Solved - MJW #516 - Polderman DKW 1958

[woodinsight]

Time to post some new puzzles.

Make, year and what engine did this small convertible use for one point

[woodinsight]

Time to move up

[franck.kegelart]

Polderman from Netherlands, 1958. 2-cylinder DKW engine.

[woodinsight]

That's the car.
Well done Franck and another point for you.

[D-type]

2-cylinder DKW engine or 3-cylinder 2-stroke?  The latter sounds more likely in 1958

[woodinsight]

2-cylinder DKW engine or 3-cylinder 2-stroke?  The latter sounds more likely in 1958

My Dutch source quotes the engine as a 'tweecilinder DKW' but I suppose that could be inaccurate.

[Otto Puzzell]

Definition of TWEE

chiefly British
: affectedly or excessively dainty, delicate, cute, or quaint

<such a theme might sound twee or corny — Times Literary Supplement>

[woodinsight]

Definition of TWEE

chiefly British
: affectedly or excessively dainty, delicate, cute, or quaint

<such a theme might sound twee or corny — Times Literary Supplement>

Possibly an accurate description of DKW's twin-cylinder engine!
Thanks for putting a smile on my face this morning Otto. 

[D-type]

Having checked (which I should have done before posting  ) I see that DKW were marketing the 2-cylinder F89 as late as 1954 so a 2-cylinder engine is totally feasible.