1940 Zundapp KS750 | The National Military History Center | RM Sotheby's

Lot 136

The National Military History Center

1940 Zundapp KS750

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$32,000 USD | Sold

United States | Auburn, Indiana

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Manufacturer: Zundapp-Werke GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany

Production Year: 1940

Engine: Zundapp HO over-head-valve, 751-cc, 26-hp, two-cylinder, air-cooled, gasoline

Transmission: Five forward (including crawling gear), one reverse

Brakes: Hydraulic on rear wheels, mechanical on front wheel

Length: 94-inches

Width: 65-inches

Height: 40-inches

Wheelbase: 58-inches

Weight: 882-pounds (including sidecar)

Armor: None

Armament: NONE on this example - Could be fitted with a 7.92-mm MG34 or MG42 machine-gun

Maximum speed: Approximately 59-mph

Markings: German 3rd SS Panzer Division “Totenkopf”

The Zundapp KS750 was developed in 1940 from an order by the German War Office to develop a motorcycle / sidecar combination with drive to the sidecar. Earlier Zundapp models had experienced problems with cross-country travel due to the lack of drive to the sidecar. The idea for sidecar drive originated from the Belgian FN motorcycle / sidecar combination introduced in 1937. After successful field trials, the Zundapp KS-750 entered mass production in 1941. The engine also differed from earlier Zundapps by incorporating a V-twin, 170-degree cylinder layout. Earlier Zundapps all had a flat-twin cylinder design nearly identical to the engines of the German BMW motorcycles. Zundapp continued the typical German practice of limiting the compression and horsepower output on the KS750 in order to reduce wear and tear on the engine. The KS750 also incorporated a prominent, ribbed silencer box on the exhaust system to make it stealthier. Zundapp KS750s were generally produced with a military pattern sidecar design that was shared with the BMW R75. The sidecar on the displayed KS750 is believed to be a modified civilian-type, with a five-gallon jerry can gasoline carrier. A total of 18,635 Zundapp KS750s were produced by 1944.

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