Kersting-Modellbauwerkstätten
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The Kersting-Modellbauwerstätten was a German motor manufacturer in Waging am See
, Upper Bavaria. It was established in 1949 by the industrial designer and architect, Walter Maria Kersting
and his sons Arno, Gerwald and Rainer. The company was initially involved with industrial design. In 1950 the small ‘Kleine Kersting’ motor car was launched with a plywood body without doors and a removable hardtop
. It had three gears and was powered by a two-stroke DKW
engine and was Professor Kersting’s original 1920s design.
Waging am See
Waging am See is a municipality in the district of Traunstein in Bavaria, Germany. The town, classified as a climatic spa, is located at the Waginger See, the warmest lake in Upper Bavaria, with temperatures up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.-Geography:Waging is located west of the Waginger See...
, Upper Bavaria. It was established in 1949 by the industrial designer and architect, Walter Maria Kersting
Walter Maria Kersting
Walter Maria Kersting was a German architect and industrial designer.- Career :...
and his sons Arno, Gerwald and Rainer. The company was initially involved with industrial design. In 1950 the small ‘Kleine Kersting’ motor car was launched with a plywood body without doors and a removable hardtop
Hardtop
A hardtop is a term for a rigid, rather than canvas, automobile roof. It has been used in several contexts: detachable hardtops, retractable hardtop roofs, and the so-called pillarless hardtop body style....
. It had three gears and was powered by a two-stroke DKW
DKW
DKW is a historic German car and motorcycle marque. The name derives from Dampf-Kraft-Wagen .In 1916, the Danish engineer Jørgen Skafte Rasmussen founded a factory in Zschopau, Saxony, Germany, to produce steam fittings. In the same year, he attempted to produce a steam-driven car, called the DKW...
engine and was Professor Kersting’s original 1920s design.