Auto Union 1000 Sp

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| name = Auto Union 1000 Sp

| image = EM Audi 5830 (cropped).jpg

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| manufacturer = Auto Union AG

| aka =

| production = 1958–1965

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| class = Sports car (S)

| body_style = 2-door coupé

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| related = Auto Union 1000
DKW Monza

| layout = Longitudinal Front-engine, front-wheel-drive

| engine = straight-3 (981 cc.)

| transmission = 4-gear manual

| propulsion =

| wheelbase = {{convert|2350|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| length = {{convert|4170|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|1680|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| height = {{convert|1325|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|950|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

| sp = uk

| predecessor = DKW 3=6 Coupé
DKW 3=6 Roadster

| successor = Audi 100 Coupé S

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The Auto Union 1000 Sp is a sports car produced by Auto Union from 1958 to 1965. It was equipped with a 981cc two-stroke 3-cylinder engine producing {{convert|55|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}}. 5,000 coupes and 1,640 convertibles were produced between 1958 and 1965. In 1959, 50 models were produced with a 1,280cc two-stroke V6 engine.{{cite web|url=http://www.autopista.es/clasicos/articulo/auto-union-1000-sp-v6-6-12-una-obra-en-dos-tiempos-101344|title=Auto Union 1000 SP V6 6=12: una obra en dos tiempos | Coches Clásicos|website=Autopista.es|accessdate=2018-07-21}} The car takes strong styling cues from the Ford Thunderbird.{{cite web|url=http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/1960-auto-union-1000-sp-baby-thunderbird| first = Jan | last = Tegler | date = 2004-11-07 | title=1960 Auto Union 1000 SP: The Baby Thunderbird|website=Autoweek|publisher = Hearst Digital Media | accessdate=2018-07-21}} It would be the last open top car to be produced by the company for another three decades in the form of the Audi 80 convertible in 1992.