Tuesday, March 21, 2017

1948-1950 AWS Elsbett

Here's a German car that I'd love to own. Purely a pipe dream, though.

Autowerke Salzgitter primarily manufactured Jeeps, but decided to jump into the passenger car market in the late 40s. The Elsbett was named after the (last) name of the guy who designed it and featured a 50 hp 2.0 2-stroke diesel 4-cylinder, 8 passenger seating and no radiator grille. Another car that I have very little data on, production was very low and the company tanked before it could really make a lot of them. So it's doubtful that more than a handful were sold. Some sources even suggest that the Elsbett (sometimes written Elsbeth) never even got past the prototype stage, but most evidence suggests otherwise. You could also buy one of these in a van or truck configuration.


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