That's correct. When I was referring to BMW and Messerschmitt, I meant BMW engines and Messerschmitt aircraft. Neither company, of course, operated in East Germany after the war (at least that I know of), except in West Berlin, because the Eastern part of the country was occupied by the Soviets and their Communism, where private companies were essentially not allowed. There were some auto-producing companies in East-Germany like Borgward and Trabant, but they were essentially state-owned.

 

Back to Guess-the Cars, can anyone identify this one?...this one will make you think. And what engineering feature was first introduced on it?

 

I got a good one here.

 

I would guess Alfa Romeo GT-something, but I don't really know.

 

Not an Alfa. I was really surprised when I found out what it was.

GT is in the name though.

 

Is it a Mercury Capri?

 

Nope.

This one was a big surprise to me because it looks American muscle carish.

 

I have no idea but i think the fender pieces aren't stock and maybe modified?

 

Lancia?

 

Yes, it's def modded.

Here's the stock look.

 

1970s era Ford Maverick ?

 

Early 70s Audi 100.

 

Got it.

 

The Audi 100 was a derivative of the VW Fox.

 

That would be quite the feat, given that it predates the VW Fox by a full two decades. The Audi 100 was introduced in 1968, the VW Fox in 1987.

It's also two size classes larger. The 100 is on Audi's midsize C platform, the current iteration of which underpins the A6. The VW Fox is on the A platform, like modern Golfs and Jettas.

What might be confusing you is that the Audi 80--which rides on the B platform like the modern A4/A5-- was briefly marketed in the US as the Audi Fox. So they were sold side by side, but were not even in the same class, much less one a derivative of the other. For 1980 the 100 became the 5000, and the 80/Fox became the 4000.