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owned and operated by Horst Keinath. The company began by producing a

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variant of the

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, and the

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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

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equipped with a 5.7-litre LS family

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, similar to the powerplant used in the

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.Keinath GTR V8
at Car and Driver In 2003, Keinath planned production of a new model named the GT/C. It was a 2-door

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available as a

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(presented in 2001) or a convertible (prototype in 2002). The GT/C was powered by a 3.2-litre

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that produced and had a top speed of .Keinath Automobilbau
at Trinet.se

References

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External links

* http://www.autobahnstormers.org/gallery/senator_cab.asp: Keinath

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B cabriolet conversion (on Autobahnstormers).
Keinath GTR specs and photos
in automobile-catalog.com Coachbuilders of Germany