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PreWarCar of the Week: a 1935 Audi UW220
We found this left-hand-drive Audi with cabriolet "Gläser" body for sale in our online marketplace. The 6 cylinder 1935 Audi is offered by Fine Cars, a company located in Muhen in Switzerland.
The four car manufacturing companies: Audi, Horch, DKW and Wanderer joined their forces to survive the Great Depression of the 1930s. They merged and the Auto Union AG was established. In 1932 Audi introduced a new and advanced midsize car - the Audi UW. This front-wheel driven car had a 2 liter existing Wanderer engine which was installed with the gearbox to the front (UW = umgekehrter/reversed Wanderer). From 1933 the car was available with different body styles. Here we see a Cabriolet "Gläser" body, which was manufactured in the Horch factory until 1938.
This two-tone 1935 cabrio has a dark green leather interior and a black canvas top. The car was subject to a total restoration about 20 years ago and the engine was overhauled again two years ago. It has a complete documented history and is in excellent condition.
The perfect midsize touring car!
See this rare Audi UW220 for sale in our online marketplace.
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Mittwoch April 10th, 2019
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Michael Schlenger
10 April 2019, 11:49
While this is a very beautiful and ultra-rare car, there are a few inconsistencies in the description. The new front-drive Audi was introduced in 1933 (not 1932) and its first series (built until 1934) was marketed as "Audi Front, Typ UW 8/40 PS" - there was never a Type UW 220. In 1935, an improved version was presented - the "Audi Front, Typ UW 225" - which was equipped with a 2.3 litre six-cylinder engine (max. output: 50 h.p.) by Wanderer. The convertible bodies by Gläser were manufactured in Dresden, not in the Horch factory in Zwickau (only the sedan bodies were made there). Obviously, the car in the advertisement is one of these "Audi Front Typ UW 225" bodied by Gläser - and only approximately a dozen are known to have survived. For reference see "Audi-Automobile 1909-1940" by Peter Kirchberg/Ralf Hornung, Delius-Klasing.
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PreWarCar Office
10 April 2019, 15:17
Thank you Michael Schlenger for sharing your knowledge!
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