Friends, The Next Car Team has returned from Western Australia, following two weeks of hard work (huh?). In coming weeks you'll see road tests on the two cars we drove whilst enjoying the hospitality of the west. The Magna VR-X AWD and the new Astra CD are very different cars, but both have plenty going for them. The news that our car market is continuing its growth is fantastic for us car enthusiasts. Its a reflection of our economic fortune more than anything, but that good fortune means there is plenty of choice when it comes to buying a new car. Enjoy your week! Warm regards, |
 The Editor and the new Holden Astra CD Location: Moore Point Lighthouse (aka Geraldton Lighthouse) Geraldton WA |
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The DKW Meisterklasse Universal was one of the first vehicles to be built by
the newly established Auto Union GmbH in Ingolstadt after the Second World War. The
first post-war products by the company with the Four-Ring badge were the DKW
high-speed delivery van F 89 L and the DKW RT 125 W motorcycle. The only thing
missing from the production range was a passenger car. When the DKW F 89 P
Meisterklasse was unveiled to journalists in May 1950, it was greeted as a
sheer sensation: in many respects, it was an "old friend". The
technology of the new DKW passenger car, with front-wheel drive and
two-cylinder, two-stroke engine, was based on the pre-war F 8 model; its body
adopted the key traits of the F 9 streamlined prototypes from 1939. The type
designation chosen for it – F 89 – thus reflected this dual heritage. The
moniker "Meisterklasse" was likewise intended to evoke the successful
pre-war models. Volume production of the new DKW estate car commenced in August
1950 in Düsseldorf, where Auto Union operated a second plant until 1962. The DKW F 89 Meisterklasse Universal estate car was
particularly notable for its visible wooden structure, a highly unconventional
feature on a German-built car. Of the 4,285 specimens originally built, only a handful have survived. |
1951 DKW F 89 Meisterklasse Universal |
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PICK OF THE NEWS After reading the news of the week, which story did you enjoy the most? When Ford surprised the world at the Paris Motor Show, in September, with their Focus Vignale Concept Car it was always going to be a case of when rather than if! Last weeks announcement that this car will be produced confirmed what many suspected. And being such a delightfully attractive car, it is bound to be successful ..... read the story here Stephen Walker |
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Here's a listing of some of the nation's car clubs. 26/09/04 Central Coast British Car Club Run ... here 06/06/04 Great Lakes Historic Car Club Run ... here 07/03/04 Bay City Chrysler Car Club Expo ... here 26/01/04 Sydney's Motorfest 2004 ... here |
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