Wartburg Concept

wartburg.jpg

Their name was revived in 1956 by VEB Automobilwerk Eisenach and given to an updated version of their IFA F9 car which had been in production since 1950. The new car had a more powerful version of the 3 cylinder 2-stroke engine driving the front wheels and a completely new body. Exports to West Germany started in 1958, and by the early 60s the car was exported to many countries in the world, including the US. The 311 model was manufactured in a number of variations, such as pick-up, station wagon, and a 2-seater roadster.

wartburg-back.jpg
The engine was enlarged to 992 cc in 1962 and a completely new body was manufactured after 1966. Also in 1966 the gearbox gained synchromesh on all speeds. The new car, the 353 was based on a Polish-built Warszawa 210 and remained in production for decades with minor modifications. The two-stroke engine was replaced by a 1300 cc four stroke Volkswagen engine in 1988, but otherwise time and technology passed it by, and the car could not meet modern standards. The final nail in its coffin was the introduction of the Deutschmark (DM), as the cost of producing a car reached 20,000 DM. Production continued until 1991, when German reunification spelt its end. The factory was acquired by Opel in 1991.

There are still many cars in drivable condition and Wartburg owners’ clubs exist throughout Europe. Many Wartburgs are still used as rally racing cars. The sports car Melkus RS 1000 used a mid-mounted 3-cylinder 2-stroke engine from the Wartburg 353.

Posted on December 19th 2006 in Miscellaneous, Wartburg

Delicious - Street Bikes, Street Racing, Motor Bikes,Cool Sport Bikes, Dirt Bikes, Cool Motorcycle, BMW, Ducati, Harley Davidson, Street Racing Videos, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, KTM Digg - Street Bikes, Street Racing, Motor Bikes,Cool Sport Bikes, Dirt Bikes, Cool Motorcycle, BMW, Ducati, Harley Davidson, Street Racing Videos, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, KTM Facebook - Street Bikes, Street Racing, Motor Bikes,Cool Sport Bikes, Dirt Bikes, Cool Motorcycle, BMW, Ducati, Harley Davidson, Street Racing Videos, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, KTM Feedburner - Street Bikes, Street Racing, Motor Bikes,Cool Sport Bikes, Dirt Bikes, Cool Motorcycle, BMW, Ducati, Harley Davidson, Street Racing Videos, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, KTM Flickr - Street Bikes, Street Racing, Motor Bikes,Cool Sport Bikes, Dirt Bikes, Cool Motorcycle, BMW, Ducati,; Harley Davidson, Street Racing Videos, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, KTM MySpace -Street Bikes, Street Racing, Motor Bikes,Cool Sport Bikes, Dirt Bikes, Cool Motorcycle, BMW, Ducati, Harley Davidson, Street Racing Videos, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, KTM Technorati - Street Bikes, Street Racing, Motor Bikes,Cool Sport Bikes, Dirt Bikes, Cool Motorcycle, BMW, Ducati, Harley Davidson, Street Racing Videos, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, KTM Twitter - Street Bikes, Street Racing, Motor Bikes,Cool Sport Bikes, Dirt Bikes, Cool Motorcycle, BMW, Ducati, Harley Davidson, Street Racing Videos, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, KTM Twitter - Street Bikes, Street Racing, Motor Bikes,Cool Sport Bikes, Dirt Bikes, Cool Motorcycle, BMW, Ducati, Harley Davidson, Street Racing Videos, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, KTM Twitter - Street Bikes, Street Racing, Motor Bikes,Cool Sport Bikes, Dirt Bikes, Cool Motorcycle, BMW, Ducati, Harley Davidson, Street Racing Videos, Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, KTM


 

8 Responses to “ Wartburg Concept ”

  1. Anonymous Says:

    this is opel

  2. Dude Says:

    This is the Opel Insignia Concept!

  3. Tue Pol Halvorsen Says:

    The Wartburg 353 had NOTHING to do the Polish Warszawa!
    Tne Warszawa (made by factory FSO) was based on Russian Pebedea (later Volga/GAZ).
    After Warszawa FSO built Italian Fiat 125 under licence – named Polski Fiat and Polonez based on Fiat. Later Daewoo took over FSO – today it is Chevrolet – owned by GM.

  4. Tiger Says:

    It has something to do withs Warszava 210, this car was a prototype and then aquired by germans http://m.blog.hu/au/autofilia/image/prokee/080427/Warszawa_210.jpg

  5. Mepag Says:

    “Wartburg” now is Opel / Eisenach -Germany.

    An Ex-GDR-Product.

    http://www.abc.se/~m9805/eastcars/wartburg/wartburg2.jpg

    and

    http://www.maxon.net/pages/gallery/pix/wartburg.jpg

  6. Rob - us Says:

    wow , I havent been in HUngary for over 15 years, I remember the old Warthburg Cars, if this is what it looks like now…. I want want one of these .. :)

  7. Tue Pol Halvorsen Says:

    @ Tiger: You are not completely right. The picture in your link is clearly a modified Wartburg 353.
    But it was the other way round. It was a prototyp for FSO – a slightly modified DDR Wartburg.
    Since WW 2 there have been no independent purely Polish designed car.
    FSO never built this car – they chose the cooperation with Fiat and built their version of the Fiat 125. Sold also in Western Europe as a Polski Fiat or Polda. Later modified to the Polonez.
    At the same time FSO built the Pobeda-based Warzawa, they also made the Syrena. A car with a polish designed body on mechanicals from the czech Jawa/Aero Minor II.
    The polish even took over the toolings for the engine from Jawa/Aero.
    I have owned a Wartburg and driven several FSO/Polski Fiat/Polonez. The quality of the Wartburg was resonable – compared to the price. But the FSO/Polonez was extremely poorly built. A kind of “build it yourself” car. You had to re-tighten almost all the nuts and bolts.

  8. lui Says:

    i have a 1991 wartburg,its only got 20.000 km and its like new.

Leave a Reply

Custom Search

 

 

Very Popular Posts Most Popular Posts Read This
  1. Dodge General Lee
  2. Ferrari Enzo
  3. Nike One Concept
  4. Audi A8 Racing
  5. Different Brand CDN
  6. BMW X6
  1. Tuning Car Different Brand
  2. Mustang Gt500
  3. Aube Concept
  4. Koenigsegg CCR
  5. Jeep RRenegade
  6. Porsche Mirage
  1. RIF
Copyright © 2006-2010 Robert `robson` Swider. All rights reserved.
Partner sites: www.supercoolbikes.com www.maluchtuning.com www.szybkiemotory.com www.jacobdybala.com www.robsonblog.com www.delphifaq.net www.realmind.us www.dybalaphoto.com www.aaexs.com www.gameofkings.com www.cgsystems.com