From where i get parts for this car ?

Hello guys !

i want to get some parts for my car ( opel kapitan 1960 )

like this model :







I hope you guys help me !



Sorry for my bad english

 

Better start looking in Germany,older Opels are kind of rare in the states and its a neat looking car.

 

What a beautiful car, and rare too. Don't think I have ever seen one, even a picture. It looks to be in showroom condition too.

Have you tried your local Opel dealer and auto parts stores? I know on this side of the pond you can get parts for very old cars, through the regular dealers and parts stores.

 

i started searching , but i didnt find a lot of parts , yes your'e right

thank you for your reply mate

 

yes its amazing !

unfortunetly i dont think we have auto parts of opel store , because i am from middle east , and here its so hard to get these parts , because opel cars not common in my country.


I found an a website of opel museum and they sell parts but they dont have email ! if i want to contact them i need to call them on the phone , but i dont speak Germany


Thanks for helping

 

Call them, I think you will find pretty much everyone in the retail market in Germany can and will speak German.

 

Thats for sure. , ,

 

Duh!! HE doesn't speak German

 

Es gibt eine soziale Gruppe, "Das Deutsche HAMB" : http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/group.php?groupid=122

Vielleicht koennen sie Ihnen helfen.

 

Oops! Sorry, I just read that you don't speak German. I should have paid closer attention.

 

Forget looking in Canada for parts. Don't think they were imported here unless some serviceman brought one back.

 

I have only seen a couple late 50s Opel Rekords here in my area and they had been sitting many years,you might want to check with the Aussies as one of their Holdens looks like a rebadged Opel Rekord to me.

 

Old Holdens and old Opels are completely different. Your best bet for parts besides Germany ( where they speak German ) will be Denmark and Netherlands , you will have more luck with your English in the last two countries. Shipping from here to the UK is also cheaper than from the UK to here. So what do you need ???

 

Factory only made fourdoors as far as I know, looks pretty good though... Post some more pics, how the conversion was done, etc.

 

Very nice styling for a 60s German car , I Like !! You might be surprised on the number of Germans that speak English ,try it.

 

These cars never came to the UK so i'd stick to searching France, Germany, Netherlands and the like for info and parts. Find an owners club and go from there.

Nice car BTW.

 

http://www.opel-classic-parts.com/

 

If you aren't in a hurry you could try writing a letter on paper and mailing it with a stamp.

Retro, I know, but it is a retro car.

 

Kapitän P2s were the most populous generation; according to Wikipedia 145618 were made from 1959 to 1963. Coachbuilders Autenrieth made P1 and P2 coupés, in what numbers I do not know. I'd expect that they'd be quite rare.

rekord60, do you have a coupé? If so, is it complete as regards the coachbuilt bits, e.g. trim bits, panels, etc. unique to the coupé? If not, I don't think an Opel parts specialist would be much help! If not, be prepared to have the missing or damaged pieces remade. Your life might be much easier if you have a 4-door.

A very cursory search turns up this website: http://www.opel-classic-parts.com/ Their website gives a choice of English, German, and Dutch, so presumably they'll have people who speak those three languages.

 

lool as Carl La Fong said , i dosent speak germany !

noo np , its okay , because here i can use google translate lol

Thanks for the link !

yea i know , but i was thinking mybe here one of the members know where i can get parts , anyway Thanks !

Good , Thank you for your reply !

Hehe , i started searching in Denmark&Netherlands websites , so i am waiting some answers from them, what do you mean by " What do you need " ?

do you mean what parts ?

Thanks my friend !

yes , but i heard that they made only few kapitan coupe , sorry i dont have more pics , that on is not my car in the pictures , i got it from Google.


Thanks

xD , i will try it


thanks mate

Yes your right , but i posted my topic here , to get help , mybe someone here is germany and speak english ! or he can help me buying from germany some parts

Thanks for your reply

i tried it , they dont have much parts for kapitan 1960 , they only have few parts


Thanks my friend for sharing the link

mmm i will try that ! Thank you

Yes i do , my car is coupe , and there some parts is missing , so i am trying to get what i can , but i think the parts are same ! for copue or 4-door , not all the parts , i mean for exmaple like grille ? bumpers , wheel hubs , steering wheel , , , ...

i contacted that website , they told me , they dont have what i need for Kapitan 1960 , Thanks for helping mate , sorry if i didnt understand your comment , my english is not very well

 

There's one here, a rusty wagon. The old boy sells parts too. I'd say there may be some stuff still on it. Only one I've seen.
That's one clean, cool car you have.

 

You might update your profile. Where it says "Location: UK" made me think you live in the United Kingdom.

 

Try www. Opeldelar.se in Sweden He have new and used parts
and he part out cars from 38-90
Those Kapitän was comon in Sweden The police used them and
many were taxis but they rusted like nothing else
[email protected]

 

Thanks man , but that car in the pics is not mine

mine is terrrible xD

Oh sorry , thanks for remembring me , i updated it !

Oh thanks man ! , i hope i find what i need , i'll send him an email right now , Thank you very much mate





Thank you guys for helping me , really

 

See, there's the simple answer, but we had to wade through 17 posts to get it. Few people think in simple terms any more. Makes me nuts.

 

Those were sold in the USA, but hardly any have survived, anyone who owns one is likely getting parts from Europe.

Canada got Vauxhalls. Those Opels share nothing with Vauxhalls or Holdens.

Your best bet is to look in central and southern Western Europe for partsm specifically Germany. Also watch ebay.de

 

lool

yeah , thats what i am doing

Thanks

 

Guys who can help me with these files ?

Some of sites that i contacted them , send me pdf&doc files , they told me that i will find parts in these files , but its in germany language >< !

 

http://www.opel-kapitaen-club.de/

 

I don't believe that Opels were imported into Australia prior to 2012. They stopped in 2013 as no-one wanted to buy them. They may have been junk?