The Auto Union 1000 Spezial was occasionally referred to in the press as the "narrow-gauge Thunderbird" and that's exactly what it looked like, only a few sizes smaller. A two-stroke engine with 41 kW (55 hp) didn't exactly put you on the edge of your seat, but its low weight enabled it to reach a speedy 140 km/h, which was also achieved by an engine compression ratio of 8:1. For a roadster built from 1958 to 1965, this was already a well-known number.
The number of cars built by Baur in Stuttgart came to an end after 5,004 coupés and 1,640 open-top roadsters.
The price for such a Union 1000 Roadster car is around 50,000 euros, the coupés are cheaper, only 30,000 euros
Status: 2025
I have been practicing vintage car photography for more than 35 years and here I mainly photograph normal everyday vehicles which were still on the road en masse over 30 years ago. But also cars with extraordinary, beautiful design. From time to time I take pictures of cars, .. Read more…
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