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Posted By: Top banana, 06-25-2017, 10:44 AM

A friends rather unusual Auto Union 1000 - this was essentially the updated DKW3=6 from 1956 and is a rare sight in the UK with only around 10 currently roadworthy. it's also rather unusual mechanically, having a 3-cylinder 2-stroke engine...so it sounds like a giant moped when running..


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Excellent photo with lovely light and taken from a great angle. Rare car, too! Nice
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Interesting car, like the Monte Carlo Rally acoutremonts and that 4 ring linked emblem...is a sign of things to come (Audi).
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Nice shot of an interesting car.

If the logo on the grille looks familiar to some it's because Auto Union was an amalgamation of four car companies that banded together, hence the four rings. That group of companies is now better known as Audi who still use the four ring logo to this day.

EDIT: I see lesmore49 just beat me to the line with the same info.

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And now, all of it is owned by VW !
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QuoteOriginally posted by Top banana Quote
A friends rather unusual Auto Union 1000 - this was essentially the updated DKW3=6 from 1956 and is a rare sight in the UK with only around 10 currently roadworthy. it's also rather unusual mechanically, having a 3-cylinder 2-stroke engine...so it sounds like a giant moped when running..

wow, reminds me of my childhood. we did not have such a nice red color; rather boring blue, but the car was a blast.
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