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Butter, cheese and fresh eggs - DKW transporters

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Created on July 1, 1984

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Manfred Winkler

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DKW Bus (1953) - für alle Aufgaben

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DKW Schnellaster vor dem Auto-Union-Hauptsitz kurz nach dem Krieg im Jahr 1949

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1949 wurde die Auto Union GmbH in Ingolstadt gegründet. Das erste Produkt auf vier Rädern war der DKW Schnellaster.

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DKW F89 L Schnellaster

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DKW Schnell-Laster (1951) - 1000 Exemplare gebaut

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DKW Schnell-Laster (1950) - Chassis der 20-PS-Version

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DKW Bus (1951) - für Leute mit Gepäck

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DKW Grossraumpritsche (1951) - für Leute mit viel Ladegut

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DKW Kastenwagen (1951) - geschlossene Version

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DKW Kombi (1951) - vielseitige Version

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DKW Verkaufswagen (1951) - für Geschäftige

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DKW Krankenwagen (1951) - für die Retter in der Not

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DKW Krankenwagen (1950) - für die Halbgötter in Weiss

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DKW Schell-Laster (1950) - Ausschnitte aus dem Bauprogramm

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DKW Schnell-Laster (1950) - als Werbeträger

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DKW Schnell-Laster (1950) - in verschiedenen Ausführungen

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DKW Grossraumpritsche (1953) - 3/4 Tonnen Klasse

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DKW Bus (1953) - Mehrzweckwagen zum Befördern von 5 bis 7 Leuten

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DKW Kastenwagen (1953) - 3/4-Tonnen-Klasse

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DKW Tieflader (1953) - nicht nur für Möbelhäuser

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DKW Vieh-Transportwagen (1953) - für die Landwirte unter uns

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Summary

When you think of the DKW transporter, you are instinctively reminded of the milkman who carted fresh dairy products from house to house in the morning. But the DKW also served well as a mule in other sectors. And it formed the basis for DKW's automobile production after the war. This report summarizes the history of the practical multi-purpose vehicle, showing it in historical pictures including operating instructions!

This article contains the following chapters

Rebuilding
Factory and special versions
Stronger and faster
Self-confident advertising

Estimated reading time: 5min

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The successful development of Auto Union in the period after the currency reform of 1948 is part of the story of the great reconstruction work in West Germany. As with many other major industrial companies, the collapse and arbitrary division of Germany had created a catastrophic situation for the old Auto Union AG. The remaining production facilities and production documents remained in the GDR and were expropriated without compensation. Only a few subsidiaries as well as patents and trademarks were available in the West when the new Auto Union was founded. In 1949, plans for the construction of new workplaces began to take shape.

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