volga GAZ-21, debuted in 1956.