A Christmas Wish Comes True!

"A Christmas wish comes true.
Christmas, the festival of joy and giving, the most beautiful of all celebrations - and even more beautiful thanks to THE NEW DKW MASTER CLASS, which, eagerly awaited, fulfills long-cherished wishes and even exceeds them.

The new DKW is already here.
The streamlined shape of the new steel body is both practical and elegant. It harmonizes with a modern and rich interior: inside and out, a car for even the most discerning taste!

The new DKW is fast.
The DKW two-stroke engine, which amazed an entire world as The Little Miracle, is now even more powerful. The air resistance is significantly reduced by the streamlined body. The new Master Class easily exceeds the 100 km/h limit!

The new DKW is big.
Comfortable seating for four to five people with knee and elbow room in all seats. There is also a large luggage compartment in the rear that is accessible from the outside: no more of the cramped conditions of even larger cars!

The new DKW is economical.
Only the 30 years of two-stroke experience of the DKW engineers were able to improve the engine's design in such a way that, despite a considerable increase in performance, it became even more economical in operation: only 6.25 litres standard consumption per 100 km!"

Development of the DKW Meisterklasse: https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2017/06/dkw-f89p-new-meisterklasse.html
DKW Press Release: https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2020/04/dkw-meisterklasse-press-conference-may.html

That's how strong DKW is!

"Even with the weight of 32 people, the doors can be opened and closed easily. And economical! One hears it more and more: as economical as DKW!"


"By an economical DKW now!:

Audi Tradition Museum Mobile Exhibition: Streamlined - Automobiles and Aerodynamics

After a successful exhibition at the August Horch Museum Zwickau, the “Streamlined – Automobile and Aerodynamics” special exhibit has moved to Audi Tradition Museum Mobile in Ingolstadt.

As early as 1910, astonishing ideas emerged for adapting motor vehicle body shapes to the air flow. The generally growing enthusiasm for aviation had an influence, as did the flight week in Reims in 1909, a major event that attracted worldwide attention. Wing and teardrop shapes became inspiration for technicians and inventors.

At that time, however, the direction of the air flow around the body did not serve to increase speed, but primarily to reduce the turbulence of road dirt from the generally unpaved roads.

In the 1920s, technicians and aircraft engineers recognized aerodynamics as a scientific topic for reducing drag and fuel consumption and improving the long-distance capability of automobiles. However, an effect on series production in automobile construction could only gradually be observed in the second half of the 1930s. In the meantime, other areas of traffic are also relying on aerodynamics and streamlining as arguments for progress and modern mobility. In the 1920s and 1930s, several design engineers set significant impulses in the field of automotive aerodynamics. In addition to Rumpler and Jaray, there are also, for example, Baron Reinhard von Koenig-Fachsenfeld, Emil Everling, Wunibald Kamm and Karl Schlör von Westhofen-Dirmstein.

However, it was anything but easy for her to achieve acceptance with her approaches. Their bodies, which were aerodynamically designed according to scientific findings, deviated too much from the then prevailing ideas of customers and manufacturers about the appearance of an automobile. But the rethinking began. New research and construction methods, such as wind tunnel research, contributed to this. In particular, racing should not be missing. As consistently as the research results were successfully implemented there, they were only slowly accepted by buyers when they were transferred to series vehicles. Unique and rare vehicles - also within the spectacular permanent exhibition - illustrate the pursuit of efficiency, sustainability and design in various facets.

And precisely this development, which was promoted by those important personalities of aerodynamic research in automobile construction up to the Second World War.

The special exhibition (originally) in the August Horch Museum in Zwickau and now in the Audi Museum Mobile in Ingolstadt is dedicated to this. 13 large exhibits, 26 models and 6 experimental/media stations document this path, from striving for the ideal form to test objects and pseudo streamlines. In particular, racing should not be missing. As consistently as research results were successfully implemented there, when they were transferred to series production vehicles, they were only slowly accepted by buyers for the reasons mentioned. Unique and rare vehicles - also within the spectacular permanent exhibition - illustrate the combination of efficiency, sustainability and design in various facets.

In times of dwindling resources and the promotion of electromobility, the ideas and considerations of that time are more relevant than ever. As a special offer, a master bodybuilder regularly works live in the exhibition on the creation and completion of a streamlined shape.

The main exhibits:

Audi Jaray plastic model 1:1 scale 1923 (built in 2023 for the exhibition).


Audi UW Jaray streamlined car, 1934 (2012 recreation for the 'Ugly Duckling' advertising campaign).


Auto Union Type C, Streamline, 1937, (1999)


Adler 2.5 liter Type 10 "Autobahnwagen", 1939

Adler Trumpf "Racing Limousine", 1936/1938


Chrysler Airflow, 1934
https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2016/03/1934-chrysler-airflow-first-modern-car.html


DKW F1 Monoposto, 1931


Replica of the DKW F8 streamlined car, wooden frame model

The DKW coupe: https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2023/11/visions-of-ghost.html

Replica of a 1938 Wanderer W25 endurance racer


1933 Horch 830 coupe body (Auto-Union works team)


Hanomag diesel record car, 1938, 2019
https://heinkelscooter.blogspot.com/2015/01/hanomag-diesel-rekordwagen.html


K2 streamlined car, prototype 1940


Schlörwagen, replica body, scale 1:1 https://www.mobilewelten.eu/schl%C3%B6r-wagen/


Tatra 77, sedan, 1934.
https://tatrat600.blogspot.com/2022/04/1935-tatra-t77-autocar-review.html


Model steam locomotive BR01-1088, 2004


Etrich-Rumpler-Taube model, around 1987


Auto Union Porsche Type 52, model 1:4


Model of the LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin, 1930s (my photo).

The exhibition has moved to Audi-Tradition Museum Mobile in Ingolstadt from November 2023. 
https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/photos/album/special-exhibition-windschnittig-2407

Audi Tradition Museum Mobile, Ingolstadt: https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2017/06/audi-tradition-museum-ingolstadt.html

August Horch Museum, Zwickau: https://dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com/2017/06/august-horch-museum-chemnitz.html

DKW - DGW Delivery Triporter

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Should your business remain at its current snail pace in a time of rapid progress, or do you want to give your company a new lease of life, give it new impetus and get ahead of the competition? You yourself know that with your own express delivery car you will save valuable time, make your deliveries, and do your shopping much faster, and increase the operating radius of your business and thus your revenue. You know what a priceless advertisement a DGW car would represent for your business, but the question of costs has made you hesitant to purchase a reliable transport vehicle. Today this obstacle no longer exists. According to special instructions from the largest motorcycle factory on the continent, you will receive a DGW transporter that is world class in terms of its quality and reliability, equivalent to the well-known DKW motorcycle, through a comfortable twelve-month payment plan of just 22.50 per week. Ask for a prospectus about the 3 different versions available – full leather box body or a loading platform with and without side panels."