The NSU Prinz was built from 1957 to 1973 in West Germany. One
of the revelations of the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1961,
the Prinz 4 replaced the original model. Like the original Prinz,
it was powered by a two-cylinder air-cooled engine in the rear and
continued to be a well-engineered car although it was much
improved. The engine carried on the tradition of the eccentric rod
driven camshaft inherited from NSU motorcycle engines and
interestingly had a dynastart (combined starter/generator) built
into the crankcase. In 1968, Britain's Autocar road tested a Super
Prinz, having previously tested a Prinz 4 in 1962, and commented on
how little the car had changed in the intervening six years. At
that time, the UK car market was heavily protected by tariffs and
the Prinz's UK manufacturer's recommended retail price was £597; at
the time a new 850cc Mini was £561. The roadtesters concluded in
their report that the NSU was competitively priced in its class and
performed adequately. They opined, cautiously, that it offered 'no
more than the rest' but neither did it 'lack anything
important'.
This NSU 4 was first registered on 2<sup>nd</sup> July 1971 and has been the subject of a restoration project. Finished in orange with black trim, this rare NSU presents in very good order throughout; the engine starts at the first request and runs well. Supplied with a V5 registration document and an MoT test certificate valid until 13<sup>th</sup> July 2013, this quirky piece of German engineering is easy to look after and maintain.
This NSU 4 was first registered on 2<sup>nd</sup> July 1971 and has been the subject of a restoration project. Finished in orange with black trim, this rare NSU presents in very good order throughout; the engine starts at the first request and runs well. Supplied with a V5 registration document and an MoT test certificate valid until 13<sup>th</sup> July 2013, this quirky piece of German engineering is easy to look after and maintain.