In a message dated 02-09-19 15:37:06 EDT, you write: > For Auto Union (AU), one Dr. F. Porsche started the Beetle w/NSU as the Typ > 32 & then, in parallel, evolved the mighty AU racers by 1936 into a 6L V16 > putting out 520 bhp to beat Mercedes at the old 14.6 mile Nurburgring > (wadda a FAB track!!!) & elsewhere. The aero AU in 1937 topped 405 kmh (251 > mph) driven by the legendary Bernd Rosenmeyer! These were incredible silver > beauties. Post war, the DKW part ran 500cc bikes up to 290 kmh (180 mph) in > 1951! They also won successive twin 125cc & 250cc titles running up to 15000 > rpm (also winning the Manx Tourist Trophy in 1953, hence TT moniker--Edgar > is spot on w/the rest) & set an absolute speed record of 339 kmh (211 mph!). > In 1956 DKW made 350000 motorcycles, all of which MB Daimler-Benz killed in > 1958 when they bought 88% of AU & resold to VW in 1965. VW then decided to > promote the Audi name, formally integrated the group in 1969 & the rest is > history. A number of these companies survived the early post war years > working for the USA military, and BMW took longer to get going because they > had to rebuild after fleeing East Germany. The full story of German > automotive history is as fascinating as it is convoluted.
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