About what is it? Quiz #480: 1930/1931 DKW PS 600

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This week the answer to last weeks What is it? Quiz #480.

The pre-war car in the photograph is not "a Bugatti Type 40 built for the German or French market" as Richmond Nunn said. But luckily enough there were some good answers that came in. However, some of them did not include their sources and will therefore only get 1 point for participating. Christian Günzel, Michael Stegmann and Anders Svenfelt next week think of the new element we added, include your sources! Then you can also compete in the six-month competition.

The car in the photographs which were taken somewhere in East Germany is a (drum roll)… DKW PS 600! In which PS stands for Personenwagen Sport. They were designed by Rudolf Slaby and indeed produced in Berlin-Spandau between 1929 and 1933 as Fritz Hegemann commented. Approximately 500 were built by DKW. As Gerd explained; “this rear-wheel driven sports car was based on the Typ P15, but due to a strengthened crankshaft it developed 18 hp instead of 15. Its wooden unit body was covered with "Saxonian green" fabric to contrast the white wings and wheels.”

Joop Terpstra could tell us more about the technique; “the car had a water-cooled two-stroke engine. The engine had only 584cc and 18 hp at 4000 rpm, 3-speed gearbox, 4 wheel drum brakes and was a light car at 530 kg.” Robbie Marenzi also mentioned that; “in the 1932 film "Tell Me Tonight" German actress Magda Schneider drives and wrecks a similar car. Magda Schneider was the mother of the actress Romy Schneider.”

Together all answers give a good summary of this DKW PS 600. But who gave the most complete answer (in a maximum of  100 words) and will receive the full 5 points? The winner of Quiz #480 is… Fritz Hegemann! Congratulations Fritz you receive the first 5 PreWarCar.com points in the new six-month competition, sponsored by Hans Compter Rare Cars.

Thank you all for participating and have a good weekend everyone!

Words by the editor. Photographs sent in by Michael Schlenger.

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