DK (DK)
1950
Bohnstedt-Petersen AS, Copenhagen
This was an attempt to make a portwar car based on the prewar 2-cylinder DKW.
The makers planned to use second-hand DKW engines in a new conventional box-section frame, with hydraulic brakes and an all-enveloping body that slightly resembled the contemporary Borgward 1500. The plan was defeated by a shortage of suitable second-hand engines, and by the availability of new DKWs which were being made in both West and east Germany
DKR (DK)
1953-1954
Autofabriken DKR AS, Roskilde
Sixty-year old engineer S.A. Mathiesen (previously involved with the DK) joined forces with two others, Gabrielsen and Ahlmann-Ohlsen, to manufacture a plastic-bodied car in Denmark, which received support from the Danish government. The enveloping 4-door saloon body was mounted on an alluminium frame and was intended to offer American standards of roominess with european style light weight. Initial plans called for a 3-cylinder engine but the eventual car was powered by an 1100cc Heinkel flat-4 45bhp engine mated to a ZF 4-speed gearbox and driving the front wheels. As many as 400 cars per month were planned to be built at a cost of 15,000 kronor each, but the Danish government withdrew its offer of assistance, scuppering the project.