Johann de Jager (More off than on)
DKW 3=6 Schnellaster (1958)
Happy Truck Thursday, everyone!
DKW meant Dampfkraftwagen (literally: “steam motor car”), and later was changed to Autodienst (“Car service”), which was still later contracted into our modern “Audi”... but the logo with the four circles remained the same throughout...!
The DKW Schnellaster, also known as the DKW F89 L, was a van produced by DKW from 1949 to 1962. Alongside the DKW F89 passenger car, it was the first vehicle to be manufactured by the new Auto Union conglomerate in Ingolstadt, following the re-establishment of the business in West Germany. The model name Schnellaster translates from German to English as Rapid Transporter.
Design
DKW Schnellaster van
The Schnellaster is of a one box or monospace configuration featuring front wheels set forward in the passenger cabin, a short sloping aerodynamic hood, front wheel drive, transverse engine, flat load floor throughout with flexible seating and cargo accommodations. These same features make the Schnellaster a precursor of the modern minivan, a body configuration subsequently popularized in notable examples such as the Renault Espace, or the Chrysler Voyager/Dodge Caravan and, mechanically, of the BMC Mini plus most modern cars.
The van included a trailing arm rear suspension system incorporating springs in the cross bar assembly. The modern layout featured a prewar two-cylinder 700 cc two-stroke engine of the DKW F8 rated at 20 hp (22 hp after 1952). In 1955 the van received the DKW F9's three cylinder unit with 900 cc, producing 32 hp (24 kW).
The van's layout enabled a flat loading floor only 40 cm (16 in) off the ground. It was also fitted with a large single rear door fitted to hinges on the right-hand side.
Acronym - Definition
DKW Dampf Kraft Wagen
DKW Don't Know Why
DKW Dampfkraftwagen (German: steam motor car)
DKW Das Kleine Wunder :-)
DKW Des Knaben Wunsch :-)
DKW Dampfkraftwerk (German: Steam Power Plant)
DKW Deutsche Kraftwagen
DKW Deutsche Kraft-Werke
Sasolburg
South Africa
DKW 3=6 Schnellaster (1958)
Happy Truck Thursday, everyone!
DKW meant Dampfkraftwagen (literally: “steam motor car”), and later was changed to Autodienst (“Car service”), which was still later contracted into our modern “Audi”... but the logo with the four circles remained the same throughout...!
The DKW Schnellaster, also known as the DKW F89 L, was a van produced by DKW from 1949 to 1962. Alongside the DKW F89 passenger car, it was the first vehicle to be manufactured by the new Auto Union conglomerate in Ingolstadt, following the re-establishment of the business in West Germany. The model name Schnellaster translates from German to English as Rapid Transporter.
Design
DKW Schnellaster van
The Schnellaster is of a one box or monospace configuration featuring front wheels set forward in the passenger cabin, a short sloping aerodynamic hood, front wheel drive, transverse engine, flat load floor throughout with flexible seating and cargo accommodations. These same features make the Schnellaster a precursor of the modern minivan, a body configuration subsequently popularized in notable examples such as the Renault Espace, or the Chrysler Voyager/Dodge Caravan and, mechanically, of the BMC Mini plus most modern cars.
The van included a trailing arm rear suspension system incorporating springs in the cross bar assembly. The modern layout featured a prewar two-cylinder 700 cc two-stroke engine of the DKW F8 rated at 20 hp (22 hp after 1952). In 1955 the van received the DKW F9's three cylinder unit with 900 cc, producing 32 hp (24 kW).
The van's layout enabled a flat loading floor only 40 cm (16 in) off the ground. It was also fitted with a large single rear door fitted to hinges on the right-hand side.
Acronym - Definition
DKW Dampf Kraft Wagen
DKW Don't Know Why
DKW Dampfkraftwagen (German: steam motor car)
DKW Das Kleine Wunder :-)
DKW Des Knaben Wunsch :-)
DKW Dampfkraftwerk (German: Steam Power Plant)
DKW Deutsche Kraftwagen
DKW Deutsche Kraft-Werke
Sasolburg
South Africa