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

Your neighbors must love that melodious exhaust in the morning lol...

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

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!

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.

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

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.

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

No matter what you do that car is screaming it's head off. You could be doing 20MPH through a school zone and "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUGGGHHHHBLBLBLUB" Love the paintjob. Dolla dolla bill, yo!

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.

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

Nice DKW!!!!! regards from Argentina

I lived in Düsseldorf Germany 1967-69 and saw these cars all the time

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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.

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 !!!

Great fun! I'm sure it's the only way I'll ever see and hear what it's like to ride in a DKW. WONDERFUL engine sound. Makes me recall the day my dad put a 3-cylinder, 60-hp Scott outboard on the family boat. When I was a teen, Uncle Roger let me drive his Saab 96. Later, my older brother bought one of the first Kawasaki 500 triples. We also had a 380cc Suzuki triple in the family. Last time I touched a three was... I rented a 3-cylinder Daihatsu in Denver in the early '90s-- the only 4-stroke on this list, but still...you get the point. Crazy for 3 cylinder engines. Too many decades without one. Back to present reality. Your slightly non-stock muffler makes the DKW sound even better. These ride-alongs are certainly worth the effort you put into them!

A neighbor in Atlanta had one of those badged as AUTO UNION. I didn't appreciate the funkiness at the time, but then, my parents had Studebakers.

Cool car, cool video. Thanks!

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.

Probably one of my favorite vehicles of yours (along with your Subaru 360 van). It sounds almost exactly like my little Mazda RX-3 with its bridgeported 13b. Very cool! Love to see more of it.

My dad had one of these in the early 1960s. It was a 1959 DKW 1000 Sonderklasse that was very similar to this one and it was in the same color. Yellow with white roof. He called it Deutsche Kaputt Wagen instead of Deutsche Kraft Wagen because it had a tendency of breaking down. Rust was also a major issue so he traded it for a 1968 BMW 1800 which according to him was the best car that he ever owned and the only one he regretted selling in his life. It was fun being a child in the 1960s and I loved riding in his DKW...

thank your for this nice video, lovely piece of history

Thank you. You offer the best rides on the internet. Stella would certainly have been on board but she had not been born yet. :)

I have just returned from the past and the 4 weeks I had my brother-in-law's Dads DKW. It had been rolled so the top was removed and the rear fenders. Only reason I got the car was because it was stuck in !st gear. How it got into first I never understood. The car was towed across South Dakota to Rapid City. My neighbor and I towed it to where we lived and worked. All we did was jack up the thing and shook the hell out of the front wheel and it popped out as nice as can be. If I remember correctly it was a quart to 5 gallons so we put gas in and hit the highways of the black hills. A good left hand turn and a careful down shift and the thing screamed and the back end bounced all over the place. We too turns bouncing around curves and making the engine scream for dear life. Best thing was to drive to town and stop at a shop the claimed the could fix all foreign cars. They threw us off the lot after they saw 3 spark plugs wired direct to coils, the we removed the rubber cap that covered 3 sets of points. That was the thrill of the season as we were so good we didn't have a single forest fire that year.

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

Hello,le bruit du 3 cylindres ,c'est une vraie symphonie .

Brother I love your channel, and your style.

I had one in Germany,1965 loved it!

3:47 Ayo what!!! Volvo 244 just casually in the background!!!

I know D K W made two stroke motorcycles , here in the U K they where taken over from the German manufacturer and became small capacity machines , made by B S A called the Bantam , 125cc 150 & latter on 195cc think they run up until 1968/69, but great video love the note out of the engine great 👍 genuinely love the style. Thank you from the U K .

I owned a 1957 DKW many years ago when I was in the Navy. The Blue Fog. I don’t know how many times I started to drive off with the spout of a copper oil can in the gas filler pipe. A very neat car to drive. I wish I still had it. I heard that a smokeless oil was developed. Every time I bought 10 gallons of gas, a pint of motor oil had to be added.

My dad had one when we lived in kenya 55 to65 great cars,there were lots out as the were good for the dirt road we traveled on

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

Parabéns do Brasil my friend ... Continue assim. Muito obrigado

I used to have a Suzuki GT380 two-stroke triple. Sounded just like your car. But I only got it running right once for about 5 minutes before the battery overflow tube came off and acid melted the insulation on the wires. It was a glorious 5 minutes.

Nice looking car. Thanks for the ride. :)

I love those car .. in Argentina the common model was 1000s 4 doors..

My uncle drove his DKW from LA to Oregon on the hottest day in the 60's fully loaded, only stopping for fuel- the car never whimpered!

oh my god a 2 stroke car! i need one of these!!

lol I drove a lemon dkw wagon across canada Toronto to Victoria in 66 - a 59 wagon - took us 2 1/2 months in the fall! bad generator, broken springs and camped to boot etc etc Bought another one! Got pulled over on t Toronto 401 by a curious cop at my smoke screen lol Then in the 80's got a 2 stroke Suzuki T500 blazing machine and wild sound! Nothing like a 2 stroke!! cheers

In South Africa it had two nick names. Duitse Krag Wa (German Power Wagon) and Duitse Kak wa (German Crap Wagon) I myself have always loved the ring ting tinging of the two stroke in deceleration. I bought one to restore in the 80's but due to circumstances the car got abandoned on a farm near Johannesburg.

I wish I had a car like this.

If I had that car here in the Calif. High Desert, it would last forever ! I love these Deuche Kinder Wagens ! , more than the Saab two-strokes. A much simpler vehicle. Thanks for the video, and be careful with that transmission !!! and RPMs when cold and otherwise. "Keep your Sparkplugs Clean..." Thanks ! Lol.

There's the popcorn crackle of us expansion chambers that we love so much awesome

Wow. I'm tempted to drive up to Oregon just to see this beauty!

That was a fun ride. Two-stroke engines are awesome. Cool little car; cerainly a showpiece. Enjoy !!

Well, fascinating and credit to you for keeping a piece of history alive. But, really, whoever thought two-strokes were a good idea? My first car was an Austin Cambridge from 1960, only two years' younger than the DKW. A four-stroke 1.5 litre, it was quiet, warm, smooth and very comfortable. That thing is my idea of hell. It's louder than a race car and you're only bumbling around the 'burbs! I feel the same way about two-stroke motorbikes, some of my mates had them (Yamaha RD350s usually). Fast when they were running, but they were usually unavailable for a weekend ride because their owners were busy fitting new piston rings, or getting a re-bore, or whatever. The last two-stroke car I saw on the road in the UK was a Wartburg Knight. East German in origin, it was nice-looking and quite fast. It was a three-cylinder like yours (probably a development of your engine), about 1 litre in capacity. Also had a free-wheeling feature like yours. Great film, good luck to you.

Runs much better than I would have expected with a two-stroke.

Had schtinky 2stroke Suzuki titan but I loved it and it seemed to love me back.

Yup we had one exactly like that growing up. And then a wagon years later.

This was the car where my driving instructor toke driving instructions, when he learned to drive. He told me one day.

What a beauty.

Your neighbourhood looks a lot like some of the older suburbs of almost any town in New Zealand. Infact a bit like Christchurch city. :)

I owned two DKW's. My brother and I could change a clutch in 2 hrs!

Sounds ❤️ very much like an old SAAB!! 👍👍

Well presented. Thanks.

In germany we had the DKW as a meisterklasse (masterclass) and sonderklasse (special class) over the basic DKW. love it

I bet it's quick. Imagine the power that could be built into a 2 stroke muscle car. Would rule the drag strip.

Great ride such fun it certainly zips along and the brakes seem to be good given its age. Ride looks good too. I will go back through your videos to see more about the DKW. In the UK these are rare, we used to get East European 2 strokes for a while Wartburgs, quite a stylish car for the time, but the use of 2 stroke for cars ruled out due to pollution issues and Wartburg tried for a while to use a British Austin engine but then the Berlin wall fell and that was that.

We had a 60s DKW, it would blow perfect smoke rings while idling.

Kudos to you for being *unique* , well sort of.

I miss our 1959. But your steering wheel is on the wrong side. Ours was a 4 door ( meant we got the high HP engine ;-) ) which was bought new on Cyprus. Which then went all over the island and the goat paths. It went from there with us by ship to Turkey where we lived for two years. It also made a side trip to Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan before we came back to the US. And ours had a great heater. Move the lever and let the radiator heat the car. :-D

My first motorcycle was a DKW RT175 S. I paid £9 for it. Needless to say, that was a little while ago.... Love the car. Gretta wouldn't approve, but I do love a two-stroke. Thanks.

Reminded me of my youth when mommy took me to school... cool thank you

Great little video, thanks for the ride! Would have been nice to see what it looks like from the front though.

Just laughed to my self, imagine it with expansion chambers on😂

Drop an LS in it 😂😂😂 Seriously, it is a lovely old girl.

That is a beautifully designed car.

Hits the powerband. Thanks.

I remember the Orbital Engine Company was working on a "clean" 2 stroke 3 or 4 banger (for automotive use) many years ago. I wonder what ever happened to it?

totally awesome car.. I used to work on the Saab 3 cylinder 2 strokes.. the 93.. I think they used the same engine

Cool video would have liked to see a walk around as well as an engine reveal

I had 6 of them, years, 1957, 1958, and a 1962. Had to stop using them when they wore out back in 1974. Don't let anyone put a potato on the exhaust pipe! Or in your case two of them.

Love Blue smoke. In the Morning like Napalm 😂

I love it ...Interesting to hear it had a freewheel arrangement .

I have had four these since 1964-67-70-85. All 1000's. The ideal way of getting around. Its no rocket. But I did manage to get her to 100 miles an hour, what was reading on the speedometer...Hah...And with that, I got a speeding ticket of which I was so proud of. Hahaa...It proved this magnificent little doodlebug. Could really me around...Hahaa They went out of production much like the Volkswagen Beatle, because they as far I am concerned the most perverted car of their time... Hahaa...

I remember a two stroke Subaru that went by. I was amazed, only two stroke car I've ever uh heard in the US.

beautiful car 🥰 our doctor in the early and mid 60's had one 😆👍

I'm sure your neighbours love that car ...

I see you have the “high performance” dual exhaust on that beast! 😂

My Granddad had thís same car : "Ringgggg Tinggggg Tinggggg" when it was revving down. Love your exhaust pipes - where is the rear bumper

I had a 3 cyl 2stroke Saab quite a while back; when they weren't that unusual. (wish I had it now) They go really well, only problem is they free wheel when you take you foot of the throttle .i.e. you just rely on crap brakes to slow up/stop (no fuel oil mix happening when you're off throttle; thus danger of seizing engine) I remember Wartburgs too; same kind of set up. They were very cheap to buy back in the day; probably in the 70s.

JUST GREAT MEMORIES !!! "some years ago ohhhh yessss!!!

I love it! Now I want one! Enjoy

This is great!

Thanks always wanted to ride in 1

I smell yamalube in the morning.love it.

Sunday here thanks nice car

Looks like a car sounds like a moped. I enjoyed the drive.

Great exhaust note!

cool car. Sounds like a motorcycle engine. I used have a 125 Suzuki that sounded like that. I had no idea there were any two stroke cars until I found your channel.

DKW the second ring in the Audi logo.

Loved the ride. There are other rides on You Tube in these and many other cars and motorcycles. I'm sure you know that but a couple of European video's exist where they really wind their DKW's out and they really move.

Door panels are very cool though it sounds like you still need to replace the door seals get rid of that metal to metal sound when you close it maybe a little grease in a latch LOL