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Spring 2005, Germany - Admin (pinkadmin)

A custom made model that can be found here.
Another one can be found here. - Admin (pinkadmin)

"K-TJ 888" found at Alt-Opel Meeting in 2004. This is a reproduction convertible and not a original Autenrieth convertible. Is doesn't have the longer doors for example. I hope the owner "Thomas Riese" can tell us more about his car and send in some photos of the car and the conversation. - Admin (pinkadmin)

Are there any more known survivors? Please send infos and pictures to complete this Opel P1 Convertible roster.

I have been told that there is one convertible in Hamburg undergoing a restoration for several years now. Owner is Mr. Thomas von Kleinburg(?). My father told me he has seen a yellow P1 convertible many years ago in Hamburg - perhaps this is the same car?!? There are no pictures available from this one. - Admin (pinkadmin)

Another convertible is owned by Hilmar Born, Herne. I was told that it was driven with the licenseplate "E-CN 4" by the dougther of the former owner. No pictures of this one, too.

Update: I talked with Mr. Born who has an Opel Museum. This convertible is white with red interior. It has the double chrom molding but not the fins. It has many miles on the odometer and 3rd engine installed and is still in good driver quality. It was a realy family car through all the years and after the death of the owner it is gone to the museum of Mr. Born who will keep it in that condition it is now.

Mr. Born is not using the internet and therefor he can not share pictures with us.

Please send in your infos and photos... Thanks in advance. - Admin (pinkadmin)

Each convertible from Autenrieth was handcrafted specially for the wishes of the customers. So this one has double chrom stripes (the lower one is original and the upper one was added by Autenrieth) and extra fins topped on the rear fenders. - Admin (pinkadmin)
Last comment 12/21/2002.

The interior were handmade leather bucket seats and this one had red leather interior. - Admin (pinkadmin)

Here you can see that the fins are just topped on - it´s not the original P1 design and in my opinion it´s nothing that adds dignity to the wonderfull original P1 look.. You can find wonderfull fins on US-cars of the 50th but in my eyes the P1 just seems to look better without them. Back to the facts: The baseprice in 1959 was 11.180,-- DM! This was nearly 200% of the closed version. - Admin (pinkadmin)

German license plate reads: "BT-CN 302".
Owner is Mr. Helmut Ries, Bayreuth. He is also owner of the last 2 known Survivors of the Autenrieht Coupes. - Admin (pinkadmin)

1984 opel meeting netherlands: Here it is again - same car as seen on press release pictures above (BT-CN 302). - Admin (pinkadmin)
Last comment 08/18/2005.

Again "BT-CN 302" in holland meeting in 1984. Owner is Mr. Ries who is also the only known owner of the two remaining Autenrieth-Coupes. - Admin (pinkadmin)

I was told by Mr. Born that Autenrieth has build 25 convertibles. Today there are 4 known survivors:
1. BT-CN 302, Helmut Ries, Bayreuth
2. E - CN 4, Hilmar Born, Herne
3. Thomas von Kleinburg, Hamburg
4. Diethelm Schenk, Ostholstein

From the 3 build Coupes there are 2 survivors known. Both were owned by Mr. Helmut Ries. - Admin (pinkadmin)

"HU-H 999" is one of the rare Opel P1 Coupes that were handcrafted by Autenrieht. I was told by Mr. Born that 3 were build and 2 survivors are known. Owner of both survivors is Mr. Reiss. One is nearly restored. One is not in driving condition (parts car? or restoration undergoing?) - Admin (pinkadmin)
Last comment 08/23/2005.

"HU-H 999" has the double chrom molding and the add on fins. Those fins were optional equipment.

The P1 convertible that my father owns is done by autenrieth with leather bucket seats but it hasn't the fins nor the double chrom molding.

The P1 convertible from Mr. Born has the double chrom molding but no fins.

Does anybody know about these gadgets for sure? - Admin (pinkadmin)

"MA-AP 533" is the second known Autenrieth Coupe. It has sharp fins but no double chrom molding. - Admin (pinkadmin)

miniature made by HSA

next is from wikipedia

Der Karosseriebau Autenrieth war ein Karosseriebauunternehmen, welches zwischen 1921 und 1964 in Darmstadt Karosserien für Personenwagen fertigte.

In den ersten Jahrzehnten der Automobilfertigung noch bis in die Zeit vor dem Zweiten Weltkrieg war es allgemein üblich, dass es bei Personenwagen neben den herstellerseitigen Karosserien auch solche von darauf spezialisierten, externen Karosseriebaufirmen gab. Eine der bekannteren deutschen Firmen war Georg Autenrieth, gegründet 1921 in Weinsberg bei Heilbronn und seit 1925 in Darmstadt ansässig.

Gefertigt wurden in Einzelauftrag nach Kundenwünschen Limousinen, Coupés, Cabriolets und Sonderanfertigungen auf Fahrgestellen verschiedener bekannter Vorkriegs-Automobilhersteller wie Adler, Audi, Horch, Maybach, Mercedes-Benz, Opel, NSU und den wie Autenrieth in Darmstadt befindlichen Röhr-Werken. Ebenfalls wurden bereits in den 30er Jahren Fahrzeuge von BMW karossiert. Ende der 1930er, Anfang der 1940er Jahre entstanden in Kleinserie auch erste Cabriolets auf Basis des KdF-Wagens, des späteren VW Käfers.

Im Krieg wurde die Karosseriefertigung eingestellt und Autenrieth wurde zum Rüstungszulieferer.

In der Wiederaufbauphase nach dem zweiten Weltkrieg wurde die Zusammenarbeit mit BMW wieder aufgenommen. Die damaligen PKW mit noch nicht selbsttragenden Karosserien boten sich weiterhin für fremde Aufbauten an, und so entstanden in ansehnlicher Zahl in den 50er Jahren Coupés und Cabriolets auf Basis der großen BMW-Modelle. Daneben entstanden auch Cabriolets auf frühen Citroën-DS-Modellen sowie Borgward Isabella. Bekannter noch sind aus den letzten Jahren der Firma Autenrieth Cabriolets und Coupés auf Basis verschiedener Opel-Modelle wie Olympia, Rekord und Kapitän. Daneben entstanden auch Kombis sowie Bestattungsfahrzeuge. 1964 endete die Fertigung des Karosseriebauers Autenrieth.