Sexy six-pot Opel.

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Sorry, but we have never been wild about Opel. The only sidestep was a 1965 Kadett Coupe S in a distant-distant past. Yet the machinery recently on show in Essen sheds a different light on the early products. Of course we all know the 1928 RAK2 rocket record car. Based on that succes Fritz von Opel announced a motorbike to slash the worldrecord on two wheels which was 200,6 km/h in that time. The plan was to get the bike with a tuned yet conventional engine at a speed of 145 km/h and from there to use two rockets at a time to accelerate to 180, 200 and 220-225. It never came further than the November-December Berlin Motorshow. Still this six pot rocket bike was a most pleasant surprise to see. It is a reconstruction based on an original Opel Motoclub. Despite the fact that it never got to a record, the concept is daring and the design is from eternal beauty. Chapeau for Opel! And one more chapeau for Opel next year when they are in business for 150 years. With sewing machines and more. For biking fans we don't want to keep you from you the 1919 Opel derny- Opel bicycle combo. Leading a two liter 4 in line monster, which gave way to Belgium biking champ Léon Vanderstuyft  to reach 122,771 km/h ..!  Don't try this at home.

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