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Automobilia Ladenburg

1822 - OPEL, 1925–1926, Opel ZR III prototype, technical feature: the bottom bracket is secured to the frame with double clamping screws—not, as is customary, with a lockring and external thread on the left side; features a Lohmann saddle, wheels with wooden rims, double bottle cage with Opel logo, black enamel paint finish, Opel saddle bag, air pump, very rare, tire diameter 68 cm, handlebar height 92 cm, frame height 56 cm — The ZR III racing model was one of the top-of-the-line sports models in Opel’s bicycle production in the 1920s and was developed for long-distance and track racing. Early versions differ in design from later production models and are now considered particularly rare and sought-after examples of the brand’s early racing bicycle technology

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€2,500

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Estimation

€2,500 - 5,000

Sale fees

22.61%

OPEL, 1925–1926, Opel ZR III prototype, technical feature: the bottom bracket is secured to the frame with double clamping screws—not, as is customary, with a lockring and external thread on the left side; features a Lohmann saddle, wheels with wooden rims, double bottle cage with Opel logo, black enamel paint finish, Opel saddle bag, air pump, very rare, tire diameter 68 cm, handlebar height 92 cm, frame height 56 cm — The ZR III racing model was one of the top-of-the-line sports models in Opel’s bicycle production in the 1920s and was developed for long-distance and track racing. Early versions differ in design from later production models and are now considered particularly rare and sought-after examples of the brand’s early racing bicycle technology

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Auction details

Automobilia Auction, November 2026 - Part 2
Saturday, November 14
10:00 AM
26 Ilvesheimer Straße
68526 Ladenburg, Germany

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Automobilia Ladenburg +49 6 20 39 57 7870 info@automobilia-ladenburg.de
On Drouot for less than a year

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