DKW barn find goes under the hammer on October 14

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Created on July 7, 2023

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Museum für sächsische Fahrzeuge Chemnitz, translated by DeepL

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Museum für sächsische Fahrzeuge Chemnitz

Detlev Müller

Museum für sächsische Fahrzeuge Chemnitz

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The "barn find" DKW F8 from 1940 with the chairman of the vehicle museum, Ludwig Karsch

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DKW F8 (1940) - In the exhibition of the Museum for Saxon Vehicles in Chemnitz

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Der „Scheunenfund“ DKW F8 von 1940 mit dem Vorsitzenden des Fahrzeugmuseums, Ludwig Karsch

DKW F8 (1940) – In der Ausstellung des Museum für sächsische Fahrzeuge in Chemnitz

The DKW F8 spent many years in the Museum for Saxon Vehicles in Chemnitz and represented the "barn find" that every collector longed for. In other words, the untouched classic car that was hidden away for a long time and was rediscovered by chance.

DKW F8 (1940) - In the exhibition of the Museum for Saxon Vehicles in Chemnitz

With the redesign of the permanent exhibition in the museum, the area in which the DKW F8 from 1940 previously stood will also be updated. "The remains of the DKW, which had been converted into a flatbed truck, came to the museum in 1995 as a gift from a car dealer. Nothing was known about its history at the time," explains Ludwig Karsch, Chairman of the Museum für sächsische Fahrzeuge Chemnitz e.V. association.

"It wasn't until 2013 that a visitor recognized the company car from his father's car upholstery business in Chemnitz in our 'wreck'. He had noticed the blue paint residue, as he had personally received the order over forty years ago to pour all the paint residue in the company together and paint the car with a brush using the resulting blue. He was even able to provide photos of the original condition and he knew that the DKW finally earned its bread of mercy by bringing lunch to the field workers of an LPG in Markersdorf."

The "barn find" DKW F8 from 1940 with the chairman of the vehicle museum, Ludwig Karsch

Staged as a barn find with chickens, the F8 was already a main attraction of the vehicle museum in Klaffenbach. Now it is to find a new home, as the exhibition area is to be designed with a GDR camping scene.

The Chemnitz Vehicle Museum therefore invites you to a public auction by Ansgar Heickmann from Autkionshaus Heickmann Chemnitz on October 14, 2023 at 3 pm. The starting bid is 500 euros. All proceeds will go to the museum association and will be used for the redesign.

Bids can also be submitted by e-mail via [email protected] until October 10, 2023. Please include your name, address and telephone number.

Technical data of the DKW F8 from 1940:
- Two-cylinder two-stroke, water-cooled
- 690 cc, 20 hp, Dynastart system
- 3-speed stick shift
- Weight approx. 750 kg
- Speed 85 km/h

The Chemnitz Vehicle Museum asks you to register for the event by email.

The entrance fee is: 3 Euro