DKW F7
DKW Empire Class sedan F7 -600 (1937 )
The DKW F7 is a small car with front-wheel drive of the DKW brand, the Auto Union in 1937 as the successor to the model brought F5 on the market. With 80,000 built vehicles the F7 was before the war the most built DKW front-wheel drive. Like all DKW "Front Car" (proprietary name) of the DKW F7 was built at the Audi plant in Zwickau. In 1939 production ended; Successor was the type F8 with box-section frame and improved front axle.
The changes in appearance were compared to the previous F5 low. The simpler and less powerful model " Empire class " now had also over the longer body of the "Master Class ". In contrast to the predecessor and the successor F8 rear-hinged doors had just been cut on both models at the leading edge. Reich and Master Class were available as two-door sedan, convertible sedan or full convertible.
To drive the already used in the F2 Master Class 701 and front transverse-mounted two-cylinder two -stroke engine ( parallel twin ) served with Schnürle reverse flushing and two overflow channels. The engines contributed to the kingdom class with 0.6 liter displacement and 18 hp at the master class with 0.7 liters of displacement 20 HP (each at 3500 min -1). Over a three-speed transmission with Krückstockschalthebel the front wheels were driven. Like its predecessor, the DKW F5 typical imitation leather -covered plywood bodies were mounted on a sturdy steel central box frame, which were manufactured in the factory in Berlin -Spandau. The front independent suspension on transverse leaf springs and the rear " floating axis" remained unchanged.
In early 1938, the elegant DKW F7 front - luxury convertibles came into the Auto Union program of the 2288 cars were built. The bodies of the "Front Luxury " came from Baur in Stuttgart and were covered with metal sheets instead of artificial leather.
Specifications
- L2 = 2 -door sedan or convertible sedan
- Cb2 = 2-door convertible
Source
- Werner Oswald: German cars from 1920 to 1945. 10th edition, engine book publishing house, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3879435197th