Heinz Melkus
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Heinz Melkus was an East-German race car driver and constructor of sport cars.
He founded the company Melkus
to produce race and sport cars, his Wartburg
based Melkus RS 1000
was with 101 build units the most successful one.
His sons, Peter and Sepp Melkus have resumed to build sports cars in 2006.
He founded the company Melkus
Melkus
Melkus was a marque of single seat racing cars and sport cars founded by the race driver Heinz Melkus in Dresden in East Germany. The company existed between 1959 and 1986. The cars used engines from Wartburgs and much of the other parts came from Wartburgs and Trabants...
to produce race and sport cars, his Wartburg
Wartburg (marque)
Wartburg was a car marque manufactured in East Germany.The name "Wartburg" derives from Wartburg Castle on one of the hills overlooking the town of Eisenach where the cars were manufactured....
based Melkus RS 1000
Melkus RS 1000
Melkus RS 1000 was a sports car from Melkus. It was a sleek sports car powered by a tuned mid-mounted Wartburg 3-cylinder 2-stroke engine from the Wartburg 353. Most of the cars used the 992 cc version giving a top speed of 175 km/h, but some of the later cars had the 1200 cc version...
was with 101 build units the most successful one.
His sons, Peter and Sepp Melkus have resumed to build sports cars in 2006.
Track record
- 1958 German champion in Formula 3 up to 500 cc
- 1960 East German champion in Formula JuniorFormula JuniorFormula Junior is an open wheel formula racing class first adopted in October 1958 by the CSI . The class was intended to provide an entry level class where you could use inexpensive mechanical components from ordinary automobiles...
up to 1000 cc - 1965 Winner of the Main event of the Friendship of Socialist Countries Cup
- 1967, 1968, 1972 East German champion in Formel 3/Class C 9/Class B 8/ E up to 1300 cc