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SMALL WONDER

The first time I saw a 1000 SP was at the Audi museum in Ingolstadt. I had a DKW 3=6 and a DKW Junior at the time and we'd joined the DKW GB Owners Club. They do an annual tour, usually to another European country, and it was with them that we'd gone to Germany. I just fell in love with the 1000 SP Roadster in the museum, and had to have one of my own. The problem was, I couldn't find one for sale anywhere because they are so rare.

It took me a couple of years, but eventually I tracked down a black 1960 car that was for sale in Frankfurt. This was several years ago now, and we brought it back to the UK and had it restored. We kept that car here for a few years, then decided to send it to Fort Lauderdale in Florida where we spend the winters, thinking we could do the classic car scene there. It is the

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