Auto Union
1000 Sp V6

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

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Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Engineer Hans Müller developed a six-cylinder two-stroke engine in Andernach together with Heinkel and DKW, producing a small series of about 100 engines for racing boats and DKW cars. A small series of F-102 prototypes (13 to 15 according to various sources) was assembled with it; the engine gave the car about 170 km/h.

Two 1000 SP cars were officially fitted with the engine, one for Müller's own use. The article estimates that fewer than 50 engines were installed in DKW models in total, and states that, according to German specialists, no more than three 1000 SP V6 remain operational.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

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Sources

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1. 1
   Auto Union 1000 SP V6 6=12: una obra en dos tiempos Level C

   • 2 1000 SP cars officially assembled with the six-cylinder two-stroke engine

   Accessed 2026-11-13
2. 2
   Auto Union 1000 SP V6 6=12: una obra en dos tiempos Level C Autopista (Motorpress Ibérica)

   • no hay más de tres 1000 SP V6 en activo
   • alcanzaban la friolera de 170 km/h

   Accessed 2026-11-13