The DKW Monza was a sports car built on an Auto Union DKW base. Named after the world-famous Italian Grand Prix circuit, the car set five world records in 1956.

While down on displacement, the Monza performed admirably as a sports coupe, due to the DKW 3=6 engine coupled with sports car-like steering and light weight – under 1800 pounds. In fact, the prototype (then-named Solitude) set five world records at the famed Autodromo di Monza racetrack in Italy – averaging 87 mph during a 72-hour period in 1956.

2021年8月11日 · With the sixth car built, DKW took to the racetrack in Monza, Italy, which at that time was still equipped with steep curves, to prove the reliability of the engine in endurance …

2024年9月16日 · The record-breaking DKW 3=6 Solitude, as it was called, at Monza in 1956 Shell would supply the fuel, but there were concerns. The ridges between the concrete slabs of the banking were punishing at high speed: would the Solitude’s flimsy bodywork survive over thousands of laps?

The DKW Monza was a coach-built sports coupe named after the famous race track in Italy. The Monza used a standard DKW chassis and drivetrain with a f...

DKW based this sporty front wheel drive two-seater variant with fiberglass body on the 3=6, and offered the car from 1957 to 1959. Exact production figures are unknown, but are estimated to be between 230 to 240, with perhaps 50 surviving examples known. Early prototypes were built on the chassis of Auto Union’s DKW “F91” and “F93” vehicles.

Günther Ahrens and Albrecht W. Mantzel designed a record-breaking car on the basis of the 3=6, incorporating an extremely lightweight plastic body built at Dannenhauer & Stauss in Stuttgart. The first prototype was presented in 1955 at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt. The DKW Monza went on sale after its world record runs in 1956.

The DKW 3=6 Monza was a sports car built on a DKW 3=6 base. Named after the world-famous Italian Grand Prix circuit, the car set five world records in 1956. After the series of wins by the DKW 3=6 Sonderklasse in European touring car racing and rallying in 1954 and 1956, two racing drivers started to develop a sporty body for the successful model.

DKW Monza (1956–1958) The DKW Monza was a sports car built on an Auto Union DKW base. Named after the world-famous Italian Grand Prix circuit, the car set five world records in ...

One company that is familiar to some is DKW, but the 1958 Monza is a rare and very attractive car that few visitors are likely to have ever seen before. Then there’s the company’s name, Dampf Kraft Wagen, which translates to “steam-driven car.” Steam-driven? Where did that come from? And the model, 3=6, what does that mean?