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BASE MODELMilitary · GermanyGermany

Munga (F91, 1956–68)

Auto Union DKW Munga four-seat soft top on a 2,000 mm four-wheel-drive chassis.

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Munga (F91, 1956–68) — A 1964 DKW Munga at the North Rode Transport Show.Steve Glover · CC BY 2.0 ↗
MODEL LINEMungaBUILT BYAuto Union, IngolstadtPRODUCED1956–68OPERATED INGermany, NetherlandsPRODUCTION46,750 across all German-built Munga body stylesLAYOUT4 wheels · 78.74015748031496″

The record

The name is an acronym: Mehrzweck Universal Geländewagen mit Allradantrieb — multi-purpose universal off-road car with all-wheel drive. It won the Bundeswehr’s light vehicle competition against the Porsche 597, and served West Germany and, from about 2,000 vehicles, the Royal Netherlands Army, many of which went on to Britain in the late 1970s. The civilian version cost DM 9,500 and sold to farms and foresters in Germany and to countries with poor roads. Audi drew the Volkswagen Iltis from it, and the Iltis drivetrain in turn became the quattro.

Game model review: representative Bundeswehr olive with erected canvas tilt, unbadged grille and bonnet. The four-seat tub and the two pickup platforms share a 2,000 mm wheelbase; the pickups carry their spare on the right flank, as shown by the supplied 1961 and 1967 references. Audi Tradition confirms Ingolstadt production and German military introduction in late 1956, with 46,750 built through December 1968. English family history records Royal Netherlands Army deliveries; preserved Germany/Netherlands country fields describe family service, not an identified Dutch livery.

Dimensional caveat: the detailed German family table gives 3,690 mm for the long pickup, beyond the abbreviated 3,445–3,595 mm range in the brief. Published later engine capacities vary between 974 and 981 cc; this game representation retains the common 981 cc label. Handling values are arcade tuning. Audio is synthesized at three firing pulses per revolution for the two-stroke triple.

Specification

MANUFACTURERAuto Union, Ingolstadt ↗
Germany
MANUFACTURED1956–68
ENGINE896 cc and later 981 cc two-stroke inline-threeDKW 896 cc two-stroke three · DKW 981 cc two-stroke three
PRODUCTION RUN46,750 across all German-built Munga body styles; body-specific total unknown
COUNTRY OF ORIGINGermany
OPERATED INGermany, Netherlands
STATUSout of production; the Volkswagen Iltis was developed from it
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINEMunga
FAMILYMunga
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE78.74015748031496″
BODY STYLEFour-seat soft top
VARIANTS3
CATEGORYMilitary · Germany

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.

Body styles & colours

Body style

Factory colours

  • Gelboliv
  • 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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Sources

  1. 1DKW Munga ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE
  2. 2DKW Munga (1956 – 1968) Review ↗Honest John Classics · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE
  3. 3Audi Tradition anniversary dates 2026 ↗Audi · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE
  4. 4DKW Munga detailed specifications ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE
  5. 5Four-seat reference ↗Wikimedia Commons · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE
  6. 6Pickup front reference ↗Wikimedia Commons · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE
  7. 7Pickup rear reference ↗Wikimedia Commons · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE
  8. 8Long military pickup reference ↗Wikimedia Commons · accessed 2026-09-23SOURCE
  9. 9https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DKW_Mungahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DKW_Munga ↗REFERENCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-23T11:31:10.882Z · status: researched