The NSU Prinz 1000 was a small rear-engined West German built city car powered by an inline-twin cylinder air cooled engine, something that was better fit to power a motorcycle. Production started in 1957 and ended in 1973 when Volkswagen Auto Group acquired NSU and merged it into one ring of the Audi group. The Prinz was a unique car, but it conflicted with VW's type 2 as well as Audi's 50 series, so it went extinct. Find this 1967 NSU Prinz 1000 for sale in Orlando, FL for $2,500 via craigslist. Tip from J Bourne.
The NSU Prinz is an odd and rare (well at least rare to be seen on the road) classic. It looks like a miniature Corvair and sounds like a weed wacker, but is one of those cars that can put a smile on your face anytime. The later Super Prinz model was powered by an aircooled inline-4, but the normal Prinz badged cars used a inline-twin cylinder 600cc engine that should make a considerable racket as it pumps out 30 horsepower.
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Come on guys...the Prinz competed against the VW Type I (Beetle) not Type II (Transporter)...also, the Prinz 1000 featured the 996cc inline four and this is THE car that later became the famous NSU TT and TTS. The 100 was known for its spirited handling and willing engine.
ReplyDeleteI think it was a Type-O on both your parts as they probably meant to say Type 3. In reality, it was probably more a direct competitor of the lowly Renault Dauphine,which had the good manners to leave the market... but now this is starting to sound like that "other" blog.
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