DKW Cars: Illustrated History Books & Guides

DKW: the Complete History of a World Marque

Long considered the definitive book on DKW (Dampf-Kraft-Wagen), this classic book is now available in a complete English language edition. Featuring over 640 color and black and white images, it covers all of the automobiles and motorcycles manufactured by the legendary DKW from its founding in the early twentieth century to its closing in the 1960s.
Described in detail are the technical developments of the famed two-stroke engine, thanks to which DKW earned its excellent worldwide reputation. Prior to World War II, DKW was the world's largest producer of motorcycles with great success in both the racing and civilian markets.
Clearly presented is the complex company history, including its 1932 merger with Audi, Horch and Wanderer to form the Auto Union, and later takeover by Daimler-Benz then Volkswagen. Many of the superb quality images come from factory archives and include manufacturing views, as well as line schemes and plans.

The original German edition publisher Frank Rönicke, who knew the author Siegfried Rauch (1906-1997) personally and was able to inherit his archive, has revised and supplemented the original text for this new edition and added a series of color photos to this classic of DKW literature.

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Author:	Siegfried Rauch
Details:	288 pages, 11 x 8.5 in (28 x 21.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	649 b&w and color photos
Language:	English
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing Ltd (USA, 2014)
ISBN:	9780764348013

DKW Typenkunde - Nachkriegsfahrzeuge und ausländische Lizenzmodelle

After the production facilities in Saxony of what was once Germany's second-largest automobile manufacturer were lost at the end of the war, Auto Union AG was deleted from the commercial register in 1948 - the name DKW disappeared. In 1949, however, Auto Union GmbH was founded and the production of motor vehicles under the name DKW was resumed.
Production of the DKW F 89 L fast truck and the DKW RT 125 W, the most successful German motorcycle, began in Ingolstadt. Production of the DKW F 89 P Meisterklasse with its uniquely curved body began in Düsseldorf in April 1950.

Auto Union GmbH flourished again, belonged to Daimler-Benz AG from 1958 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Volkswagenwerk AG between 1964 and 1966. At the beginning of 1966, the production of DKW passenger car models ended in Germany; the DKW Munga was the last DKW model to be built for the German Army until December 1968.

This richly illustrated DKW Type Guide Classic presents all DKW post-war vehicles with technical information and production data. A special feature are the independent models of the foreign DKW licensees in Brazil, Argentina and Slovenia. Information is provided about them that has not been presented in this way before.

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Author:	Ralf Friese
Details:	144 pages, 9 x 6.7 in (24 x 17 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	61 b&w and 52 color photos, 22 drawings
Language:	German
Publisher:	Delius Klasing Verlag GmbH (D, 2018)
ISBN:	9783667115218

Audi 1910-2000 - Auto Union, DKW, Horch, Wanderer

Audi AG looks back on a varied and eventful history, with a tradition stretching back to the 19th century. In the course of the first wave of concentration in automobile manufacturing, Audi merged with Horch, DKW and Wanderer to form Auto Union AG in 1932. The four intertwined rings of the Audi logo are still reminiscent of the founding brands today.

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Today, Audi is one of the major German premium brands alongside Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Werner Oswald traces the history of this rise and the models with which Auto Union and its heirs achieved this feat in this volume.

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Author:	Werner Oswald
Details:	304 pages, 10.4 x 9.1 in (26.5 x 23 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	400 photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2020)
ISBN:	9783613043145

DKW - Die Geschichte der legendären Marke

By converting a two-stroke toy engine into an auxiliary bicycle engine, Jörg Rasmussen initiated the rise of DKW in the early 1920s.
By 1928, DKW had already established itself as the world's most successful motorcycle brand. At the same time, the company entered the car manufacturing business and in 1930 developed the world's first series-produced car with front-wheel drive - again with a two-stroke engine, of course. However, after Auto Union was taken over by VW in the 1960s, the two-stroke engine had served its purpose.

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Frank Rönicke presents everything that was once famous in the two-stroke world.

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Author:	Frank Rönicke
Details:	304 pages, 12 x 9.1 in (30.5 x 23 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	490 b&w and 222 color photos
Language:	German
Publisher:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2018)
ISBN:	9783613040533

Kenner fahren DKW ! Prototypen, Weltrekordler, Seltenheiten

The DKW vehicles with two-stroke engines, bicycles with auxiliary engines, motorcycles and cars were designed in the first half of the 20th century as a low-cost alternative for everyday use.
DKW vehicles were the result of the struggle and search of technicians, designers and test drivers. The end result was reliable vehicles with a sophisticated design that were effectively produced in large series by hard-working workers.

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The sophisticated mass-produced models were only possible because their designers tried out all ideas, even those that proved to be unviable in production or use. The models that were created in this way - prototypes, one-offs, rarities - are the focus of this book.
At the same time, Frieder Bach uses this book to create a monument to the people who were involved in the development of the DKW.

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Author:	Frieder Bach
Details:	132 pages, 9.1 x 9.1 x 0.59 in (23 x 23 x 1.5 cm), hardback
Illustrations:	extensively illustrated
Language:	German
Publisher:	Mironde Verlag (D, 2014)
ISBN:	9783937654829