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| motor vehicle manufacturers of germany | |
| motorcycle manufacturers of germany | |
| defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of germany | |
| audi | |
| volkswagen | |
| companies established in 1916 | |
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Dampf-Kraft Wagen (, DKW was the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer. In 1932 , DKW merged with Audi , Horch and Wanderer to form the Auto Union , and all brands continued until World War II . After the war, Auto Union changed ownership a couple of times, first passed into the hands of Daimler-Benz in 1957 , and was finally purchased by the Volkswagen Group in 1964 . AUTOMOBILES MADE BEFORE WWII 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 . 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 cylinders engine. These models also featured an innovation with a generator that doubled up as a self-starter, which was mounted directly on the Crankshaft . This was known as a Dynastart. They also produced a less well-known series of rear-wheel drive cars called Schwebeklasse and Sonderklasse with V4 Two-stroke Engine s. These engines had two extra cylinders for Forced Induction , so they really appeared like V6 es but without Sparkplug s on the front cylinder pair. In 1939 , they made a prototype with the first Three-cylinder Engine . This prototype was to be put into production only after the war, first as an IFA F9 (later to become Wartburg ) in Zschopau , East Germany , and shortly afterwards in DKW-form from Düsseldorf as the 3=6 or F91. DKW engines were used by Saab , as a model for their two-stroke engines in their new automobile manufacturing venture, in 1947. |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/1939" class="copylinks">1939 '''DKW F8-700''' |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/1955" class="copylinks">1955 '''F91''', as 2-seater Convertible |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/1962" class="copylinks">1962 '''AU1000S''', with an F91 behind it |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/1957" class="copylinks">1957 '''DKW Monza''' |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/1963" class="copylinks">1963 '''F12''' |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/1962" class="copylinks">1962 '''AU1000Sp convertible''' |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/1964" class="copylinks">1964 '''DKW F102''' |
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