COLD WAR CHARISMA.(Escape Roads)(Wartburgs)

Byline: BROOKS BRIERLEY Wartburg was an old automotive name the East Germans revived for their new front-wheel-drive car introduced in 1955. It was built in the former BMW factory in Eisenach, near the West German border. The car was set on a 100-inch-wheelbase chassis with a 37-hp, three-cylinder two-stroke engine (modeled on the prewar DKW F9).

The transmission had four speeds, steering was rack-and- pinion. British car magazine tests of the time identified Wartburg's enigmatic personality: Good handling and a very roomy interior were on the positive side. Leisurely acceleration ...

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