A while back I was researching a 1935 Opel six 2 door saloon, that the germans left on their retreat from Denmark in 1945.
The car remained obsolete until 1947, when it was registered by a painter and used for daily transport until 1967. It was repainted once, very poorly, in a greyish colour.
From 1967 until 1975 it stood in the small automobile-museum in Stenderup, some 20 km from here and was at that time sold to a collector, who again stored it until now.
I have been trying to retrieve this car for some time ( ca. 9 years! ) and this summer I was succesfull and bought it from the owner, now age 80. He has some 30 cars and 18 motorcycles left, so he thought he wouldnt get around to getting this one done...
The car is a non-runner but very original and complete. In some places you can see a bright yellow/sand colour underneath the grey paint.
It has the original MOT-papers from 1947, which states, that this is a " Tysk Efterladenskab" - a german relic, , proof that this was not just a rumour, I've heard.
The original bodynumber, a small plate on the firewall, was painted bright yellow/sand with the rest of the car at some point, WH.
My question is this: Does anyone know where to obtain the right numbers for the correct load-index, that the germans often painted in a black square on the doors of their camuflaged softskinned vehicles, in order to know the weight and loading-ability..?
I've seen pictures of PKW's, some with those markings but who knows more..?
Any help is very welcome...
Cheers
Kristian / Denmark
Sincerely
Kristian
