Year 1938 Builder Auwärter Chassis : Blitz 3.6 - 47 - NR Engine : Standard 6 cylinder 3.6 liter 75 Hp Seats : 26 Weight : 4875 kg Lenght : 8350 mm Widhth : 2480 mm Height : 2770 mm career : 1936-1939 Däuble, Deckenpfronn 1939-1945 Wehrmacht, East front 1945-1963 VEB-Kraftverkehr, Leipzig 1963-1970 Wieland,Oschatz 1970-1989 Pfeil, Taucha Details : Master coachbuilder Gottlob Auwärter started his own company 1936 with this type. It's build up of a wooden frame with a tin outer coat. After the 2 Germanys reunite in 1989 the West-German builder is able to buy his "child" back after it's East-German years. In August 1999 a ground-up restoration starts by Kronberger with the aid of students of the Neoplan, Pilsting plant. All disciplines (car and coach building, lacquer, upholstery, vehicle mechanics, and electrics) restore it to its original splendor. It was one of the mayor exponates in the "Deutsches Museum" but has been withdrawn.Pictures of 2013 at a big fair show it with "raiffaisen bank" on the side. Date Location Photographer Picture Other 1999 Pilsting? ? 2006? ? ? 2007? Deutsches Museum, Munchen ? 2006? Deutsches Museum, Munchen ? 2009? ? ? In 2009 a black and white picture turns up, to detailed to be a period picture and to low photographed too. Has it been featured in a movie? 2008? Deutsches Museum, Munchen www.galerie-autobusu.cz February 28 2004 ? ? Exposition 150 Years Awärter March 10/24 2013 ? ? Unknown big fair. index | | last revised: January 27 2014