Audi 920
Year of Manufacture: 1939
Power: 75 hp
Engine Displacement: 3,281 cm3
Number of Cylinders/Valves: 6/2
Weight: 1,640 kg
Condition: drivable
Catalog Number: 270
Introduction
The Audi 920 is an upper mid-range passenger car with rear-wheel drive, introduced by the Audi brand, part of the Auto Union group, at the end of 1938 as the successor to the front-wheel-drive Audi 225 model.
Development
The German car manufacturer Audi was founded in 1910 in Zwickau by August Horch and his partners. In 1928 it became part of DKW, and finally in 1932 the four German automakers DKW, Audi, Horch, and Wanderer officially merged into the Auto Union conglomerate.
Since most of the holding remained in East Germany after the war, the West German Auto Union resumed production only under the DKW brand. In 1965 Volkswagen took over the company, and within the Volkswagen Group, Audi gained a position as a producer of advanced and well-equipped vehicles.
Technical Specifications
The Audi 920 is a two-door, four-seat convertible with a front-mounted engine driving the rear wheels. The ignition, liquid-cooled inline six-cylinder engine with an OHC valve train has a displacement of 3.3 liters and produces 75 hp (55 kW) at 3,000 rpm, equipped with a Solex carburetor. The chassis has a wheelbase of 3,100 mm, track widths of 1,435/1,465 mm, external dimensions: length 4,900 mm, width 1,720 mm, height 1,620 mm, curb weight 1,640 kg, and a top speed of 130 km/h.
The vehicle features a ladder frame chassis with a hydraulically operated foot brake (“oil pressure brake”) from ATE (licensed from Lockheed) and a fully synchronized four-speed gearbox with a central gear lever. The front wheels are suspended on double wishbones; the lower arm is a transverse leaf spring, while the upper arm controls the shock absorber. At the rear, there is a rigid “floating axle” guided by trailing arms and a high-mounted transverse leaf spring.
Production
The Audi 920 was produced from 1938 to 1940. Like its predecessor, the UW 225, it was manufactured at the Horch factories. The car was available as a 4-door sedan or a 2-door convertible — the bodies were made by Gläser Dresden.
Market
The car was originally intended to be launched as a smaller Horch model, but Auto Union management decided to place it between the large Horch models and smaller Wanderer models under the Audi brand.
Sales
The unit in our collection was manufactured in 1939, with the original price of 8,750 Reichsmarks. A total of 1,281 units were sold, including 795 convertibles.
Interesting Facts
It was the last pre-war model of the Audi brand, production of which ceased due to the war.
Car in Our Collection
The car in our collection is a convertible from 1939 and is in fully functional and drivable condition.
