Auto: 18 Auto Union 1000 Sport

The 1960 auto union 1000 sp coupe sold wednesday for 17 000.

Auto union 1000 sport. Here s something you don t see every day i quipped as i shared this bring a trailer auction. Previous story appears below. The famed coachbuilder baur was commissioned to build the sports model this 1000sp. 1965 auto union 1000 bus 1965 promotion car or foodtruck nl eur 11950 1964 auto union 1000 f1000 d bus nl eur 17950 1963 auto union 1000 s coupe us p o r.

It replaced the paradoxically named dkw 3 6 although the latter continued in production reassuringly now branded as the dkw 900 for another year. Appearing in 1958 was the auto union 1000 sp a low slung two seater sports car that was produced for auto union by the stuttgart coach builders baur. Baur is better known among bmw enthusiasts for their convertible conversions. All specifications performance and fuel economy data of auto union 1000 sp 40 5 kw 55 ps 54 hp edition of the year 1962 for europe including acceleration times 0 60 mph 0 100 mph 0 100 km h 0 200 km h quarter mile time top speed mileage and fuel economy power to weight ratio dimensions drag coefficient etc.

In 1958 the auto union 1000 sedan was released with a 1 liter version of the venerable dkw two stroke three cylinder engine turning the front wheels. The fixed head version was joined in 1961 by a cabriolet. These are very rare in the u s even though over 170 000 of them were built. In 1959 50 models were produced with a 1 280cc two stroke v6 engine.

It was equipped with a 981cc two stroke 3 cylinder engine producing 55 ps 40 kw. The auto union 1000 is a compact front wheel drive automobile manufactured by auto union gmbh between 1958 and 1965. 5 000 coupes and 1 640 convertibles were produced between 1958 and 1965. It was produced between 1958 and 1965 and could ve been had as a sedan coupe wagon or in sp form a sports car.