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During the late 1920s and until WWII broke out, DKW was both the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer, as well as Europe's pioneer of front-wheel drive automobiles with their successful 1931 and later DKW Front models, before the 1932 Adler Trumpf and the 1934 Citroen Traction Avant.
The Auto Union 1000 is a luxury compact front-wheel drive automobile manufactured by Auto Union GmbH between 1958 and 1965. It was the first (and in many markets the last) model branded as an Auto Union by the manufacturer since the 1930s; it replaced the DKW 3=6, although the latter continued in production, until the end of 1959. [3] .
This DKW vehicle model list includes photos of DKW vehicles along with release dates and body types of each car. Did you used to drive one of the old DKW cars on this list? The company has had hits and misses, but definitely have put out some great cars.
Jun 22, 2024 · The Nostalgia of Forgotten Gods: DKW (Cars), Germany, 1928-1966. Roarington's journey to discover lost automotive brands continues today with the German DKW, an acronym derived from the founder Jorge Skafte Rasmussen's early experiments with steam power—Dampf-Kraft-Wagen (steam-powered car).
Feb 16, 2011 · 80 years ago: the DKW F1 was the world’s first volume-produced car with front-wheel drive; Its triumphal career began in 1931; The last DKW models left the assembly lines in Argentina and Brazil in 1968; Jörgen Skafte Rasmussen acquired a majority shareholding in Audi Werke AG of Zwickau, Germany in August 1928.
The Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer brand names were retained. Each of the four brands was assigned a specific market segment within the group: DKW – motorcycles and small cars; Wanderer – midsize cars; Audi – cars in the deluxe midsize segment; and Horch – luxury cars at the top end of the market.
By 1955, the DKW 3=6 grew in width and track by almost 4 inches and was advertised as "der Große DKW", the "large DKW". The DKW 3=6 is a compact front-wheel drive saloon manufactured by Auto Union GmbH. The car was launched at the Frankfurt Motor Show in March 1953 and sold until 1959.
Aug 29, 2008 · Dampf-Kraft Wagen (German: steam-powered vehicle) or DKW is an historic car and motorcycle marque. In 1916, the Danish engineer Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen founded a factory in Saxony, Germany, to produce steam fittings. In the same year, he attempted to produce a steam-driven car, called the DKW.
DKW, founded by Jörgen Skafte Rasmussen in Zschopau, contested races successfully with two-stroke motorcycles from 1921. DKW touring cars began their motorsport career in 1929.
DKW was a German car- and motorcycle-marque. DKW was one of the four companies that formed Auto Union in 1932 and thus became an ancestor of the modern-day Audi company.
