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Re: How much would you pay for... (candyweißpassat)
NINETEEN THIRTY NINE????
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NINETEEN THIRTY NINE????
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Re: How much would you pay for... (TabulaRasa)
I'll give ya $3, US, cash right now (thats all i have on me)...Does it have a 2.2l 20v turbo or the 2.7l twin-turbo??....j/k
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I'll give ya $3, US, cash right now (thats all i have on me)...Does it have a 2.2l 20v turbo or the 2.7l twin-turbo??....j/k
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Re: How much would you pay for... (TabulaRasa)
Yes, 1939. The car is beautiful. I don't have pictures of the exact car, but I have pictures of one that's the same model and the same colours.
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It has a watercooled 2-stoke 2-cylinder and front wheel drive.
The dealership also has a late 50's/early 60's DKW, a Porshe 956, a few Alfa Romeo Spyders, and a DeLorean, as well as a few rare air-cooled VW's (Ghias, Type3 notchbacks, etc...)
Yes, 1939. The car is beautiful. I don't have pictures of the exact car, but I have pictures of one that's the same model and the same colours.
It has a watercooled 2-stoke 2-cylinder and front wheel drive.
The dealership also has a late 50's/early 60's DKW, a Porshe 956, a few Alfa Romeo Spyders, and a DeLorean, as well as a few rare air-cooled VW's (Ghias, Type3 notchbacks, etc...)
Re: How much would you pay for... (candyweißpassat)
All post-war Auto-Union cars were DKWs and therefor two-strokes.
I have no hard evidence that this is no Audi, but some sources that suggest otherwise (from Audi´s Irish and New Zealand site)
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All post-war Auto-Union cars were DKWs and therefor two-strokes.
I have no hard evidence that this is no Audi, but some sources that suggest otherwise (from Audi´s Irish and New Zealand site)
quote:[HR][/HR]DKW was the most affordable marque, and had 18 % of the German market in 1938. Wanderer was positioned in the mid range sector, with Audi at the upper mid range. [HR][/HR]
quote:[HR][/HR]AUDI
Although Audi was an early (1933) pioneer of front wheel drive, the brand's new direction towards higher-powered, more enthusiast-oriented cars demanded more powerful engines than the existing Wanderer-based units could provide. There also had to be a switch back to rear wheel drive, as there was a limit to the durability of the front drive universal joints of the day when asked to cope with larger engines. The resulting 1939 Audi 920, with a new 3.3 litre six cylinder OHC engine, was capable of a top speed of more that 130 km/h.
DKW
With a solid foundation in motorcycles, DKW were in a strong position to take advantage of the boom in car sales during the 1930s, the greatest growth happening at the lower end of the market where DKW's smaller, lighter cars were well positioned. By 1938 DKW in fact were responsible for about 80% of Auto Union's volume, and had 19% of the German car market in their own right. Two-stroke engines and innovative lightweight body and frame construction characterised pre-war DKWs. Had it not been for the Second World War, the radical wind-tunnel tested DKW F9, scheduled for a 1940 launch, would have been a serious challenger to the to the Volkswagen 'People's Car'[HR][/HR]
I´d still say it´s a DKW F8 Reichsklasse or Meisterklasse:Although Audi was an early (1933) pioneer of front wheel drive, the brand's new direction towards higher-powered, more enthusiast-oriented cars demanded more powerful engines than the existing Wanderer-based units could provide. There also had to be a switch back to rear wheel drive, as there was a limit to the durability of the front drive universal joints of the day when asked to cope with larger engines. The resulting 1939 Audi 920, with a new 3.3 litre six cylinder OHC engine, was capable of a top speed of more that 130 km/h.
DKW
With a solid foundation in motorcycles, DKW were in a strong position to take advantage of the boom in car sales during the 1930s, the greatest growth happening at the lower end of the market where DKW's smaller, lighter cars were well positioned. By 1938 DKW in fact were responsible for about 80% of Auto Union's volume, and had 19% of the German car market in their own right. Two-stroke engines and innovative lightweight body and frame construction characterised pre-war DKWs. Had it not been for the Second World War, the radical wind-tunnel tested DKW F9, scheduled for a 1940 launch, would have been a serious challenger to the to the Volkswagen 'People's Car'[HR][/HR]
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