The DKW Monza was a sports car built on an Auto Union DKW base. Named after the world-famous Italian Grand Prix circuit, the car set five world records in 1956. After the series of wins by the DKW 3=6 'Sonderklasse' in European touring car racing and rallying in 1954 and 1955, two racing drivers started to develop a sporty body for the ...

2021年8月11日 · With the sixth car built, DKW took to the racetrack in Monza, Italy, which at that time was still equipped with steep curves, to prove the reliability of the engine in endurance drives. For 72 hours, two Swiss (Roberto Barbay and Georg Theiler) and two Germans (Günther Ahrens and Heinz Meier) drove the car around the course.

While down on displacement, the Monza performed admirably as a sports coupe, due to the DKW 3=6 engine coupled with sports car-like steering and light weight – under 1800 pounds. In fact, the prototype (then-named Solitude) set five world records at the famed Autodromo di Monza racetrack in Italy – averaging 87 mph during a 72-hour period ...

The DKW Monza was a coach-built sports coupe named after the famous race track in Italy. The Monza used a standard DKW chassis and drivetrain with a f...

Günther Ahrens and Albrecht W. Mantzel designed a record-breaking car on the basis of the 3=6, incorporating an extremely lightweight plastic body built at Dannenhauer & Stauss in Stuttgart. The first prototype was presented in 1955 at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt. The DKW Monza went on sale after its world record runs in 1956.

The DKW 3=6 Monza was a sports car built on a DKW 3=6 base. Named after the world-famous Italian Grand Prix circuit, the car set five world records in 1956. After the series of wins by the DKW 3=6 Sonderklasse in European touring car racing and rallying in 1954 and 1956, two racing drivers started to develop a sporty body for the successful model.

2021年8月11日 · Nachdem DKW im italienischen Monza mehrere Rekorde gebrochen hatte, ging das gleichnamige Coupé vor 65 Jahren in Serie.

DKW Monza (1956–1958) The DKW Monza was a sports car built on an Auto Union DKW base. Named after the world-famous Italian Grand Prix circuit, the car set five world records in ...

The two-stroke coupe owes its name to the long-distance records it set on the Monza circuit in December 1956. Initially, the project was called "Sportcoupe", then "Solitude" in reference to the Stuttgart race track. With its structure made of fiberglass reinforced plastic, the DKW Monza was ahead of its time.

The DKW Monza secured five world records on the Italian race track in Monza in 1956, the year of its release, which also gave it its name. After just 80 examples, which were produced by various coachbuilders, it was already finished in 1958. This DKW sports car is one of 21 examples that were produced by Massholder in Heidelberg.