1936 DKW MEISTERKLASSE CABRIOLET - COYS TECHNO CLASSICA ESSEN SALE

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SATURDAY 18th APRIL 2015

 

 1936 DKW MEISTERKLASSE CABRIOLET

Estimate: €25,000 - €30,000
Registration Number: EU Registered
Chassis Number: M57156

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. Although unsuccessful, he made a two-stroke toy engine in 1919, called Des Knaben Wunsch — “the boy's desire”. He also put a slightly modified version of this engine into a motorcycle and called it Das Kleine Wunder — “the little marvel”. This was the real beginning of the DKW brand: by the 1930s, DKW was the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer.

In 1932, DKW merged with Audi, Horch and Wanderer, to form the Auto Union. Auto Union came under Daimler-Benz ownership in 1957, and was finally purchased by the Volkswagen Group in 1964. The last DKW car was the F102 which ceased production in 1966; after this the brand was phased out.
DKW cars were made from 1928 until 1966. They always used two-stroke engines and, from 1931, the company was a pioneer in front-wheel drive and transverse mounting. The most well-known cars made before World War II, bearing model names F1 through F8 (F for Front), had front-wheel drive and a transversely mounted two-cylinder engine. Displacement was 600 or 700 cc, power was 18 to 20 hp (15 kW). These models also featured an innovation with a generator that doubled up as a self-starter, which was mounted directly on the crankshaft.
The example on offer here is a 1936 car, which has been part of a significant private UK collection of over 100 cars for almost ten years. The car was restored by a team of European specialists some 15 years ago and is described by the vendor as being museum quality.
Finished in red with contrasting black wings and a black hood, the interior seats and carpets are finished in black with a red dashboard fitted with white dials; all described as being in excellent order throughout. Supplied with a UK registration document and history file this sporty little European tourer is ready and waiting to be enjoyed by its new owner.
Das hier angebotene 1936er Auto war für etwa 10 Jahre, Teil einer bedeutenden privaten britischen Sammlung von mehr als 100 Autos. Das Auto wurde vor knapp 15 Jahren von einem Team aus europäischen Spezialisten restauriert, und wird vom Verkäufer als ein Auto von hoher Museumsqualität beschrieben. In einem schicken Rot, mit Kontrasten, Haube, Innensitze und Teppiche allesamt in schwarz, wurde es mit einem roten Armaturenbrett mit weißen Zifferblättern ausgerüsteten; alle rundum beschrieben in einem ausgezeichneten Zustand. Mit britischen Fahrzeugpapieren und einer ausführlichen Laufbahn-Akte steht dieser sportliche kleine europäische Tourer bereit, um von seinem neuen Eigentümer vollends geschätzt zu werden.
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