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Blip: Face Transplant

Auto-Union's small car brand, DKW tried to modernize on the cheap and I'm not sure it worked

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Jason Torchinsky
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I’ve always liked DKWs, Auto-Union’s small car marque, but when they attempted to modernize their early ‘50s, jelly-mold styling with a more late-’60s face, the result feels a bit, um, unsettling. It’s like it’s wearing someone else’s face.

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For reference, here’s the earlier face:

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Image: DKW
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See? That one fits. I mean, good try and all, but it’s just a bit weird.