Wartburg Wednesday

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 12/16/2015 at 15:40 • Filed to: Wartburg

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Has this been a thing before and if not why not?

Post WW2 Wartburgs had a three cylinder two stroke with thermosyphon cooling, individual ignition coils and a shaft running back to a rear mounted fan. Just like contemporary Saabs and Auto Unions.

Just like this in fact:

Having seen the power source, let’s meet a few of the cars that were attached to it.

The 311. Two tone is good:

The 312. Two tone is still good. It’s one of the few rhd ones:

The 313, which is actually older than our 312:

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Cé hé sin 12/16/2015 at 15:45

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It has been a thing before. By me.

I prefer most the 311 Camping.

Cé hé sin > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/16/2015 at 15:59

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Cute.

I’ve seen Wartburgs in the wild years ago in their natural habitat.

I’ve also visited the eponymous Schloss Wartburg.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Cé hé sin 12/16/2015 at 15:59

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I love that accessory drive shaft.

daender > Cé hé sin 12/16/2015 at 16:01

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Needs moar Melkus RS 1000, which has a mid-mounted Wartburg 353 engine making 90hp in street and 118hp in race tunes.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Cé hé sin 12/16/2015 at 16:01

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Can’t pass up mentioning the Trabant. Definitely not as elegant, though.

Cé hé sin > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/16/2015 at 16:03

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Yes, the engine was originally by DKW and was copied by Saab, including the shaft.

Cé hé sin > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 12/16/2015 at 16:04

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No, you’d never confuse a Trabi with something elegant!

RallyWrench > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 12/16/2015 at 16:29

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I remember that day of madness.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > RallyWrench 12/16/2015 at 16:30

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Orlove got involved, if I’m not mistaken.

The Transporter > Cé hé sin 12/16/2015 at 16:37

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LS swap tiem?