DK (automobile)

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DK
Overview
ManufacturerS. A. Mathiesen
Production1950
AssemblyDenmark
Body and chassis
Class Prototype
Body style Chassisless
Powertrain
Engine Heinkel
Transmission ZF Friedrichshafen
Chronology
SuccessorDKR

The DK was a Danish automobile built as a prototype by S. A. Mathiesen in 1950. It was supposed to combine American comfort with European dimensions and economy. It featured a chassisless aluminum body, a Heinkel engine and a ZF Friedrichshafen gearbox. It remained a prototype, but in 1953 a new, modified version was introduced as the DKR. A few dozen were built, until 1954.

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