My 'two-stroke' 1958 DKW 3=6 Auto Union Morning Commute

It's a brand new day! Come smell a little two stroke smoke and go for a ride to work in my 1958 DKW 3=6 Sonderklasse with it's 3 cylinder , two stroke, dirt bike sounds. The weather lately has been unseasonably warm for a typical January so I've been driving the old Deek every day

[rodneywoodrum]

I had two DKWs when I was a teen. I had a 1956 and a 1961. I really liked the 1956. I still remember the plug number for the 1956 which was UK10. I once got the car to 92 mph. I wish that I still had the 1956 as it had a sun roof which I enjoyed. Respectfully Rod

[Bata.andrei]

I miss that sound! Reminds me of my 1976 Trabant and a 353 Wartburg I use to drive. Great memories :)

[ottovonostrovo]

My uncles in Germany had those in the '50s and '60s and I had a 1957 DKW RT250 motorbike when I lived in Germany in the early1970s.

[ArielMantovani]

My dad had one of those cars, same model and same year. Watching your video brings me back a lot of memories. That "neat melody" on the exhaust, the smell of fuel mixture... I really enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing this images of such a beautiful car!

[michaelherriott]

This super video takes me back to my first car, DKW reg 7 DMK x racing drivers car it was very fast packed up at 90000 miles right hand drive uk after passed my test in 1962
.thanks for a reminder regards Mike now 80 years old in Yeovil somerset uk

[sawadeeu]

I had 4 of these DKW Sonderclasse models.
Two sedans and two wagons.
Got two working back in the late 60s before selling and leaving for Vietnam.
Have missed my DKWs all these years. Very nice to see one still working

[davidrussell]

My dad had one just like that when I was a kid. That sound brings back memories. It was a fun car. I remember taking out the sparkplugs out for often cleaning, 2 stroke oil back in the 60s wasnt very good, burned very dirty. For 900cc it was pretty powerful.

[guselias]

I had a terrible front crash with my two grandparents 63 years ago. But all 3 survived. It was my grandfather's DKW 1939. Still I like those cars and the engine sound and the smell of the mixture of oil and gasoline. My father told in the sixties that the Autounion 1.000S was the Cady of small cars. In that time he owned a Belair '58 .Congrats.

[sputnik]

OH how funny, this reminds me of the old SAABs when I was growing up . There was this one guy just a bit off and he used to rev it crazy in the mornings . Cool thanks

[drses]

love the 2 stroke engines, had a 1967 Saab 96 with the 850 cc 3 cylinder 2 stroke back in the 80's. fun car to blast around in and my dad even drove it on interstate 94 from Rockford IL to Minneapolis without a problem!

[Chr.U.Cas]

👍👌👏 Simply fantastic! Thanks for sharing this gorgeous car and sound!
Best regards luck and health.

[Outback]

Wow what a real treat this thing is. Love the color and love the car. The sound reminds me of my late great grandfather's boat. She had a 90HP 3 Cylinder oil injected two cycle on it. Now she lives on our old neighbors party barge pontoon boat. What a sweet sweet symphony! You also have inspired me to build motorized bicycles. They are similar to this kinda tech but on a bicycle. My ultimate dream car over a Lamborghini, Bugatti and Ferrari is a Trabant 601S or a Wartburg 353W/312. I love the basic look of these cars. But the Deeks and Saabs are the creme of the two cycle crop.

[stennyberg]

Yes, I really enjoyed the ride. Thank you :-)

[davidatkins]

Lovely old car and its nice to see you appreciate it.

[notrut]

Neighbours must LOVE to hear that come to life .... eventually.

[prieten]

Ah yea, the DKW. I can still remember it on the streets of Germany and Austria in the 1960's. My father deprecatingly called them "Stink Autos" (say that with a German accent). I thought they looked like antique cars and liked them. I confess whenever I saw one I would point and say loudly, "Stink Auto!" It resembled the bigger more expensive BMW 501 which was a 4 stroke car. I used to think the East German Wartburg cars were based on the DKW but no, they are based on BMWs that were made there until the commies took over. The Wartburgs also had 3 cylinder 2 stroke engines well into the 1980s! I was told I always had to rev the engine, even when going downhill, so that the engine would stay well lubricated and not overheat.

[alfderbabybenz]

there are so many quirky old cars around you neighborhood. old volvo, old honda, old something.... very coool!

[Jacqueline-von-Hottwil]

Thanks 😍 Nice to see and to hear this DKW again! 🥰 It was my father's first car. Even if I only was 3 years old: I remember THIS car !!!

[matthiasmaiwald]

Brings back fond memories, particularly the sound. Our family had one when I was a little child in the 1960s.

[geoffmorgan]

What a sound. Brings back the sound of my neighbor's 1950's (early 1960's?) Saab 93! I now understand it was a variation of the same engine as DKW.