DKW

The DKW Junior began life as the DKW 600 prototype with a two-cylinder two-stroke engine. It was unveiled in March 1957 at the Internationale Automobil Ausstellung in Frankfurt. By the time it entered production in 1959, in a newly built factory in Ingolstadt, it had been renamed Junior and upgraded with a 741 cc three-cylinder two-stroke engine.

In January 1963, the DKW Junior was succeeded by the F12, which closely resembled its predecessor in appearance but featured a larger 889 cc two-stroke three-cylinder engine. In August that same year, the F11 was introduced as a more affordable entry-level version, powered by a smaller 796 cc engine. The range was further expanded in 1964 with the addition of the F12 cabriolet. Production of the F11 and F12 was short-lived. After Volkswagen acquired Auto Union in 1965, the two-stroke models were quickly phased out. The Ingolstadt factory was soon repurposed to build the first models of the revived Audi brand.