Audi Tradition

Audi Tradition 25

Anniversary Dates 2020

DKW F 800/3 Schnelllaster

65 years

The DKW Schnelllaster symbolised the rebirth of Auto Union in West Germany in 1949. It was the first model to be built by Auto Union after the Second World War and the first car to be produced in Ingolstadt. The design of the DKW Schnelllaster in a pioneering cab- over-engine construction was based on the proven DKW front-wheel drive technology from the pre-war period.

the more powerful three-cylinder engine which had already been fitted in the DKW 3=6 car since 1953. The simple and reliable delivery van was offered in various body types. They ranged from the flatbed or box van through the livestock transporter to the luxury bus. The last estates and box vans rolled off the production line in Ingolstadt in January 1962.

Initially equipped with a two-cylinder two-stroke engine, from 1955 the DKW Schnelllaster was given