Sunday whatzit

[Normspeed]

OK, this is an easy one. What car is this little beauty powering?

[greg g]

You could be trying to fool us what with the OFD (overhead fan drive) and the rear mount radiator, So most would thind Saab 93. But because of the grille snippet you showed, I am going DKW (which used a Saab licensed engine) was part of Auto Union, which later became Audi. Or could it be a Wartburg or Wanderer???

[Uncle-Pekka]

I'd bet for Gregg's answer.

Now, let's take a step forward; What was the abbreviation D.K.W. for?

(Most people tell you "Das Kleine Wunder" (=The Little Wonder), but that is, as you may suspect, a joke...)

[claybill]

or B.S.A. MOTORCYLES

or BMW

or A.J.S (motorbikes)

claybill...bike enthusiast turned convertible plymouth nut!

[greg g]

Dampf-Kraft-Wagen, Birmingham Small Arms, Bavarian (Bayerish Motor Werken) Motor Works, and Albert John stevens.

[Niel Hoback]

I'm going with DKW also because I have personal experience with Wartburgs that use the same engine with minor changes.

Damp-Kraft Wagen made in the Audi factory at Zwickau Germany.

[PatS....]

DKW here as well...our neighbor had one in the 60's, along with one of those 3 wheeled Messerschmitt? wonders with the whole front that opened as a front/only door.

Both did a great job of hibernating each winter, as they were useless in our winter. Neighbor drove a 57 Buick Special in winter!! Talk about opposites

[Merle Coggins]

or B.S.A. MOTORCYLES

or BMW

or A.J.S (motorbikes)

claybill...bike enthusiast turned convertible plymouth nut!

I thought I knew what BSA and BMW stood for but I didn't know AJS, so I went to my Encyclopedia of Motorcycles and got educated. I found that I was wrong on the first two. As Greg posted, BSA is Birmingham Small Arms. (I always thought it was British Small Arms) BMW is The Bayerische Moteren Werke. Is Greg's translation correct? (I always called it Bavarian Motor Works too). And AJS is named using the initials of John Steven's eldest son Albert John. They went out of business in 1931 and Matchless bought the name and kept it alive.

Learned something new again today.

[Niel Hoback]

Here is that little motor in an 85 Wartburg 353, probably the world's only diplomatic licensed Wartburg.

[desoto1939]

Hey guy I even have a better one. I have an old track bicycle with wooden wheels (rims) and the hubs, the crank and the headst. this is where the handlebars go into the frok assembly also are marked BSA and they have the small arms logo on the parts.

rich Hartung

desoto1939@aol.com

[Norm's Coupe]

I'd bet for Gregg's answer.

Now, let's take a step forward; What was the abbreviation D.K.W. for?

(Most people tell you "Das Kleine Wunder" (=The Little Wonder), but that is, as you may suspect, a joke...)

That's why when I found this metal sign, I had to have it. Hung it on the garage wall.

Actually, this sign was an advertising sign from a contractors tool sales and rental company that went out of business some years ago. This Little Wonder is actually a weed whacker. But.....I still like the pun. The sign does not say what kind of tool it is.