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DKW (Dampf-Kraft-Wagen, English: "steam-powered car", also Deutsche Kinder-Wagen English: "German children's car". Das-Kleine-Wunder , English: "the little wonder" or Des-Knaben-Wunsch , English: "the boy's wish", from when the company built toy two-stroke engines ) was a German car - and motorcycle - marque .
8 items. Below is a list of all DKW cars & models that have come out so far. 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.
Feb 16, 2011 · DKW exhibited it at the Berlin IAA Motor Show in February 1931, and it rapidly became a sales success. Various versions went on sale, and the F1 was soon the Auto Union’s top-selling model. By the time production ceased in 1942 about 270,000 had left the Audi assembly lines.
Jul 25, 2020 · The DKW F1 at the 1931 Berlin IAA – the start of the DKW Formula. Rasmussen took the wraps off of the DKW F1 at the 1931 Berlin IAA, revealing a light, sporty looking car with front-wheel-drive and a transversely-mounted engine. This was in 1931, mind you – this sort of thinking would not be mainstream for another 25-30 years.
The company emblem consisted of four interlocking rings, intended to symbolise the inseparable unity of the four founder companies. 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 ...
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. Victory in the ADAC Reich long-distance run in October 1921 was the start of a magnificent series of motorsport successes.
