spotted a ZL1 and SS together at freddy's
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1953 Dannenhauer & Stauss Sport-Cabriolet 2+2-seater with retractable top
The almost unkown missing link between Volkswagen and Porsche. Its chassis comes from the Beetle, the front is reminiscent of the 356. Gotthilf Dannenhauer, Co-founder of the Stuttgart coachbuilder Dannenhauer & Stauss Karosserie, has been previously employed at Reutter Karosseriebau, which was at that time body supplier for Porsche. The bodies of the D & S Convertibles were handcrafted from metal by hand by using a wooden form. Also the complete upholstery work and painting was done by Dannenhauer himself. That took about 800 to 1000 working hours per vehicle.
While an export Beetle cost 4600 Deutsch Mark in 1953, the Dannenhauer & Stauss sports convertible cost an impressive 8892 DM. Due to this high price and the extremely difficult procurement of chassis, estimated only about 80 to 120 of these beautifully designed luxury Beetles were built between 1951 and 1954. Not only Volkswagen opposed the use of their chassis and refused to supply them. Porsche also took legal action against Dannenhauer & Stauss because some Porsche components were used. Just 19 vehicles are believed to have survived, twelve of them have been restored. Here's one. You probably don't get to see many more.
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Car Spot: Trabant 601 S "Delux"
A cold war relic is this week's car spot.
East Germany’s answer to West Germany’s “People’s Car” ….
Growing up in the 1960s and ’70s I remember the Cold War, and how the communists used East Berlin as a showcase for the success of socialism. Automobiles were a big part of that but ultimately, they were just terrible cars like this week’s car spot, the Trabant 601 S Dulux.
Found this example at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. I…
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