Anyone else familiar with NSU? They were a bicycle, motorcycle and auto manufacturer that spearheaded the rotary engine and were serious competitors in the motorcycle business. They also built the original TT and TTS autos that inspired the name of the current Audi. The NSU TT is totally opposite the Audi TT, small boxy and a rear mounted motor. I'm kind of fascinated with these cars. If there is an Audi equivalent to the 2002, this might be it.

One of the Audi books I own has some decent pictures of the NSU Prinz 1000 & 1200 TT's and TTS.

Styling wise the NSU TT does look like a BMW 2002.

Have you ever seen the NSU Ro80? Another pretty cool car NSU built. It had a 115HP Wankel rotary engine in it. Car of the year in 1967...

Steve Ankney
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Yes, technologically, the car was pretty significant. I thought it was a little goofy looking, but perhaps it was ahead of its time.

From what I understand, NSU had a factory performance program for the TTs, and TTSs, and I actually am working on an article about one particular driver who campaigned it to success against the Mini Cooper here in the USA.

Huh, I just went through VWvortex and Audiworld and couldn't find our Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix articles. I have some pics, I'll try to get them up soon.

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fell in love with the Ro 80 and Audi 100 Coupe, both of which I could not afford at the time, and ended up buying a VW K 70, that was based on the Ro 80, but had a bored and stroked version (1604cc) of the 1200cc TT engine.
Out of the bunch, the Ro 80 was at least 15-20 years ahead of its time in terms of styling. As for the Audi Coupe, it was at the time refered to as the poor mans Ferrari. I would be quite tempted to purchase a Coupe, or a Ro 80 if a good one came along.
My dad's cousin had a NSU spyder in the mid sixties that was a blast at the time, but quite temperamental.

I want to add a picture....can anybody help me on this,

Regards,

Paul Mc Carthy

As soon as I learn how to post photos I will try and post a photo from May 31, 1970 at Riverside Raceway, Riverside, CA. It shows Bill Allen, NSU-TTS, 1969 National Champion, D-Sedan, leading Ed Dempsy, Fiat-Abarth Berlina Corsa 1000, 1968 National Champion, D-Sedan. Also I have a more recent pic of my "new" '67 NSU-TTS racing in So. Calif.

I've never owned a boring car in my life, but I'll never again have a more fascinating car than my old 1970 NSU 1000TT. Both of them in fact, which happily motored me through my post-college decade from '75 to '85. Those nutty little cars weren't fast, but they were quick. The steering was incredible, so fast and direct and kart-like. The geometry of the front suspension (double A-arms!) tipped the inside front wheel at a sharp angle, so the car literally leaned into turns like a cycle. The steering had very strong self-centering. The skinny Michelin X tires lasted 40,000 miles. Amazingly, over 120,000 miles, neither car ever needed an alignment. And that was just the steering. I could go on about the engine, or.. well, there wasn't much there to talk about besides the engine and the steering. I had an AM radio, but the rumble of the Abarth four-pipe in back set the tune.
Of course, the logistics of maintaining such an obscure car were grueling. The search for parts ranged from difficult to desperate. I saw figures that less than 1000 NSU's of every model were sold in the US. If you ever have a chance, BUY THIS CAR! Just make it a second car, not your first choice for transcontinental migrations and jeep roads, as mine was...

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