Sometimes we pay so much attention to the popular German cars that we overlook many others. Here are some of the models we missed.
German manufacturers are some of the most well-known carmakers in the world. They have dished out one fine car after another over the decades, many of which go unnoticed by car enthusiasts due to focus being aimed toward certain models stealing the car show from brands like Mercedes, BMW, and Audi, to name a few. Let’s take a look at some German car models we might have missed over the years.
EMW 340
The EMW 340 was a large six-cylinder four-door passenger saloon that used BMW designs for its construction. After WWII came to a close Soviets took over the factories and over 21,000 EMW 340 models were made before production ended in. A five-door 340 station wagon variant was also manufactured. I’m sure our grandparents would be happy to see either one on the street
Fuldamobil NWF 200
Here we have a German “bubble car” which came about during the popular microcar craze at the time. Built in, the Fuldamobil NWF 200 was powered by a tiny nine-horsepower two-stroke engine. It was still able to reach a surprising top speed of 47 mph. Only 673 of them were made, making it pretty hard to find these days. Pretty neat looking though!
This chubby little car was actually classified as a motorcycle. Hoffman only made one of these cars, and it’s mostly known as being a low-quality car made from spare parts out of the junkyard. Sure is cute though! It is now located in the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Fuldamobil NWF 200
Here we have a German “bubble car” which came about during the popular microcar craze at the time. Built in 1954, the Fuldamobil NWF 200 was powered by a tiny nine-horsepower two-stroke engine. It was still able to reach a surprising top speed of 47 mph. Only 673 of them were made, making it pretty hard to find these days. Pretty neat looking though!
Auto Union Monza
Back in the old days, Audi used to be called the Auto Union – a coalition of German automakers who got together to form the company we all know today. The Auto Union had much more success building race cars than they did producing cars for the general public. However, they did create the Monza, and while it didn’t sell very well, it was still a pretty cool car. Its design was heavily influenced by racecar drivers of the time. Released in 1956, only 240 cars were made.
