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DKW Hummel. ULM, small, but brave
A very happy customer column
DKW 3 = 6. Just about
For the early days of DKW we have to go back to the early 1900s. To the earliest days of the combustion engine. The company RE (Rasmussen & Ernst) had a factory in the German town of Zschopau where equipment for steam engines was built. Co-owner Jörgen Skafte…
DKW Monza, stylish duo
Ramon Bourguignon is a passionate collector of classic cars equipped for sporty drivers. He enjoys the great power, the technology and a power source with a lot of temperamental horsepower. There is only one limitation for him, there…
IFA BK 350. The other boxer
The BK 350 (the letters stand for Boxer Kardan with 350 cc engine capacity) was a motorcycle model of the VEB Motorradwerke Zschopau (MZ), which was produced from 1952 to 1959; initially under the name “IFA BK 350”. The BK 350 was…
F12 instead of F1, the DKW F12
Two-strokes are almost extinct. They are no longer made for modern cars and motorcycles. Despite all their advantages. But still: Honda recently patented a two-stroke engine. Of course not a simple piston-controlled two-stroke, but something with valves, pumps…
MZ BKX NUMX
A two-stroke boxer twin The MZ BK350 After the war, Germany was redivided and much of DKW's knowledge and production fell into communist and/or socialist hands. The IFA/MZ machines were direct successors in the DKW bloodline. But fortunately…
Finds in Slovakia: Verkeerd Afgelopen ?
Finds or verkeerd afgelopen ? Lubo Hrivnak – the Slovakian who noticed that classic Jawas are cheaper here than in their former home country – sent a few photos from 'nearby'. Do you think this is a discovery…
DKW: From global brand to Volkseigener Betrieb
DKW: That was once the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer. But before then, some financial hurdles had been overcome. The Zchopauer Motorenwerke AG (DKW) was brought together in the Auto Union construction together with the car brands Audi and Horch. Because from…