DKW Typ P

PS DKW 600 Sport

The DKW P 15 PS is a small car the DKW brand, the motorcycle factory Zschopauer Motor Works JS Rasmussen introduced in May 1928 as their first car. The lightweight car with a converted water- cooled motorcycle engine and rear-wheel drive was designed by Rudolf Slaby, former owner of the Berlin Slaby - Beringer automotive company that had taken over Rasmussen 1924. The two-cylinder two -stroke engine with Thermosiphonkühlung was created by DKW headquarter in Zschopau; the assembly was in Rasmussen's branch plant in Berlin -Spandau.

The front -mounted engine with 0.6 liter displacement delivers 15 hp ( 11 kW) at 3500 min-1 The car with a unibody construction made ​​of plywood with leatherette cover has front and rear solid axle with transverse leaf springs and was a two -, three - or four -seater convertible or Roadster sold. The three-speed gearbox is operated by a lever in the center of the car. The cable-operated mechanical foot brake acts on all four wheels; the parking brake on the left front and right rear wheels.

Due to the noisy and uncomfortable two-stroke engine of the car was rather interesting for switching from the motorcycle and less seen as a competitor to other small cars. In addition, the wooden body was not very durable and rotted quickly, the consumption of two-stroke mixture was relatively high, as the wear on the spark plugs. After 3008 the car production in 1929 has been set. In November 1928, the larger successor P was presented with 25 hp four-cylinder two-stroke V- engine and two charge pumps. The DKW 4 = 8 were as V 800 / V 1000, special class or Schwebeklasse until 1940 DKW offer.

Based on the P 15 hp in 1930 DKW Sport 600 PS with a reinforced 18 hp motor on the market. The elegant roadster with a boat-tail in 1931 set without replacement.

Specifications

• Cb2 = 2-door convertible
• R2 = 2-door roadster