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Created on January 28, 2022

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Paul Krüger

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OPAC Più (1996) - Contemporary press photo

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OPAC Più (1996) - Sports car study based on the Peugeot 106

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OPAC Più (1996) - Long wheelbase of 238.5 cm

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OPAC Più (1996) - Instead of the fabric top, Opac also developed a folding hardtop

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OPAC Più (1996) - Short hood with sleek lines

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OPAC Più (1996) - Rear lights integrated into the bumper

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OPAC Più (1996) - Radiator grille with cross like the Dodge Viper

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OPAC Più (1996) - Indicator and tail light via rear fog light and reflector

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OPAC Più (1996) - Lockable fuel filler cap in racing look

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OPAC Più (1996) - The headlights stop when the hood is open

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OPAC Più (1996) - 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine with 94 hp

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OPAC Più (1996) - The engine comes from the Peugeot 106 XSi

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OPAC Più (1996) - Quite a generous trunk for a small sports car

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OPAC Più (1996) - ten-disc CD changer from Blupunkt

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OPAC Più (1996) - VHS player in the trunk

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OPAC Più (1996) - Only this one prototype was built

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OPAC Più (1996) - chassis number on the hood strike plate

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OPAC Più (1996) - Noble interior with Alcantara in blue and yellow

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OPAC Più (1996) - The seats are custom-made

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OPAC Più (1996) - Steering wheel, instrument cluster and center console come from the Peugeot 106

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OPAC Più (1996) - Peugeot control panel upgraded with carbon foil; screen for the VHS player

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OPAC Più (1996) - Seats with integrated headrests

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OPAC Più (1996) - In the standard version, the dashboard would probably not have been so classy

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OPAC Più (1996) - The interior is very bright even with the top down

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OPAC Più (1996) - The rear seat is more of a luggage rack

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OPAC Più (1996) - badge of the coachbuilder on the rear side panel

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OPAC Più (1996) - badge with model lettering behind the front wheel

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OPAC Più (1996) - Opac was actually a supplier and small series body builder

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OPAC Più (1996) - Reference to the technology dispenser on the dashboard

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Summary

Opac had mainly made a name for itself as a supplier of convertible tops and hardtops. But in 1996, the Italians presented a small, open-top sports car based on the Peugeot 106, which was to go into small series production. The Più was pretty, fast and elegantly equipped - and yet remained a one-off. This article introduces the Opac Più and shows it in many photos.

This article contains the following chapters

Mercedes and Maserati
Roadster based on the Peugeot
Elegant interior
From a first lady's hand

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

If the Mazda MX-5 was the rebirth of the Lotus Elan, then the Opac Più would have been the reinterpretation of the Austin-Healey Sprite and MG Midget: Small car technology in a tight roadster shell at a low price. But while the Mazda became a global success, only one Opac was ever built. Opac was founded in 1986 in Rivalta di Torino and was actually a supplier to various car brands, mainly producing convertible tops and hardtops. Occasionally, the Italians also produced body parts, design studies for Zagato and Pininfarina or even entire small-series cars, such as the comical short Mercedes Boschert B300 C based on the W124 coupé in 1989. In spring 1992, Opac then presented its first "own" car at the Turin Motor Show: the Maserati Opac Spyder. The two-seater was based on the floor assembly of the Ghibli, but was powered by the 3.2-liter V8 of the Shamal. Fitted with a hardtop produced in-house, it was back at the Turin motor show two years later as the Opac Transformabile.

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