#gdr #melkus #dresden Visiting Melkus in Dresden. Being able to take a closer look at the Melkus RS 1000 has always been a little dream of ours. Sepp Melkus shows and explains his cars. We go into the differences between the individual eras, show how a Melkus was built, talk about the problems that always arose and briefly touch on the subject of state security in the GDR (Stasi). It was a wonderful day of shooting, with all sorts of new impressions. The RS 1000 is a built-up mid-engine sports car, based on a modified tubular frame of the Wartburg 353. Parts such as the indicators, windshield and wheels from series production also come from the Wartburg
accepted. The Melkus is slowed down with drum brakes all around, on request you could also have disc brakes from the Fiat Polski 125p
to get. There are coil springs and telescopic shock absorbers on the axles, and one more was added to the rear axle
stabilizer installed.

The eye-catching body was created in the wind tunnel at the TU Dresden, where flow tests were carried out
and gradually approached the familiar form. The CW value is only 0.29, this value is still considered good today.
(BMW I3 has the same CW value)

The engine is a two-stroke petrol engine with three cylinders in line and a displacement of 992 cm3, which has been performance
increased by a modified intake and exhaust system from 50 hp to 70 hp. The mixture is provided by three(!) motorcycle slide carburettors
processed.

Driving to the racetrack on your own was one of the thoughts behind the creation of the Melkus RS 1000 in 1969. It was allowed to be built under the pretext "in honor of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the GDR" and is the only sports car from the GDR.

Various things, such as the modified fuel tank, which allows you to fill from the right or left side, indicate that this car was first designed for the track. One might think that these are only replicas, but that is far from the case. Like the historic Melkus, the rebuilds are absolute originals. During a short test drive through Dresden, Sepp Melkus shows what's in the car.