Whatsa 1963 D.K.W.?

I got no pix but my little local valley trader weekly had an add in the 'ANTIQUES & CLASSICS" that read
'1963 D.K.W., 2dr. hardtop, (looks like a fancy VW bug), nice wrap around rear glass, fair condition, $500.00.'
WhatdaheckizzaD.K.W.?

 

Had a kid in high school Late 60's that had one. Seems like it was a two stroke three cylinder. Odd little car. Price sounds fair as all those mini cars are getting collectable.

 

German car and m/c. D_ k_w_ are german words for steam powered car, which they were originally.

 

D.K.W. origins were from the 1914-1918 steam powered car Dampf-Kraft-Wagen. Eventually became one of the rings in the Audi logo.

 

As I remember,it was advertised as the "3 cylinder wonder car".

Jack

 

There's one on evil-bay right now, in NZ, for 12 large, better jump on it.

 

DKW stands for Dampf Kraft Wagen, I think they were bought by Audi.
Dampf means steam, in German.

 

The small three cylinder two stroke could be built in to a real screamer. I saw one in a formula car that was shifted at 8500, it sure woke them up at the drags. For the young among us, after WWII in most of Europe, there was very little fuel available at very high prices, so most cars had tiny engines.

 

I had to open this. My Mom, from Germany, had a DKW Junior when she still lived there. It's different from the one pictured, but it looked kind of like a shunken 57 Ford. My uncle always said DKW stood for Deutche Kinder Wagen, which is basically calling it a baby carriage (haha). When my Dad was dating her (he was a GI) he looked under the hood one day to find a two-stroke three cylinder. He and his buddy laughed their asses off and my Ma and her friend had no idea why (hehe).

Sorry... I just love that story and I never thought I would see a thread with "DKW" in the title.

I think it was mentioned in one of the previous posts that it eventually merged with Auto Union, which was the beginning of the Audi brand.

 

Here is an add from about 66 bragging on thier victory at Sebring in Formula Jr..

 

That's it!!!!! That's my Mom's car!!!!

 

DUDE! Your Mom raced at Sebring!??? lol

 

DKW used to be very competitive on the motocross tracks back in the early 70's. DKW, Bultaco, OSSA and Husqvarna pretty much dominated the 125cc class. The Deeks had this strange leading link front suspension setup.

http://www.cybermotorcycle.com/gallery/dkw/DKW_125cc_1970.htm