DKW F89

DKW F89 P Master Class

The DKW F89 1950 was the first car of the newly formed Auto Union in West Germany and was sold under the name "Master Class ".

General

The DKW "Master Class " took over the body of the planned for 1940 DKW F9. The body made ​​of steel plate. Chassis and engine came from the DKW F8, model name reflects this: F8 -9: Motor from F8, F9 from the body. The car was characterized by a drag coefficient of 0.34, and vowed in the trade press from high driving safety, due to the front-wheel drive, the hydraulic duplex brakes and rear floating axle.

The car ran into the acquired Rheinmetall -Borsig former armaments factory in Dusseldorf II - Their village from the band after the Auto Union had lost its located in the Soviet occupation zone production.

In October 1951, designated F89 U " Universal " combination followed with a structure in wood-steel composite construction, which was replaced by an all-steel body in March 1953.

By the time production ended in April 1954 59.475 sedans and station wagons 6,415 were built. Karmann produced 5010 four-seat convertibles, Hebmüller in Wülfrath in small numbers of two-seater convertibles and coupes.

Using the technique of F89, a van with the name F89 L arose; Details see DKW Quick Aster.

Specifications

Under license

Yugoslavia

In the former Yugoslavia was in Novo mesto the DKW F89 master class in the 1950/60er years from the Slovenian Moto Montaža (later Industrija Motornih Vozil - IMV, and today Renault Revoz dd) mounted under license.

" Sister model " in the GDR

Parallel to the DKW F89 was built in the GDR at the old location of plants of Auto Union in Zwickau from 1950 up to the grille and the engine identical IFA F9 in series, he was already equipped with a three-cylinder engine. Until 1956 40.663 units were produced. Besides the two-door sedan station wagons and convertibles were produced.

Literature and sources

• Peter Short: DKW Master Class - A car for the whole world. Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2005, ISBN 3- 7688-1646 -X.
• Siegfried Rauch: DKW - The story of a world brand. Engine book publishing house, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-87943-759-9.
• Car and motorcycle world. Issue 6/ 1953 German Sportverlag Kurt Stoof, Cologne.