DKW F8 from the Zwickau Audi. Luxury convertible from Auto Union AG, a pre-war classic car, not IFA

#dkwf8 #f8 #audi You don't see a luxury convertible from the Audi works in Zwickau on our streets every day. On the one hand, this is due to the fact that not even 3,000 of this DKW F8 luxury convertible were built between the end of 1938 and 1942 and, on the other hand, that such an F8 cost 3,400 Reichsmarks at the time. To make matters worse, these cars have had to endure well over 80 years. Many broke during the war, many were used intensively in the GDR era. For example, this example was driven until 1990...
Of course I drove here again and I have to say it's the oldest car I've ever driven in.
Auto Union AG, Chemnitz was the first German state automobile group
The logo with the four rings symbolized the merger of the brands Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer.
However, each company remained independent.
The differences between an IFA F8 and this DKW F8 briefly here:
With the IFA, for example, the disc is divided in the middle, so the IFA no longer has cable brakes. The DKW still has cable brakes. How do you imagine that? A wire rope goes to each wheel and you simply brake there. So you can't compare them at all with today's brakes. You have a much longer braking distance. You have to really step on it for anything to happen.
The doorknobs are different at the IFA. These are the ones that were also installed in the P70 for pulling. The bonnet has been redesigned somewhat. These are the main features that distinguish it from the DKW to the IFA. The interior of the DKW is all black and the IFA is all in yellow or cream. These are the big differences, on what one and and other corners have wide corners. Doesn't the IFA have the narrow ones. Those are the biggest differences. The vehicle was built from 1938 to 1942 in a number of 2909 pieces sold for 3400 Reichsmark. There are two cylinders, 700 cc, 20 hp, top speed 80 kilometers H. We can take a look to see what that looks like. The engine was also installed in many other vehicles before and after, for example MB 70. So you could, for example, take the vehicle now and put a P70 body on it and take the frame. The vehicle still has a frame like the Wartburg, for example, later on and the body is placed on it.