Oldtimer picture gallery. Cars. Opel 1,2-Liter.
1935 Opel 1290 2-door Limousine61k photo of 1933-34 Opel 1,2 L Lieferwagen1935 Opel 1290 2-door Limousine
Opel 1,2-Liter
(Data for 2-door Limousine)
Years of production: VII 1931 - 1935
Overall production: 101563 built + 6411
Lieferwagen (1931-1935, including
1,0-Liter models in 1933)
4x2 2-4-seater rear wheel drive
front motor car
Engine: 22hp/3200rpm (since 1933 - 23hp/3200rpm), 4-cyl 4-stroke SV, 1186cc
Bore/Stroke: 65/90 mm
Compression ratio: 1 : 6
1935 Opel 1290 2-door Limousine, interior1935 Opel 1290 2-door Limousine, interior54k photo of 1932 Opel 12C CabrioletPiston type:
"Nelson-Bohnalite-LM-Kolben"
Length: 3500mm, width: 1425mm,
height: 1625mm
Wheelbase: 2286mm (models
Regent 92C and 1233 - 2337mm,
12LG - 2445mm), road clearance: ?mm
Front wheel track: 1118mm (Regent - 1125mm)
Rear track: 1143mm (Regent - 1168mm)
43k photo of 1932 Opel 1,2 L Cabrio-Limousine35k photo of 1933-1935 Opel 1,2-Liter 2-door Limousine81k photo of Opel 1,2 L LimousineTurning radius: ?m
Gearbox: 3 speeds (4 speeds on special
request since 1933)
Mechanical brakes
Weight: 750kg (? 860kg - Limousine)
Maximal speed: 80 - 85 km/h
Tyres: 1931: 4,00-18; 1932: 4,50-18; 1933-1935: 4,50-17 inches
Fuel tank capacity: 25 L
34k photo of 1933 Opel 1,2 L Pritschewagen13k photo of 1934-35 Opel 1,2 L Cabriolimousine67k photo of 1931 Opel 12B Sonnen-LimousineFuel consumption: 8,5 - 9 L/100km
Body modifications:
Model 12B
(1931, chassis pre-index - 12 B- )
2-door 4-light limousine
(body symbol - LZ),
the same with sliding top (LS),
2-seater cabriolet (C2),
43k photo of 1934-35 Opel Typ 1290 Cabriolet-Limousine17k photo, Dessau, 195358k photo of 1931-32 Opel 1,2-Liter 2-seater Cabriolet4-seater cabriolet (C4),
roadster (RD).
Model 12C
(1932, chassis pre-index - 12 C- )
2-door 4-light limousine
(body symbol - LZ),
the same with sliding top (LS),
2-seater cabriolet (C2),
108k image of 1931 Opel-1.2 L 2-door Limousine19k photo of 1933-1934 Opel 1,2-L Lieferwagen58k photo of WW2 kübelwagen restyling of Opel-1,2-Liter Lieferwagen4-seater cabriolet (C4),
tourer (T),
roadster (RD).
Model 92C
(1932, chassis pre-index - 92 C )
Regent 2-door 4-light limousine
(body symbol - RLZ).
82k photo of 1932 Opel 1,2-Liter 2-door Limousine12k photo of 1932 Opel-1,2-Liter Limousine42k photo of 1933 Opel 12LG 4-door LimousineModel 1210
(1933, chassis pre-index - F )
2-door 4-light limousine with rear
mounted spare wheel
(body symbol - LZ-EH),
2-door 4-light limousine with spare wheel mounted on fender (body symbol - LZ-EV),
2-door 4-light limousine with sliding top (LS),
33k photo of 1932 Opel 12C Cabriolet74k photo of 1933 Opel 1,2-Liter 4-seater Cabriolet19k photo of 1933 Opel 1,2 L Pritschewagen2-seater cabriolet (C2),
tourer (T),
roadster (RD).
Model 12N
(1933, chassis pre-index - G )
4-seater cabriolet (C4).
Model 12LG (1933, chassis pre-index - L )
1933 Opel-1,2 L Serie 12LG 4-seater cabriolet4-door limousine (body symbol - LV),
4-seater cabriolet (C4).
Model 1233 (1933, chassis pre-index - K )
Regent 2-door 4-light limousine (body symbol - RLZ).
Models 1210 (1934) and 1290 (1934-1935), (chassis pre-index - 10- , engine pre-index - R- )
2-door 4-light limousine with rear mounted spare wheel (body symbol - LZ-EH),
2-door 4-light limousine with spare wheel mounted on fender (body symbol - LZ-EV),
cabriolimousine (CL).
Price: 1450...2200 ReichsMark - one of the cheapest model in Germany (1932 prices: from 1890 to 2690 RM).
I really met following chassis numbers: 10-13165, -19525, -23906, -45932, -48160, -69773.


Productionnumbers by Eckhart Bartels:

Year   1931   1932   1933   1934   1935   Total 
cars   3694  10755  20696  31376  35042  101563
vans    173    600   1188   1492   2958    6411
1188 in 1933 includes 1,0-Liter lieferwagen production

Photos are from:
13k image of cabriolimousine has been kindly supplied by Martin Vorwahl, collector of oldtimer photos, Oldenburg, Germany,
"Svet Motoru" magazine, Czechoslovakia, the owner of this black 1933-1935 2-door car is S. Arendarczyk from AS Katowice, Poland,
W.Schmarbeck/B.Fischer "Alle Opel Automobile", 1989, Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart,
Eckhart Bartels "Opel Fahrzeug-Chronik 1887-2000", Podszun, 2000,
mobile.de,
RitzSite, the Netherlands
eBay,
Historicke Automobily site of Vojtech Sivak, Czech Rp.,
Werner Oswald "Kraftfahrzeuge und Panzer der Reichwehr,Wehrmacht und Bundeswehr", 1982, Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart,
Jose Manuel Pinto Ferreira da Costa from Portuguese OPELISTAS (Opel Fans in Portuguese, Lisbon),
Cars in South Africa.
Some data are from "Autos in Deutschland 1920-1939" written by von Fersen, Motor-Presse-Verlag, 1963.
Thanks for help to Kai Rübenhagen (Germany).

This small 1933 pickup is property of Max Bleistein (Autohaus BleiStein, Bayern, Germany).
Parts for 1933 Opel 12LG 4seater Cabrio are needed.
Please e-mail to aero_0076@yahoo.de, Frank Nieuwenhuis, Luxembourg (4 IV 2001).
You are welcome to add, ask or correct me, write me by E-mail Contact. Andrei Bogomolov.
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