Production chronology1958–1965
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
Wikipedia lead ↗8 years
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Auto Union / Model record
Auto Union1000 Sp
Production1958–1965
Recorded originGermany
ClassSports car
Built6,644 units
Background
The Auto Union 1000 Sp is a sports car produced by Auto Union from 1958 to 1965. It was equipped with a 981cc two-stroke 3-cylinder engine producing 55 PS. 5,000 coupes and 1,640 convertibles were produced between 1958 and 1965. In 1959, 50 models were produced with a 1,280cc two-stroke V6 engine. The car takes strong styling cues from the Ford Thunderbird. It would be the last open top car to be produced by the company for another three decades; the next one came in the form of the Audi 80 convertible in 1992.
Text adapted from “Auto Union 1000 Sp” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1960–1965
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗6 years