My friend Eric from California send through some pictures from his DKW schnellaster panel van…
After almost 2 years he finished this restoration, and today he will take it for the first outing, the maiden trip…. just look at pictures, and say wawh as many times as You wish, it might be a relief to free your emotions….
Before…. Eric bought this panel out of a tip I gave him… somewhere in California, his home state….
And after…. this is a work of art rather then a restoration….
As a reference the Honda Element is for scale reference and evidence of design plagiarism in the eyes of eric… the Honda is also for sale, I think Eric like to keep on the DKW for a while, but a lot of other projects might force him to sell eventually….
According to Eric the engine is built with an NOS crank, pistons, rods and modern sealed bearings.Very difficult to locate parts. oh yes, we can imagine!
did You check the detail into this work of art???? Well let me tell You Eric did this restoration for the most part in his drive way! We can see clearly restoration has nothing to see with equipment, but only with the will and caracter to bring things to a good end!
Eric this is another highlight of your restoration career, Congratulations, I think it’s an other outstanding finish! And an example for all old car afficiando’s how to do a restoration in 2013….. Thank You for being our friend, thank You for sharing your arts…
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Leave a CommentUne restauration réussie , Splendide DKW aujourd’hui !!
better than new !!!!!!
whouaa
Congratulations, Erik. This Schnell is a very good work!
I am from Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, and I own 2 DKWs Sedan 4 doors – named “Belcar” in Brazil.
We have here a lot of difficult to find bearings that can be used in our crankshaft, but you say you used modern sealed ones in your engine. Can you specify code of these bearings? Please, send it to rafroes@dkw.com.br . Very thanks!