5 Rare DKW (Audi) Vehicles inc. 1953 Cabriolet from Frankfurt Intl. Auto Show!

1953 Audi Cabriolet Additional Info:

Once in a lifetime chance to acquire an incredible collection of 5 rare DKW project vehicles, along with a huge inventory of parts! Of special note -- The F91 cabriolet 4-Seater in this collection is from the 1st year of production in 1953. According to Audi Tradition, this car was used as the display car at the 1953 Frankfurt International Auto Show and may be the oldest one in existence.To clarify, this ad is for ALL the vehicles and ALL the associated DKW parts. Everything must go. The 5 vehicles are:1953 DKW F91 Cabriolet VIN 645000131955 Sonderklasse ("special class") 3=6 F91 Coupe (Early suicide doors, pillarless coupe) VIN 66561927 with CO title1958 DKW Schnellaster (translates as rapid transporter) -- Windowed Van VIN 225194771957 DKW Schnellaster -- Windowed 8 Seat Bus (Rare curved rear corner windows) VIN 225080261958 DKW Schnellaster -- Windowed 8 Seat Bus (Rare curved rear corner windows) VIN 22512196 with CA title Note the 3 vans are WINDOWED vans, which are highly desirable. And 2 of the windowed vans have curved glass in the rear corners, making them more valuable. The 1953 F91 cabriolet is 1-OF-A-KIND! Due to its provenance, it could easily be worth six-figures when completed. And even better, it would be the only one at a Concours d'Elegance! Regarding this F91 cabriolet 4-Seater, it's from the 1st year of production in 1953. According to Audi Tradition, this car wasused as the display car at the 1953 Frankfurt International Auto Show and may be the oldest one in existence.This is a quote from Audi's historical department via an email from several years ago (at the bottom of this listing is a link to photos of the documentation)..."This car is the eldest existing F 91 4 Seater convertible! It was built in March 13th, 1953 in Dusseldorf and sold to the Auto Union in Frankfurt. There the Auto Union presented this car to the public at the "IAA" in March 1953, this is the International Automobile Exhibition. Enclosed you find the historical data sheet on this car...So your car is in the original condition (colour, etc.). It was never restored. So it has a very interesting history. What happened with it after IAA is not registered but it could be that an American dealer or client bought it directly at the Exhibition. So it MUST be restored!!"In the 1st week of September, 2021, Audi Tradition said this regarding this car's history:"Dear Mr. G,Thank you for your e-mail which has been forwarded to the Audi Corporate Archives. On the basis of our records, we can confirm that the car with VIN 64500013 was one of several cars which were delivered to the International Automobile Exhibition in Frankfurt. However, we cannot confirm that it was the first car of this type ever manufactured because there were several cars produced on the same day (and it is not the one with the lowest number)....Kind regardsDr. Mathias PfaffelAudi Tradition"This was the F91 4-Seater Convertible used for display at the Frankfurt International Exhibition, but it cannot be confirmed that it was the 1st F91 off the production line. However, based on the prior correspondence with Audi that I added above, "This car is the eldest existing F91 4-Seater Convertible." The Audi museum currently has a restored black/red F91 convertible on display, it's incredible (see the photo in the link). DKW Auto-Union Project: Audi Tradition Museum, Ingolstadt (dkwautounionproject.blogspot.com)I have created separate folders for each vehicle, with photos and video for each one. There's also a folder documenting the parts inventory, along with a folder of documentation and a folder with photos of the vehicles in former ownership. Use this link for PHOTOS & VIDEOS...DKW Collection For Sale This is your one chance to acquire an incredible collection of rare DKW projects.There is also an original DKW Workshop Manual (in English), as well as several collectible vintage ads and brochures from the DKW era.The F91 Cabriolet, the 2-door (early suicide style) pillarless coupe, the two vans with curved rear corner glass, along with all the parts have been out of the weather and stored in a shipping container during our ownership in the last 20 years or so. We had plans to restore these vehicles, but life took over. Now it's your chance to acquire these unique and valuable vehicles.All the vehicles and parts are located near Visalia, CA. You will need to make arrangements to have the vehicles and all parts removed from the property.Note that in recent years restored vans have sold for $100,000, see the stories here...One of two restored DKW Schnellaster Kastenwagens in the U.S. heads to auction - Hemmings1956 DKW Schnellaster Kastenwagen 3=6 | Gooding & Company (goodingco.com)Let me know if you have any questions, and thank you for your interest.

For a bit of history on DKW, wikipedia notes, "In September 1924, DKW bought Slaby-Beringer [de], saving them from Germany's hyperinflation economic crisis. Rudolf Slaby became chief engineer at DKW.[4] In 1932, DKW merged with Audi, Horch and Wanderer to form Auto Union.[3] After World War II, DKW moved to West Germany. The original factory became MZ.[1] Auto Union came under Daimler-Benz ownership in 1957 and was purchased by the Volkswagen Group in 1964. The last German-built DKW car was the F102, which ceased production in 1966. Its successor, the four-stroke F103, was marketed under the Audi brand, another Auto Union marque.

DKW-badged cars continued to be built under license in Brazil and Argentina until 1967 and 1969 respectively. The DKW trademark is currently owned by Auto Union GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Audi AG which also owns the rights to other historical trademarks and intellectual property of the Auto Union combine."