Hardly anyone recognizes this sports car
Our gaze falls on the image of a sports car. We recognize the Ferrari-like radiator grille and the basic features of the body, see echoes of the 275 GTS (front) and 330 GTC (roof structure), but wait, the dimensions don't seem right. Even the comparatively primitive steel wheels do not fit in with a sports car from Maranello. However, it must be a front-engined vehicle, otherwise the air scoop at the front would make sense (which of course can happen for reasons of effect).
If the engine were started, we would hear an exotic sound, but nothing reminiscent of a high-powered Italian sports car. Three cylinders in a row sang a two-stroke song, as the engine, chassis parts and substructure came from the DKW shelf, similar to the DKW Monza. But of course we are not looking at a Monza, only the strange indentation in the door reveals its origin. The doorless Enzmann 506 also had door openings like this.
AR 45/1960 of October 20, 1960 provides the explanation, or at least part of it, on page 19. The car pictured is in fact an Enzmann 500, which was presented in 1960 as an alternative to the well-known 506 based on the VW. This version was intended to supplement the Enzmann range with a somewhat more conventionally styled (doors!) sports car designed for three people. The roof was designed as a hardtop and could be removed accordingly.
Unfortunately, it remained a prototype and did not go into series production. With a weight reduction of 255 kg compared to the normal DKW and its elegant appearance, the vehicle from the Schüpfheim bodywork company Enzmann should actually have had a chance.
