here are a few "affordable" german cars from the late 50's:
First a DKW F93, around 1956:
My father had a 1000s, like this one:
And then there was this one, the 1000 Spider:
My father owned a lot of used cars, all saloon versions of the main brands, nothing fancy, so I sat in a lot of different cars in my youth. This model was one of them: The BMW 1802. Not much to look at, but very fast for it's time.
The one I liked best was the Citroen DS. Most comfortable car I can remember, with a very unique design.
The cabrio version was very nice, too:
I know, they don't come close to any british or italian sports car of that era(here is a nice Maserati 3500 Spyder:)
, but I liked them all. Simple mechanics(btw the new cars are not easy to repair. On some models one has to remove half of the body to change the light bulbs. I remember on my old Passat 32 a I had to remove 2 screws and had the bumper in my hands), which made it easy for any amateur to repair the car.
Isn't it strange, how many more heads these old cars turn compared to the latest models?
SG
