Topic: Solved: Wendax 4192 - DKW Monza by Schenk

[Wendax]

And another one. 

For one point, please respond and identify this car, its coachbuilder and how one can tell.

[kitaharo]

DKW 3=6 Monza 1956

[Wendax]

It is a DKW 3=6 Monza, but not from 1956. The coachbuilder still needs to be named and how one can tell that the body was made by this particular coachbuilder.

[Wendax]

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[sichel]

DKW-Monza built by Schenk in 1958. The Monzas from Schenk lacked the ventilation on the B-pillar.

[Wendax]

Right so far, but there is a much more obvious detail to identify that it is a Schenk body than the existence or lack of the ventilation hole beneath the chrome strips on the C-pillar. Locked for you.

[sichel]

Further differences: Small bonnet, upper and lower part glued and riveted, different recesses in inner door panel, no kink in firewall, differences in front of wheel housing, curved frame for floor pan, rocker panel is closed on inner side.

[Wendax]

Yes, the small bonnet is the most obvious detail to identify the Schenk Monza. Compare the large bonnet of the Dannenhauer & Stauss resp. Massholder cars: https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2023-56/wendax-4186/msg622146/#msg622146

[sichel]

Yes, the small bonnet is the most obvious detail to identify the Schenk Monza...

It depends on the perspective, from the back it looks different ;-) Thanks for the point, the search was fun again.