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Dannenhauer & Stauss

1950 establishments in West Germany1950s carsCars powered by boxer enginesGerman companies established in 1950Manufacturing companies based in Stuttgart
Rear-engined vehiclesRear-wheel-drive vehiclesSubcompact carsVolkswagen Beetle
Volkswagen based Dannehauer u Stauss cabriolet (1951) (cropped)
Volkswagen based Dannehauer u Stauss cabriolet (1951) (cropped)

Dannenhauer & Stauss was founded by Gottfried Dannenhauer, a German coachbuilder. He had been employed by Karosseriewerk Reutter based in Stuttgart. Whilst there, he was communicating with Volkswagen before World War II. From 1950 to 1957 Reutter manufactured about 100 convertibles, mostly based on the Volkswagen Beetle. The sales price was 8,892 DM. The body was handmade by tapping metal sheets on a template. The doors were made in a pressing shop. Other companies like DKW were supplied. When in 1955 the Karmann Ghia was mass-produced, the company could no longer compete, and its product was discontinued. The amount of production was limited, but precise numbers are uncertain. Changing their business model to rebuilding vehicle bodies allowed the company to survive at the address in Augustenstraße, Stuttgart where Reutter had been. About 15 of the DKW Monza cars were made by Dannenhauer & Stauss. Ostensibly, a grand total of about 80 of the DKW Monza cars were made, albeit by different companies.

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Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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