Keinath Automobilbau was a car manufacturer based in
Reutlingen,
Germany owned and operated by Horst Keinath. The company began by producing a
convertible variant of the
Opel Monza, and the
Vauxhall Cavalier Mark 2. Along with Hammond & Thiede and Voll, Keinath produced their convertible version of the Opel Ascona (badged C3) from 1983 to 1988.
Recent activities
In 1996, Keinath made a presentation of his first original model, the GTR. The car has a convertible-coupe body with a hard roof that is stored in the trunk. Limited-series production began in 1997, with a choice of 2.0-litre, 2.5-litre, or 3.0-litre Opel engines. In 2000, a GTR car was shown in
Geneva equipped with a 5.7-litre
LS family V8 engine, similar to the powerplant used in the
Chevrolet Corvette.
[Keinath GTR V8 ](_blank)
at Car and Driver
In 2003, Keinath planned production of a new model named the GT/C. It was a 2-door
sports car available as a
coupé
A coupe or coupé (, ) is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and two doors.
The term ''coupé'' was first applied to horse-drawn carriages for two passengers without rear-facing seats. It comes from the French past parti ...
(presented in 2001) or a convertible (prototype in 2002). The GT/C was powered by a 3.2-litre
V6 engine that produced and had a top speed of .
[Keinath Automobilbau](_blank)
at Trinet.se
References
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External links
* http://www.autobahnstormers.org/gallery/senator_cab.asp: Keinath
Opel Senator
The Opel Senator is a full-size executive car (E-segment) produced by the German automaker Opel, two generations of which were sold in Europe from 1978 until 1993. A saloon, its first incarnation was also available with a fastback coupé body ...
B cabriolet conversion (on Autobahnstormers).
Keinath GTR specs and photosin automobile-catalog.com
Coachbuilders of Germany