25-11-2018, 09:35 PM
Martin,
I've been thumbing through some 1937 Practical Motorist magazines this week and was struck by how much press coverage new Opel (with an e) models were getting - as much if not more than Austin. Is it possible the Opal (with an a) simply caused too much confusion and Austin took the opportunity to drop the name when the cowled front came in? Either that or they wanted to make a clear distinction between it and the now very dated-looking Opal.
Peter.
I've been thumbing through some 1937 Practical Motorist magazines this week and was struck by how much press coverage new Opel (with an e) models were getting - as much if not more than Austin. Is it possible the Opal (with an a) simply caused too much confusion and Austin took the opportunity to drop the name when the cowled front came in? Either that or they wanted to make a clear distinction between it and the now very dated-looking Opal.
Peter.