Make that "West" GERMAN quality! There WAS a difference between "East" and "West" German quality!

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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.

Really love it.

110 mph or Km/h ?

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Are you sure this car wasn't a DAF from Netherlands? Belt transmission and front wheel drive would hardly have worked.

@ 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 Hate to be the barer of bad news, the roller crank is rusted causing the engine to be stuck. You will need a new crank minimum, and they are expensive . Everything else is fixable, fairy cheap just time and work

@@2stroketurbo Thanks for replying. Yes, I've seen a crankshaft for sale on eBay and costs a thousand bucks. Engine parts in general tend to be very rare and expensive and I'm afraid that mine might need a complete rebuild... I'll send you the link to the pictures in a minute, thanks again for replying!

@@2stroketurbo photos.app.goo.gl/bNWyXuaXXW4AzGwS8

UPDATE: I've pulled out the engine and took down the head to find out that it wasn't turning due to all three pistons being completely stuck. It took 15 tons under a hydraulic press to get them out with the crackshaft. The bearings aren't rusty at all and spin pretty good. They didn't oxidate due to the oil still left inside fortunately