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Re: GROB_10_01: ??
« Reply #25 on: May 09, 2010, 03:32:17 AM »
The car´s basics (chassis and engine)  can be seen as one of the very early roots of a well known and still existing german car manufacturer...

If the make still exists today it should be Audi then...
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Re: GROB_10_01: ??
« Reply #26 on: May 09, 2010, 03:33:26 AM »
Yes, it´s got a DKW chassis and a DKW engine.

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Re: GROB_10_01: ??
« Reply #27 on: May 09, 2010, 06:39:37 AM »
Striegel DKW 1952
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Re: GROB_10_01: ??
« Reply #28 on: May 09, 2010, 08:05:39 AM »
YOU ARE GOOD!!!

Congratulations Guido!

With a little luck I´ll see this unique handmade thing this year in original, as I do have contacted the owner recently - and it still exists.

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- The body was completly handmade in 1952 by a certain craftsman Adolf Striegel who´s used an old chassis of a 1928-1930  P15 DKW Roadster.
- Rear Kardan-driven by a mighty 600ccm DKW engine.
- Overall weight: a mere 640 despite it´s steel body, made of 1mm thick steel sheets.
- Max. speed: 75-80km/h

Remember: then Germany´s just recovered from the grim results of its 1933-45 politics and most people weren´t able to even buy a bigger motorcycle in those days....
As I´ve seen it 4 or 5 years ago at a small local event (pre-digital photography) I can show you two more views that might be of interest:
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Re: GROB_10_01: Striegel-DKW, a 1952 handmade one-off
« Reply #29 on: May 09, 2010, 10:21:59 AM »
It was a tough but very rewarding puzzle  :D

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Re: GROB_10_01: Striegel-DKW, a 1952 handmade one-off
« Reply #30 on: September 09, 2013, 05:38:02 PM »
I´ve found a 1976 sales ad for this very unique vehicle:


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Re: GROB_10_01: Striegel-DKW, a 1952 handmade one-off
« Reply #31 on: February 04, 2017, 01:53:22 PM »
Another rare 1970s photo: