This article is about NSU, famous for their late 1960s Wankel engined saloons. NSU were one of the original German manufacturers. They were founded in 1873 as a factory making sewing machines. Several European manufacturers like Triumph started out making sewing machines before moving on to other types of machinery. The founders Heinrich Stoll and Christian Schmidt saw that … [Read more...]
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DKW
DKW wasn’t the first car company to supply other manufacturers however their name certainly appears in the history books of many other companies. Not only did they become the worlds largest motorcycle manufacturer for a while but also their engines went into quite a few other manufacturers models. DKW was founded in 1916 by a Danish engineer based in Germany. Jorgen … [Read more...]