re:Old Audis

[Steve Valin <steve@sgi.com>]

Andrew Buc <72220.443@compuserve.com> writes:

<< Yes, there was a "3=6" badge on the trunk lid. I remember seeing a
late-50s 
magazine ad for the DKW that showed one climbing a set of stone steps in
front 
of a building. I understand the DKW's 2-stroke 3 wasn't nearly as well 
engineered as the one in the Saab 93/96. There was also a small van on
the 
same chassis. I actually saw one parked in Los Angeles ca. 1977. >>

The DKW 2-stroke 3cyl was used in many cars of the period, including
Saab.
Saab then used the Ford V4, then the Triumph I4, and then redesigned it
to
the engine they use now (except for the GM V-6!).

-steve

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