Auto Union 1000

Auto Union 1000 ( Year 1958)

The Auto Union 1000 is a mid-size car with a three-cylinder two -stroke engine and front-wheel drive car of the Union. The successor of the "Great DKW 3 = 6" ( F94 ) was the only passenger cars Auto Union, which was brand of the manufacturer and not used DKW. In August 1963, the DKW F102 was followed by the last West German production car with two-stroke engine.

Auto Union 1000/1000 S

The Auto Union 1000 was broadly in the DKW F94. Significant differences were the more powerful engine with more cubic inches ( 981 cc ) and outside the four rings in the grille as well as the lettering " Auto Union " instead of the DKW brand logo on the hood. He was. Than four - and two-door sedan as well as with front -hinged doors as a four -seater convertible or coupe without a B- pillar in the offer For the model year 1960 ( as of August 1959) were the two-door sedan and four-seater Auto Union 1000 S Coupé a panoramic windscreen. 1961, the grille was redesigned with vertical trim strips.

The vehicles had a box section frame and an all-steel body. Front wheels were individually suspended from the lower wishbones and an overhead transverse leaf spring. Back known from the predecessors floating axle was installed.

Between January 1958 and July 1963, the Auto Union produced at the factory Dusseldorf -Derendorf 171 008 sedans and coupes types of Auto Union in 1000 and 1000 S. As of August 1959, station wagon version came under the name "Universal " that had until November 1962 16,421 - was sold times. The highlight of the series was the Auto Union 1000 S Coupé de Luxe with disc brakes. A total of only 18,085 Auto Union had been made in 1000 but in 1962.

In model year 1961/62 Auto Union led the two-stroke oil injection by means of the developed jointly with Bosch " fresh oil - automatic" one. The system with separate oil tank along with the oil pump should allow the refueling of gasoline without added oil because gas stations were rare with two-stroke mixture on offer. They had in 1956 already, the mixing ratio of 1:25 reduced to 1:40, the engine could now be operated in full load with 1:60 and at idle with 1:400. According to advertising the new system should primarily a longer engine life guarantee, which was not achieved in practice. In extremely cold winter 1962/63 came to an unusual number of crankshaft damage because the faltering oil at low temperatures has not been adequately conveyed by the thin line in the carburetor.

After mid-1963, production in Germany had expired, the Auto Union 1000 was S of DKW Vemag ( Veículos e Máquinas Agrícolas SA) Sao Paulo (Brazil ) with minor touch-ups and in Santa Fe ( Argentina) produced without changes until 1967.

Auto Union 1000 Sp

The Auto Union 1000 Special ( short AU 1000 SP ) was a two-seat sports car based on the Auto Union 1000 S in 1957 appeared at the Frankfurt Motor Show and was produced from 1958 to 1965 at Baur in Stuttgart. He reached a figure of 5004 coupes. From September 1961 to April 1965 we also made 1640 open roadster.

(As of 1000 Sp in the press occasionally referred to ) to 41 kW ( 55 PS) was increased and brought the flow unfavorable " narrow gauge Thunderbird" to a top speed: Compared with the Auto Union 1000 S engine performance was due to higher compression ratio ( 1 8 ) that at 140 km / h, weaker motorized 1000 -S coupe exceeded slightly.

Coupé and Roadster cost 10,950 DM

Specifications

Upon request, an electro- pneumatic clutch ( Saxomat ) was available.

L2 = 2 -door sedan
L4 = 4-door sedan
Cp2 = 2 -door coupe
Cb2 = 2-door convertible
K3 = 3 - door estate

Literature and sources

Siegfried Rauch: DKW - The story of a world brand. Engine book publishing house, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-87943-759-9.
Peter Short: DKW - master class. Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2005, ISBN 3- 7688-1646 -X.
Werner Oswald: German cars from 1945 to 1990. Volume 4, 1st Edition, engine book publishing house, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-613-02131-5.
Auto, motor und sport. Volume 17/ 1958.
Motor Revue. Issue 39, Autumn Edition 1961, United Motor Publishers, Stuttgart.
Prospectus WB - 3652 (800 - H - 122) of Auto Union DKW.

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