Brand Details
About Melkus
- Category
- Car
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Europe
- Founded
- 1959
- Founder
- Heinz Melkus
- Headquarters
- Dresden, Germany
- Format
- Transparent PNG
Shown for identification. Melkus and its logo are trademarks of their respective owner.
Brand History
The Melkus Story
Melkus was founded in 1959 by racing driver Heinz Melkus in Dresden, East Germany, where it built formula racing cars for Eastern Bloc competition. Its most famous product was the RS 1000 of 1969, a gullwing-doored sports coupe based on Wartburg mechanicals and one of the very few sports cars ever produced in the GDR. A revival launched the RS 2000 in 2009, but the reborn company became insolvent in 2012.
Logo History
Evolution Of The Melkus Logo
Model Evolution
Melkus Through The Years
1 milestone models from 1969 to 1969.
1969Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0
Current Lineup
Melkus ceased operations in 2012 after its brief revival failed financially.
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