Meth's Ride - Part 4

Well here is my final project. LOL. I swear it is. I picked this thing up about 2 weeks ago. Seen it through trees in some guys yard. It's a 1956 DKW Auto Union Schnellaster. Basically an old Audi Van from Germany. The guy who I got it from said his father imported 9 of them back in the 60's and doesn't know where the other 8 went. With some research on this odd ball, even in Germany, this van is extremely rare to be in this good of shape and was told never to customize it. YA RIGHT!!! Besides it being unique, I love the potential cause it is ugly and ugly in my book in top notch. Instead of explaining my plans for this beast, I have a photochop pic of the direction it will be going. My main goal is to make this into a hauler that I can tow either my car hauler or camping trailer when needed. Best part is, I even traded a 1986 Astro Van with no engine and ****** for this Van. The guy just wanted his shed replaced. LOL. Hope you like.






Here is the motor that was in it. A 3 cylinder 2 stroke that isn't seased.


My photochopped version - "The Tri-Fokker Repair" Van.

 

i love that thing.

 

That looks like a fun project to build as an early "surfer" wagon.
A babe magnet.

 

That thing is kick ***!

 

spectacular is all that i can say.

 

That thing looks like a barn door bus with Dodge panel wheel arches, wild!
Do it up! I'd wallpaper the whole "panel" area with your logo though. From above the rear wheel arch, over the beltline up to, almost, the drip rail. I'd leave the whitewalls off too and do orange steelies with little caps, but that's just me I 'spose.....

 

I think it would look nice if you moved the rear axle forward a bit, and removed the mirrors. Oh, and iron crosses are SO five minitues ago.

 

Wouldn't surprise me, being an Audi, that those are Volkswagen headlight bezels...

 

Cool-did the front end sit too close to the fire? I think it rocks.

 

LOL, I know what you mean about the Iron Cross, but it has more meaning cause of the red baron cause the van is German. The red baron flew a Tri-Plane Fokker, so thats the theme I'm going for as a Fokker Repair Van. Plus you can't beat using the word Fokker and being legit with it.

 

Yep. Maybe do some research and find an old German appliance repair shop logo or ?

 

I'm working on getting the original mirrors as shown in this pic. Where those big ugly ones came from, who knows, but the are GOING!!!



As for the headlights, I'm checking in on the VW end of it. If they are the same, then sweet cause I need the lenses that mount to the hood.

 

Hmmm, they ran this symbol to, but then many would think it's an ambulance.

 

If ugly i stop notch, that baby is over the top! Its got a face only a Mutha could love!

 

Is it snowing up there yet, haha.
That's a very cool project!

Norton

 

holy **** dude ...how may projects you got? ..hope you got alot of time and a lot of money..not hatin'

 

So ugly it's cool. Some 2" chrome lake pipes might look cool running down along the sides.

Maybe turn it into a pie wagon:

Mother Fokker's Apple Strudel

 

that thing is bad *** - I really like the panel style. There's a truck version and a window van version in this thread....

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=263535&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

 

that's freakin sweet, never seen anything like it.

 

Mother Fokker's would work. Hahahaha.

Ya, the window van version isn't as cool and the pickup is even uglier. If it has a proper bed, then I can see fixing one of them up.

 

now that thing is cool

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, wasn't Fokker actually Dutch? "Albatross Repair" might be better. Although by 1956 I'm pretty sure the Luftwaffe was probably using F-86s.

-Dave

 

Send me the motor and do what you will with the rest..

 

I love those "don't ever customize it" types. I have an uncle who basically hates me because I "destroy" so many of what he thinks are beautiful cars, once he found out I had a model A sedan that I was going to hot rod he made sure to tell me to just sell it to somebody that actually cares about the car and not to destroy it like model A sedans are rare or something.

 

Not sure on the Dutch thing, so I won't correct ya on that, but since day one, all Germany planes where Fokkers til the second world war I believe.

As for the motor, it's not seized. Turns over very easily. Planning on ebaying it to the highest bidder cause I don't know what it is worth.

 

Yep.

According to this link he was a Indonesian, Dutch, German, American...

http://www.germanheritage.com/biographies/atol/fokker.html

So you could also build an old Dodge Van...

( or a DAF...)

 

krazy, baby, kraaaaazzyyyy.

 

What about Messerschmidts, Heinkels, and Junkers?

 

LOL, hey why not. I'll admit, I don't know all the history, so don't quote me on any of this German stuff. I'm learning as I go and today is another day.

 

Neat van, swoopy front end. It'd be pretty cool with a little camping or tailgating setup in back.

Personally think it's wheelbase is all wrong to build for towing or hauling. And I also think the audi guys are only a few footsteps behind the porsche guys. If they're saying keep it stock, it's value in 10 years might make ya weep for cutting it up. Not advocating either way, just pointing that out. Good luck with it.