Zündapp Motorcycle and Moped Books - History

Zündapp KS 601 - A Legend on Wheels

This book is a concise look into the German Zndapp firms history within the framework of one if its most successful motorcycle designs: the KS 601.

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Zündapp - 60 Jahre Zündapp-Technik

Zündapp, a well-known German motorcycle brand, released a chronicle for its 60th anniversary covering the company's history, two-wheeled models, and racing successes.
With contributions from experts, the Zündapp works' advertising department created a reference book that is indispensable for enthusiasts of vintage Zündapp motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, and cars.

The expanded edition includes an additional chapter on the final seven production years up to the 1984 bankruptcy. Insider Heinz Kletzke, former Zündapp advertising manager, recorded these years in detail.

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Zündapp - Modellgeschichte 1952-1984 - Ein Leitfaden für Sammler

Even after bankruptcy and the sale of the entire production facilities to China in 1984, the Munich brand's good reputation has been maintained to this day. For the large number of enthusiasts who cherish and care for old Zündapp products, this book offers practical advice, as it traces the development of the complex product range in detail.
Every Zündapp enthusiast can thus trace exactly which machine was manufactured under which model name and in which specification, year by year.

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Zündapp - Motorräder die Geschichte machten

Having emerged from an armaments factory, Zündapp found a successful field of activity in the production of two-wheelers after the First World War.
During the Second World War, the manufacturer supplied two-wheelers and sidecars to the Wehrmacht as a result of the war, before resuming production in the 1950s and building on its earlier successes.

In this volume, two-wheel specialist Frank Rönicke draws a comprehensive portrait of the Franconian vehicle manufacturer. He goes into detail and expertly about all of Zündapp's two-wheelers from 1922 until the bankruptcy filing in 1984.

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