4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1957–68
NAMED MODELGermany

Munga, civilian.

The civilian Munga at DM 9,500 — about US$2,300 at the time — sold to farms and foresters in West Germany and exported to countries where the roads were bad.

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Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEMunga (F91, 1956–68)BUILT BYAuto Union, IngolstadtIN SERVICE1957–68PRODUCTIONNot published separatelyLAYOUT4 wheels · 79″

The record

A go-anywhere vehicle with a two-stroke engine and eight gears was an unusual thing to sell to a farmer, and it worked: the Munga became a common sight in German forestry and agriculture, and abroad wherever roads were poor.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1957–68
ENGINE896 cc and 981 cc two-stroke three-cylinderDKW 896 cc two-stroke three · DKW 981 cc two-stroke three
PRODUCTION RUNNot published separately
COUNTRY OF ORIGINGermany
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEMunga
FAMILYMunga
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE79″
BODY STYLEsoft

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • Light Grey

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1DKW Munga ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23 · status: researched