My dad is a huge fan of DKW, at one point he had over 20 of them in our yard, sedans, station wagons, vans, a few trucks, a couple of Mungas and a few older oddities I can't remember the names of. I still remember going on a road trip with him in my 20's and hitting 120mp/h in a 1958 1000s wagon, it took forever and a day and a loooong downhill slope but man was it fun. He had replaced the speedometer with a newer one (went back to the original after it was refurbished) because it went all the way around back to 0 and broke the mechanism on a previous trip (it only went to 90). The sound of those 3 cylinder engines screaming at 80+ miles an hour is not something I will ever forget and the sound of the deceleration even more so. Amazing cars. His dream to this day is still seeing the Auto Union Silver Arrows in action. Sadly age got the better of him and he had to let his collection go (for nowhere near what it was worth). It was a different time though and values then were not what they are today. They used to be nicknamed Duitse Kak Wa (Afrikaans for German Crap Wagon) and were all over Southern Africa. My dad always loved them though and the collection just grew as he got older. He loves anything even a little odd when it comes to cars.
In my distant childhood, I remember a neighboor having one of these cars. As I had already had a strong interest in car technology, I knew it had a two strokes engine, which explained its particuliar sound, and the fumes !
I had two "58 models in the early '60s and have such fond memories of them. Both succumbed to rust eventually - the case of being used in N.Y. winters and heavily salted roads near the city, just couldn't be helped.
when I was a kid my dad had a DKW , we would go get gas and the attendant would ask if we wanted him to check the oil ( this was in the mid 60s) My dad would say that's OK he just put a quart in ....and then pour it in the gas tank!
I grew up around these, my dad loves them. I still remember his face almost split in two with a grin screaming down a country road at 110mph. He still has a few even today but doesn't drive much anymore. These things haul ass if you tune them right, they feel totally gutless at low RPM but once you get them screaming they pull like a mofo. 110mph was as fast as we ever got my dad's 1958 1000s wagon up to and that was slightly downhill with a tailwind but damn it felt SO much quicker. That "riiiiing ding ding ding ding" sound as you decelerate, impossible to mistake :) Amazing cars.
Hola soy de URUGUAY y mi padre tuvo dos un dkw 1000 s 3=6 año 55 tenía diferencia con tu modo parabrisas más chico y las puertas se habrían de Adelante después tuvo uno 4 puertas modelo argentino hermosas máquinas. I familia todas tuvieron uno también el júnior 850
As a kid a close family friend had exactly one like this, black and white, but the interior was only that coral red. Very fun to see it again, we traveled a lot in that car, wow - must have been mid 60.
What a well-preserved 54-year-old car! Great video, very enjoyable. I didn't even know there were DKW-like Auto Unions. Interesting detail differences. The windshield reminds me of one from a '54 Olds or Cadillac.
Niels Fo Of course DKWs and Auto Unions are made by the same company. I understand that they are the same basic car with different badges. You misunderstood my comment.
+kstadden The change of the name from DKW to Auto Union was in 1958, when Mercedes overtook the shares majority from DKW. And Mercedes off course tried to make it a more posh refined Marque. This did not really work, as the group of freaks for 2-stroke cars declined from year to year. The engine output was raised from 900 cc 40hp to 1000cc 44hp (DIN-net) and in 1961 finally to 50hp in the 1000 S Coupe, doing 135 km/h , 85m/h Top Speed. 1963 Production was ceased, a new model F102 was launched in 1964 1200cc 65hp 140 km/h top speed, this model flopped. It had not enough torque to fulfil the high expectations of the customers who wanted to compete the BMW 1600 with 85 hp on the road. Audi was reinvented 1965 with the same coachwork the R103 was launched with 1700cc 72hp 148 km/h top speed , 0-60 m/h in less then 16 seconds , 50 to 75 m/ h in 15 seconds. A car that really pulls away.
My Dad had two DKW's : the first one was a 2 cylinder (1955) , the second a three cylinder (1958) which was fittier : more power and even smoother to drive. All in all they were good cars, quite sturdy and reliable, anyway also a bit thirsty.
That's right, that's the way you said. My first car was a DKW junior de luxe and my father had the DKW 1000 S, later the DKW F102 knows almost nobody anymore, but he was actually the forerunner of the modern Audi. It should even give a DKW F 103, with a four-stroke Otto engine unfortunately, only a few of them were built because you had the Audi 60 Favirisiert. Thus it remained with few built DKW F 103. I think it's a shame because the F 102 was a bit ahead of its time, except for the engine. The F 102 was a hostile spacious Limosiene and according to then standards it was very modern. It had even been considered to equip the two-stroke engine with valves, but that was all too late. The people did not want to drive around with a smoke sign and the engine sound was not very nice, so at least the customers found it, no one wanted to hear a "Rän deng deng". They wanted to hear the sound of the four-stroke or at least the song of a VW beetle. In addition, the two-stroke was dead. What was another reason that the customer had to fill the one four-stroke no oil, yes the refueling of a two-strokes was a little science because of the ratio of gasoline and two-stroke oil, because you had to calculate properly, without a calculator or app with the tablet or Mobile . It was much more convenient to just refuel gas. The ignition coils were not the best. One was always broken, so we always had at least one ignition coil when it went further away. That's how it was back then. I am 67 years old and have my driver's license since I was 16, with 18 for the car and in the Bundeswehr class 2. At the age of 21, I did the bus driver's license, in some cases drove a tanker. I was fortunate enough to be able to drive in a car crazy time driving a lot of different vehicles, but my DKW Junior, with all his quirks ...... but that's pure nostalgia, frankly I'm glad it's so modern Cars are there Deutsch Stimmt ganz genau , das ist so wie du gesagt hast . Mein erstes Auto war ein DKW Junior de luxe und mein Vater hatte den DKW 1000 S , später dann den DKW F102 den kennt fast keiner mehr , dabei war er eigentlich der Vorläufer der Modernen Audi . Es sollte sogar ein DKW F 103 geben , mit einem Viertakter Otto Motor es wurden leider nur einige davon gebaut weil man den Audi 60 Favorisiert hatte . Somit blieb es bei wenigen gebaute DKW F 103 . Finde ich sehr schade weil der F 102 schon seiner Zeit etwas voraus war , bis auf dem Motor . Der F 102 war eine feind geräumige Limousine und nach damaligen Standards war er sehr modern . Man hatte sogar mal in Erwägung gezogen den Zweitaktmotor mit Ventilen auszurüsten , aber das war alles zu spät . Die Leute wollten nicht mehr mit einer Rauchfahne umherfahren und auch der Motorsound war nicht gerade schön , so empfanden es wenigstens die Kunden , ein " Rän deng deng " wollte keiner mehr hören . Sie wollten den Sound des Viertakter hören oder wenigstens das Lied eines VW Käfers . Außerdem wollte Der Zweitakter war tod . Was auch noch ein Grund war das die Kunden den einen Viertakter kein Oel einfüllen muss , ja das tanken eines Zweitakter war eine kleine Wissenschaft wegen dem Verhältnis von Benzin und Zweitaktoel , da musste man ja richtig rechnen , ganz ohne Taschenrechner oder App mit dem Tablett oder Handy . Es war viel bequemer einfach nur Benzin zu tanken . Auch die Zündspulen waren nicht die besten . Eine ging immer kaputt , deswegen hatten wir immer mindestens eine Zündspule dabei wenn es weiter weg ging . So war das damals . Ich bin 67 Jahre alt und habe seit meinem 16 Lebensjahr meinen Führerschein , mit 18 für den PKW und bei der Bundeswehr die Klasse 2 . Mit 21 habe ich den Busführerschein gemacht , zwischendurch auch mal Tankwagen gefahren . Ich hatte das große Glück in einer Auto verrückten Zeit zu leben habe viele verschiedene Fahrzeuge fahren zu dürfen , aber mein DKW Junior , mit allen seinen Macken ...... aber das ist reine Nostalgie , ehrlich gesagt bin ich froh das es so moderne Autos gibt
The AU 1000 was the only one wich was sold under "Auto Union" brand, after war. The other models was sold als DKW. There was also a "AU 1000 S"-Sports Coupe.
Great video again Steve ... Good points detailing differences also mate. The boot lid is one off a 57' 3=6 they had the lift up style handles ( they are kinda slippery to keep a hold off compared to later model boot handles)
Georgeous car! Damn that engine bay looks cleaner than an operation room! I Would have a DKW or Wartburg 312 over new cars any time! the craftsmanship on this is on another level compared to plastic oversized toys on sale now. Plus that TWO STROKE!!!
Haven't seen your clips for a while. One day I will roll down I5 from Bremerton and Visit. I used to walk by one of these cars in1962 sitting idle and thought it was a nice looking little car.
DKW in fact is an abbreviation for Dampf Kraft Wagen which interprets as Steam Driven Vehicle... Das Kleine Wunder is a fond nickname for these particular models.
This is very common mistake. DKW, first was an Acronym for "Des Knaben Wunsch" ("The little boys wish") - Rasmussen, founder of DKW, produced a little toy steam engine, with this name, before he moved to car production.
My dad used to say DKW das kleine Wunder, fährt den Berg rauf wie andere runter. Und dann bleibt er stehen und das Wunder ist geschehen. Means DKW the little wonder drives up the hill like others down. And then it stops and the wonder is over.
The rings stands for the four brands of Auto Union: DKW Horch Wanderer and Audi. Auto Union was owned by Daimler-Benz at. The time this car was built. The company was taken over by Volkswagen in 1965. Auto Union survives today as the protector of the history of Audi and Auto Union which dates to 1901
My father have like this DKW model 1958 sidan it lives with us about 14 years. Like a member of the family Beautiful car at that time. That's in Iraq Baghdad my hometown. But the speedometer and other meter are round VDO German brand.. It shows the real German quality
Indeed, they were very elegant for two stroke engine cars. Another one to look out for is the 1000SP that looks like the Thunderbird's little brother. ;-)
Spending a lot of time looking at videos like this on TH-cam as I do, I have recently yearned to have a 1956 Mercury Montclair 2 dr hardtop......or even a 1956 Ford Crown Victoria 2 door coupe..........................................but now I want a DKW just like that. Les Griffiths ( Aust)
Nice Car! Look my Video from Germany - "Unser DKW" It´s 2 Stroke Power from the finest! I loved my blue old DKW 1000S! Gratings from Germany - "The home-land from the DKW`s! Werner from Stuttgart - Germany
Turned out In Brazil from 1958 up to 1967 by DKW Vemag , the dashboard hold a emblem with the slogan " 3= 6 " , implying that the 2-stroke engine yield was equal to a 4-stroke-six-cilinders engine. My family had a brand new model 1965 DKW , already equipped with Lubrimat , a system that automatically mixed the oil with fuel. Lubrimat was very few reliable , it could either drink oil heavily or under lubricate the engine. In some months the car was sold and replaced by a new VW Beetle. In 1966 DKW VEmag was bought out by VW Brasil and closed down thus eliminating the competitor.
I've never had the opportunity to drive a DKW - very uncommom and hard to see in Brazil these days... Remember about 57 years ago to ride a lot of times on these - and even a 1935 sedan - DKW - here called Vemag - owned by a friend family's car ...
Chassis and suspension construction derived from a racing car ... of 1932. Just like the Wartburg and Trabant cousins from the east, these cars firmly stuck on the road. They were not bad at all, but from body design and over-heating 2-stroke engines already over-aged in the 1960s, when Citroen already built the DS.
These are great little cars, not great everyday drivers but very fun, worth restoring. Brazilian and Argentine examples are even rarer in the US. You have to sneak them out of the country. Brazil made a four cylinder version of the engine.
I worked in an auto wreckers back around 1975 and we scrapped a DKW but the powertrain was different. It did not have a geared transmission but a belt drive very similar to a skiddo. The powertrain sat for a month or two and a fellow came in and bought it for $100.00. About a month later he was back with the three cylinder two stroke trike that he had built. Thing was fairly fast but it was definitely homemade and the engineering was a tad suspect. We eventually got it back when he piled it up on a turn by going way too fast due to a complete brake failure..............
I thought so. I love classic cars. I had an original Italian Fiat 126 from the year 1972 many years ago. If you can find a car in decent state,,its worth to own if you have a garage Not so much of the rust,,mine was out site all year,,plenty kids and young ones find it funny making scraches or do something else with the car. The car wasn t that expensive to have and the parts are easy to get,,even new but i am not a mecanic.. Thank you for your honest answer!!
There was a similar car produced in eastern Germany, the IFA F9. Not that luxurious, but based on the same concept, makes them look like twins. Both producers did their own thing after the split up of Germany.
I can't believe that when we in the U.S..were driving high compression V8's some of them fuel injected that Auto Union/dkw AUDI was producing 3 cylinder rattle traps like this. wow. I guess this is better than what was being produced behind the Iron Curtain (the Trabant) but not much.
@ Glenn Most technical details are shared with the (later) Wartburg. The cars were not bad, not even the eastern ones, but quite over-aged, as all of it was pre-war tech. Auto Union group introduced 2-stroke engines in 1928 when car taxation started based on engine displacement. The »3=6« on the trunk indicated that a 3-cyl. 2-stroke would be equivalent tp a 6-cyl. 4-stroke, which of course didn't fully hit truth. But with 60 HP, it was a lot more juicy as a VW 1200 or other crap of that time.
I was given one when I was a kid could not get a coil in Massachusetts (DKW) . Had no place to keep it I was about 13 0r 14 at the time. think it was junked it was so long ago early 60s.
A Junior with a 750cc engine had a max of 76MPH. Cruise in it for all day running was only 2 MPH less. We owned a 1000 4-door sedan. DKW/Auto Union built the engines and then ran them on a dyno. The ones that produced the most HP went to the racers. The next higher ones went to those who bought the 4-door autos. Then the rest of the engines went for normal sales. We got ours on Cyprus. Mom learned how to drive on it. And tore up the clutch. The dealer was a M-B dealer and charged $25 to replace the clutch. She still has her original license. Which now is over 60 years old. She also has her Turkish license which was where we lived for two years after leaving Cyprus. Dad drove the car for two years after we got back to the US and was taking it to Ohio for us to use up there while dad went to a ship. Unfortunately if seized a bearing about 30 miles from here and was towed back to the house by our Rambler. Intent was to fix it when he got back from being on the ship for a year and a half. The Navy had other ideas and his next orders were to Japan so we sold it to a local Rambler dealer's salesman who also owned one. In less that 2 years we were back and wishing we had not sold the car. I have the drivetrain for a Junior in the garage and wish I could find a body for it.
I didn't see anything in the comments about the 3=6 badge nor was it explained in the video. DKW had sort-of an unofficial motto: less is more. The badge is an extension of that. 3 cylinders = 6 cylinders. 3=6
The 2 stroke engines have a combustion/power pulse twice as often as a 4 stroke does. So a 1000 cc 2 stoke engine has as much power as a 2000c 4 stroke engine.
I had one 1000S sedan type four doors was a fantastic car I enjoyed it a lot, just headache me the 6 volt dinamo, no alternator at that time I guess, so battery lost the charge frecuently, except for that an excellent German car.
The Speedo is going red at about 30 MPH. This is the city or around town, speed range. Higher speeds are red, signalling caution "Highway speeds". It may be a reminder of the need for extra distance braking at higher speed.
+Jeffrey Plum You are right. City Speed in Germany is 50 km/h about 33m/h and in the beginning of the sixties it was still common to go faster and not to care much about that. So Mercedes inserted with the big tailfin limousine's 220 these speedometers as Citroen hat those with the brakemeters in the DS 21 in the mid sixties.
You should rev a 2-stroke engine higher - for providing good lubrication and - for cleaner combustion chambers. And why is the name 3=6? Because it's a 2-stroke engine where 1 out of 2 strokes is a power stroke and not like in a 4-stroke engine 1 out of 4 strokes is a power stroke. So the ad said 3 cylinders of this car equals 6 cylinders in another car, 3=6. The engine of this (post WWII West-German) car is the same principle of the pre WWII 3-cylinder construction. This engine was in use for new cars until 1988 in the East-German "Wartburg 353", with just little modifications (1,000 cc instead of 900 with 50 vs. 45 hp). Under race conditions were 70 hp possible with just 1 carburetor, 90 hp with 3 single carburetors and up to 115 hp with an increased displacement of approx. 1,150 cc.
Outstanding design, but crappy build. It used to break down with engine failures on regular base. All in all, the 2-strike stuff was pre-war origin. And the breaks hat no power at all, it was a menace driving at mountainside.
Is it really nice job on that car so when you turn signals on left or right I noticed both Arrow indicators are lighting up that would annoy me I'd have to fix that but very cool little car
That is a very beautiful car, I had 3 of them. one was 1958, the other two were 1963 four doors. I am fan of this cars. Congrtulatiuons!!!!
My dad is a huge fan of DKW, at one point he had over 20 of them in our yard, sedans, station wagons, vans, a few trucks, a couple of Mungas and a few older oddities I can't remember the names of.
I still remember going on a road trip with him in my 20's and hitting 120mp/h in a 1958 1000s wagon, it took forever and a day and a loooong downhill slope but man was it fun. He had replaced the speedometer with a newer one (went back to the original after it was refurbished) because it went all the way around back to 0 and broke the mechanism on a previous trip (it only went to 90). The sound of those 3 cylinder engines screaming at 80+ miles an hour is not something I will ever forget and the sound of the deceleration even more so. Amazing cars. His dream to this day is still seeing the Auto Union Silver Arrows in action. Sadly age got the better of him and he had to let his collection go (for nowhere near what it was worth). It was a different time though and values then were not what they are today. They used to be nicknamed Duitse Kak Wa (Afrikaans for German Crap Wagon) and were all over Southern Africa. My dad always loved them though and the collection just grew as he got older. He loves anything even a little odd when it comes to cars.
Mom and day had a couple of 3=6 and F12. I took it to the next level and got myself a F102 as my daily driver in 1995 - 1999.
Away from it's pristine condition - congrats to the owner - this is a beautifully designed car.
Such a high quality, elegant, well-built car! You can smell the German quality.
Make that "West" GERMAN quality! There WAS a difference between "East" and "West" German quality!
A beautiful and neat piece of honest engineering
In my distant childhood, I remember a neighboor having one of these cars. As I had already had a strong interest in car technology, I knew it had a two strokes engine, which explained its particuliar sound, and the fumes !
Beautiful car! Love the two-strokes.
Tremendous car in a gorgeous condition, always appreciate such videos of yours with 2stroke ole vehicles
That car is just gorgeous. No other way to describe it.
Descrcribe like a wc
I had two "58 models in the early '60s and have such fond memories of them. Both succumbed to rust eventually - the case of being used in N.Y. winters and heavily salted roads near the city, just couldn't be helped.
Me encanta este auto. Una maravilla clásica.
This vehicle has a reminiscent & vague Volkswagen look &
feel to it. A lovely car
Beautiful ❤️ car
wonderful ! my parents had one when I was a child, special car !!
when I was a kid my dad had a DKW , we would go get gas and the attendant would ask if we wanted him to check the oil ( this was in the mid 60s)
My dad would say that's OK he just put a quart in ....and then pour it in the gas tank!
I grew up around these, my dad loves them. I still remember his face almost split in two with a grin screaming down a country road at 110mph. He still has a few even today but doesn't drive much anymore. These things haul ass if you tune them right, they feel totally gutless at low RPM but once you get them screaming they pull like a mofo. 110mph was as fast as we ever got my dad's 1958 1000s wagon up to and that was slightly downhill with a tailwind but damn it felt SO much quicker. That "riiiiing ding ding ding ding" sound as you decelerate, impossible to mistake :) Amazing cars.
110 mph or Km/h ?
My fiance, later my wife, had a 1958 DKW and she taught me how to drive a stick shift with it. Wonderful car.
Someone did a beautiful job keeping that thing up!!!
Great coach work. A skill not seen today.
These cars sound so awesome when you cold start them. Own a DKW myself, not a car but a moped.
Really love it.
Hola soy de URUGUAY y mi padre tuvo dos un dkw 1000 s 3=6 año 55 tenía diferencia con tu modo parabrisas más chico y las puertas se habrían de Adelante después tuvo uno 4 puertas modelo argentino hermosas máquinas. I familia todas tuvieron uno también el júnior 850
Wonderful, so great. Greetings from Germany.
Amazing wonderfull car!! Good video.
As a kid a close family friend had exactly one like this, black and white, but the interior was only that coral red. Very fun to see it again, we traveled a lot in that car, wow - must have been mid 60.
I love the way you dont take unnecessary credits!! 😍
the chrome strips on the trunklid seem to have come right out of a 1950's GM styling studio...love them !
I once saw one of these in Norway pulling a caravan, good looking car
What a well-preserved 54-year-old car! Great video, very enjoyable. I didn't even know there were DKW-like Auto Unions. Interesting detail differences. The windshield reminds me of one from a '54 Olds or Cadillac.
Niels Fo Of course DKWs and Auto Unions are made by the same company. I understand that they are the same basic car with different badges. You misunderstood my comment.
+kstadden
The change of the name from DKW to Auto Union was in 1958, when Mercedes overtook the shares majority from DKW. And Mercedes off course tried to make it a more posh refined Marque. This did not really work, as the group of freaks for 2-stroke cars declined from year to year.
The engine output was raised from 900 cc 40hp to 1000cc 44hp (DIN-net) and in 1961 finally to 50hp in the 1000 S Coupe, doing 135 km/h , 85m/h Top Speed. 1963 Production was ceased, a new model F102 was launched in 1964 1200cc 65hp 140 km/h top speed, this model flopped. It had not enough torque to fulfil the high expectations of the customers who wanted to compete the BMW 1600 with 85 hp on the road. Audi was reinvented 1965 with the same coachwork the R103 was launched with 1700cc 72hp 148 km/h top speed , 0-60 m/h in less then 16 seconds , 50 to 75 m/ h in 15 seconds. A car that really pulls away.
+Andreas Schmidt Very interesting history, thank you.
My Dad had two DKW's : the first one was a 2 cylinder (1955) , the second a three cylinder (1958) which was fittier : more power and even smoother to drive. All in all they were good cars, quite sturdy and reliable, anyway also a bit thirsty.
Sorry to be pedantic but that is the Auto union badge, the four rings standing for Audi, Horche, DKW and Wanderer together. 😊
But that is pretty much identical to dads 62 model except that his is right hand drive, and has the original boots and badges.
And the speed is similar to Mercedes ones as at that time Mercedes owned Auto union.
Stimmt genau , na ja einem Amerikaner muss man das verzeihen
That's right, that's the way you said. My first car was a DKW junior de luxe and my father had the DKW 1000 S, later the DKW F102 knows almost nobody anymore, but he was actually the forerunner of the modern Audi. It should even give a DKW F 103, with a four-stroke Otto engine unfortunately, only a few of them were built because you had the Audi 60 Favirisiert. Thus it remained with few built DKW F 103. I think it's a shame because the F 102 was a bit ahead of its time, except for the engine. The F 102 was a hostile spacious Limosiene and according to then standards it was very modern. It had even been considered to equip the two-stroke engine with valves, but that was all too late. The people did not want to drive around with a smoke sign and the engine sound was not very nice, so at least the customers found it, no one wanted to hear a "Rän deng deng". They wanted to hear the sound of the four-stroke or at least the song of a VW beetle. In addition, the two-stroke was dead. What was another reason that the customer had to fill the one four-stroke no oil, yes the refueling of a two-strokes was a little science because of the ratio of gasoline and two-stroke oil, because you had to calculate properly, without a calculator or app with the tablet or Mobile . It was much more convenient to just refuel gas. The ignition coils were not the best. One was always broken, so we always had at least one ignition coil when it went further away. That's how it was back then. I am 67 years old and have my driver's license since I was 16, with 18 for the car and in the Bundeswehr class 2. At the age of 21, I did the bus driver's license, in some cases drove a tanker. I was fortunate enough to be able to drive in a car crazy time driving a lot of different vehicles, but my DKW Junior, with all his quirks ...... but that's pure nostalgia, frankly I'm glad it's so modern Cars are there
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Stimmt ganz genau , das ist so wie du gesagt hast . Mein erstes Auto war ein DKW Junior de luxe und mein Vater hatte den DKW 1000 S , später dann den DKW F102 den kennt fast keiner mehr , dabei war er eigentlich der Vorläufer der Modernen Audi . Es sollte sogar ein DKW F 103 geben , mit einem Viertakter Otto Motor es wurden leider nur einige davon gebaut weil man den Audi 60 Favorisiert hatte . Somit blieb es bei wenigen gebaute DKW F 103 . Finde ich sehr schade weil der F 102 schon seiner Zeit etwas voraus war , bis auf dem Motor . Der F 102 war eine feind geräumige Limousine und nach damaligen Standards war er sehr modern . Man hatte sogar mal in Erwägung gezogen den Zweitaktmotor mit Ventilen auszurüsten , aber das war alles zu spät . Die Leute wollten nicht mehr mit einer Rauchfahne umherfahren und auch der Motorsound war nicht gerade schön , so empfanden es wenigstens die Kunden , ein " Rän deng deng " wollte keiner mehr hören . Sie wollten den Sound des Viertakter hören oder wenigstens das Lied eines VW Käfers . Außerdem wollte Der Zweitakter war tod . Was auch noch ein Grund war das die Kunden den einen Viertakter kein Oel einfüllen muss , ja das tanken eines Zweitakter war eine kleine Wissenschaft wegen dem Verhältnis von Benzin und Zweitaktoel , da musste man ja richtig rechnen , ganz ohne Taschenrechner oder App mit dem Tablett oder Handy . Es war viel bequemer einfach nur Benzin zu tanken . Auch die Zündspulen waren nicht die besten . Eine ging immer kaputt , deswegen hatten wir immer mindestens eine Zündspule dabei wenn es weiter weg ging . So war das damals . Ich bin 67 Jahre alt und habe seit meinem 16 Lebensjahr meinen Führerschein , mit 18 für den PKW und bei der Bundeswehr die Klasse 2 . Mit 21 habe ich den Busführerschein gemacht , zwischendurch auch mal Tankwagen gefahren . Ich hatte das große Glück in einer Auto verrückten Zeit zu leben habe viele verschiedene Fahrzeuge fahren zu dürfen , aber mein DKW Junior , mit allen seinen Macken ...... aber das ist reine Nostalgie , ehrlich gesagt bin ich froh das es so moderne Autos gibt
The AU 1000 was the only one wich was sold under "Auto Union" brand, after war. The other models was sold als DKW. There was also a "AU 1000 S"-Sports Coupe.
Great video again Steve ... Good points detailing differences also mate. The boot lid is one off a 57' 3=6 they had the lift up style handles ( they are kinda slippery to keep a hold off compared to later model boot handles)
Mister,you have a pretty, pretty car.
Here in Brasil ,they made succes.
It's engine sound is unbelievable.
Thanks for share.
Maybe it's a bit odd of me, but I always loved the gas tank shape in these guys
A beautiful car for 1961
Every inch is beauty
Beautiful specimen
Classic number one!
Georgeous car! Damn that engine bay looks cleaner than an operation room! I Would have a DKW or Wartburg 312 over new cars any time! the craftsmanship on this is on another level compared to plastic oversized toys on sale now. Plus that TWO STROKE!!!
IT'S BEAUTIFUL!!!!! 😍😍😍😍
DKW/Auto Union clearly put a lot of thought into the styling of this car.
The 3=6 emblem was a marketing gimmick. It meant, a 3 cylinder that runs like a 6 cylinder. And it is original.
Haven't seen your clips for a while. One day I will roll down I5 from Bremerton and Visit. I used to walk by one of these cars in1962 sitting idle and thought it was a nice looking little car.
That's amazing.
DKW in fact is an abbreviation for Dampf Kraft Wagen which interprets as Steam Driven Vehicle... Das Kleine Wunder is a fond nickname for these particular models.
This is very common mistake. DKW, first was an Acronym for "Des Knaben Wunsch" ("The little boys wish") - Rasmussen, founder of DKW, produced a little toy steam engine, with this name, before he moved to car production.
My dad used to say DKW das kleine Wunder, fährt den Berg rauf wie andere runter. Und dann bleibt er stehen und das Wunder ist geschehen.
Means DKW the little wonder drives up the hill like others down. And then it stops and the wonder is over.
The rings stands for the four brands of Auto Union: DKW Horch Wanderer and Audi. Auto Union was owned by Daimler-Benz at. The time this car was built. The company was taken over by Volkswagen in 1965. Auto Union survives today as the protector of the history of Audi and Auto Union which dates to 1901
Auto Union was formed by merging DKW, Horch, Audi and Wanderer - hence the 4 rings in the logo!
My father have like this DKW model 1958 sidan it lives with us about 14 years. Like a member of the family
Beautiful car at that time.
That's in Iraq Baghdad my hometown. But the speedometer and other meter are round VDO
German brand.. It shows the real German quality
Indeed, they were very elegant for two stroke engine cars. Another one to look out for is the 1000SP that looks like the Thunderbird's little brother. ;-)
Sweet car
Spending a lot of time looking at videos like this on TH-cam as I do, I have recently yearned to have a 1956 Mercury Montclair 2 dr hardtop......or even a 1956 Ford Crown Victoria 2 door coupe..........................................but now I want a DKW just like that.
Les Griffiths ( Aust)
very nice car
awesome design
Fabulous, Thanks!
Stupenda autovettura. 2 tempi 3 cilindri. Batteria da 6 volt. l'Auto Union
Nice Car!
Look my Video from Germany - "Unser DKW"
It´s 2 Stroke Power from the finest!
I loved my blue old DKW 1000S!
Gratings from Germany - "The home-land from the DKW`s!
Werner from Stuttgart - Germany
LOVE IT!!!
The luggage rack strips on the trunk lid are correct (an option).
Turned out In Brazil from 1958 up to 1967 by DKW Vemag , the dashboard hold a emblem with the slogan " 3= 6 " , implying that the 2-stroke engine yield was equal to a 4-stroke-six-cilinders engine. My family had a brand new model 1965 DKW , already equipped with Lubrimat , a system that automatically mixed the oil with fuel.
Lubrimat was very few reliable , it could either drink oil heavily or under lubricate the engine. In some months the car was sold and replaced by a new VW Beetle. In 1966 DKW VEmag was bought out by VW Brasil and closed down thus eliminating the competitor.
so cute ponel and door cards
I love it . 😍
Super-neat looking car! I was wondering whether the Green to Red speedometer change was to indicate it was time to shift into high gear?
Here in Brasil this car was assembly with DKW logo and the same design and Powertrain !!! Take care with break's you need forget the engine brake !!!!
Amazing beauty 🏁💓
Very nice car!
I've never had the opportunity to drive a DKW - very uncommom and hard to see in Brazil these days... Remember about 57 years ago to ride a lot of times on these - and even a 1935 sedan - DKW - here called Vemag - owned by a friend family's car ...
Gorgeous car. Gorgeous!
My Granddad had a DKW of the same era - he said it was fast but stable on the open road & very economical for it's time.
Chassis and suspension construction derived from a racing car ... of 1932. Just like the Wartburg and Trabant cousins from the east, these cars firmly stuck on the road. They were not bad at all, but from body design and over-heating 2-stroke engines already over-aged in the 1960s, when Citroen already built the DS.
These are great little cars, not great everyday drivers but very fun, worth restoring. Brazilian and Argentine examples are even rarer in the US. You have to sneak them out of the country. Brazil made a four cylinder version of the engine.
I worked in an auto wreckers back around 1975 and we scrapped a DKW but the powertrain was different. It did not have a geared transmission but a belt drive very similar to a skiddo. The powertrain sat for a month or two and a fellow came in and bought it for $100.00. About a month later he was back with the three cylinder two stroke trike that he had built. Thing was fairly fast but it was definitely homemade and the engineering was a tad suspect. We eventually got it back when he piled it up on a turn by going way too fast due to a complete brake failure..............
Are you sure this car wasn't a DAF from Netherlands? Belt transmission and front wheel drive would hardly have worked.
I thought so.
I love classic cars.
I had an original Italian Fiat 126 from the year 1972 many years ago.
If you can find a car in decent state,,its worth to own if you have a garage
Not so much of the rust,,mine was out site all year,,plenty kids and young ones find it funny making scraches or do something else with the car.
The car wasn t that expensive to have and the parts are easy to get,,even new but i am not a mecanic..
Thank you for your honest answer!!
There was a similar car produced in eastern Germany, the IFA F9. Not that luxurious, but based on the same concept, makes them look like twins. Both producers did their own thing after the split up of Germany.
I can't believe that when we in the U.S..were driving high compression V8's some of them fuel injected that Auto Union/dkw AUDI was producing 3 cylinder rattle traps like this. wow. I guess this is better than what was being produced behind the Iron Curtain (the Trabant) but not much.
@ Glenn
Most technical details are shared with the (later) Wartburg. The cars were not bad, not even the eastern ones, but quite over-aged, as all of it was pre-war tech. Auto Union group introduced 2-stroke engines in 1928 when car taxation started based on engine displacement. The »3=6« on the trunk indicated that a 3-cyl. 2-stroke would be equivalent tp a 6-cyl. 4-stroke, which of course didn't fully hit truth. But with 60 HP, it was a lot more juicy as a VW 1200 or other crap of that time.
I was given one when I was a kid could not get a coil in Massachusetts (DKW) . Had no place to keep it I was about 13 0r 14 at the time. think it was junked it was so long ago early 60s.
gorgeous
These things move good when you wind them out thru the gears.
Great cAR, the odometer is the same in the Mercedes fintails
omg is RED at 40!! slow down road kamikaze!!
I was wondering if it was like shift points
A Junior with a 750cc engine had a max of 76MPH. Cruise in it for all day running was only 2 MPH less. We owned a 1000 4-door sedan. DKW/Auto Union built the engines and then ran them on a dyno. The ones that produced the most HP went to the racers. The next higher ones went to those who bought the 4-door autos. Then the rest of the engines went for normal sales. We got ours on Cyprus. Mom learned how to drive on it. And tore up the clutch. The dealer was a M-B dealer and charged $25 to replace the clutch. She still has her original license. Which now is over 60 years old. She also has her Turkish license which was where we lived for two years after leaving Cyprus. Dad drove the car for two years after we got back to the US and was taking it to Ohio for us to use up there while dad went to a ship. Unfortunately if seized a bearing about 30 miles from here and was towed back to the house by our Rambler. Intent was to fix it when he got back from being on the ship for a year and a half. The Navy had other ideas and his next orders were to Japan so we sold it to a local Rambler dealer's salesman who also owned one. In less that 2 years we were back and wishing we had not sold the car. I have the drivetrain for a Junior in the garage and wish I could find a body for it.
IS A VERY GOOD CAR
Nice speedometer! So different of Brazilian DKW-Vemag Belcar 1000.
DKW means Das Kleine Wunder, The Little Wonder. 3=6 means that the three cyklinder two stroke is like a six cylinder four stroke.
Terrific ...
I didn't see anything in the comments about the 3=6 badge nor was it explained in the video.
DKW had sort-of an unofficial motto: less is more. The badge is an extension of that.
3 cylinders = 6 cylinders. 3=6
The 2 stroke engines have a combustion/power pulse twice as often as a 4 stroke does.
So a 1000 cc 2 stoke engine has as much power as a 2000c 4 stroke engine.
Great Mark, now I want a Deek or AU. Whatever, I blame you.
I had one 1000S sedan type four doors was a fantastic car I enjoyed it a lot, just headache me the 6 volt dinamo, no alternator at that time I guess, so battery lost the charge frecuently, except for that an excellent German car.
Wonderful .....DKW.
The four rings stand for the Auto Union, not for DKW. They represent the four formerly indipendent companies DKW, Audi, Horch and Wanderer.
Put it in H!
All jokes aside, what a beautiful car!
The Speedo is going red at about 30 MPH. This is the city or around town, speed range. Higher speeds are red, signalling caution "Highway speeds". It may be a reminder of the need for extra distance braking at higher speed.
+Jeffrey Plum
You are right. City Speed in Germany is 50 km/h about 33m/h and in the beginning of the sixties it was still common to go faster and not to care much about that. So Mercedes inserted with the big tailfin limousine's 220 these speedometers as Citroen hat those with the brakemeters in the DS 21 in the mid sixties.
You should rev a 2-stroke engine higher
- for providing good lubrication
and
- for cleaner combustion chambers.
And why is the name 3=6?
Because it's a 2-stroke engine where 1 out of 2 strokes is a power stroke and not like in a 4-stroke engine 1 out of 4 strokes is a power stroke. So the ad said 3 cylinders of this car equals 6 cylinders in another car, 3=6.
The engine of this (post WWII West-German) car is the same principle of the pre WWII 3-cylinder construction. This engine was in use for new cars until 1988 in the East-German "Wartburg 353", with just little modifications (1,000 cc instead of 900 with 50 vs. 45 hp).
Under race conditions were 70 hp possible with just 1 carburetor, 90 hp with 3 single carburetors and up to 115 hp with an increased displacement of approx. 1,150 cc.
I could have sworn I saw this exact car earlier this week when I was driving around Southeast, but maybe it had a different muffler tip?
Was that a colorful gremlin in your parking lot
Sweet car .😍😍
Outstanding design, but crappy build. It used to break down with engine failures on regular base. All in all, the 2-strike stuff was pre-war origin. And the breaks hat no power at all, it was a menace driving at mountainside.
Nice car!
Very cool.
3 cilindri 2 tempi,ricordo bene? A Napoli le vendeva un Tedesco con la concessionaria in Via Piedigrotta....
Mio nonno ne aveva una a Napoli nella fine degli anni sessanta... Era una 3=6 giallo crema col tetto bianco
With the " 3=6 " DKW wanted to make clear, that three cylinders are as good as six cylinders!
In a two-stroke engine, that is. Half the number of cylinders, but twice the number of power strokes per cylinder.
The cover of the luggage space is not the original one. It is from a DKW F93.
This must be a very rare car.
Super car
Is it really nice job on that car so when you turn signals on left or right I noticed both Arrow indicators are lighting up that would annoy me I'd have to fix that but very cool little car