Thursday, July 29, 2010

The Two stroke Lamborghini of East Germany!


This is the Melkus RS 1000, which was produced from 1969-79.
The car was powered by the remarkable 992cc, Wartburg 353 engine, which was tuned to varying degrees.
The fastest of these, was the racing car version, which had a top speed of  130 mph (210 km/h) and 88HP.
The more common, road version had a top speed of just over 100 mph (165 km/h).
The car was mid-engined and rear wheel drive.
There was also some cars fitted with a 1200cc version.

Just 101 of these cars were built during their ten years of manufacture.
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The car featured gull wing doors, similar to that of a De Lorean and had a fiberglass body.
They were built in Dresden, the brainchild of Race driver, Heinz Melkus.
In addition to Wartburg engines, many other parts for the car also were sourced from the Wartburg and also from the Trabant.

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