Just over a year ago, the "Automobile World Eisenach" foundation took over the municipal museum in Germany.
The completion of the first module has now been presented on schedule in the presence of invited guests. This is the first step towards a comprehensive qualitative upgrade of the museum. In connection with the presentation of the construction work, the Foundation's Managing Director, Dipl. Ing. Matthias Doht, referred to the temporary special exhibition "Rally cars from Eisenach".
Supplemented by loans, this exhibition shows the BMW 3/15 (DA 3) "Wartburg", the EMW 327/2, the first car built in Eisenach with a two-stroke engine, the IFA F 9 and the last Wartburg 353 rally car built from carefully preserved spare parts in 2013.
Of course, the Wartburg 311 rally car from 1965, which was successful throughout Europe, is not missing. Another highlight is the transporter based on the 353 W model, which was specially developed for transporting rally vehicles. It carries the last Wartburg 1.3 rally car driven in factory service, equipped with a VW four-stroke engine.
A model of the entire automobile plant as well as an overview of the engines developed by the plant itself or tested by other manufacturers can be viewed.
The special exhibition is planned to run in its entirety until July 2015. Further information about the museum and the exhibition can be found on the foundation's website.
