The Denzel

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was an early competitor to

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beginning in 1948. Although some automobile historians have relegated this marque to the category of a builder of "specials", the Denzel was manufactured for approximately 7–8 years after 5 years of development with total output approaching 300 units ending in 1959 according to the biography of

Wolfgang Denzel The Denzel automobile was an early competitor to Porsche in Vienna, Austria beginning in 1948. Although some automobile historians have relegated this marque to the category of a builder of "specials", the Denzel was manufactured for approxim ...

on the company web site. Denzel achieved worldwide publicity with their stunning win of the 1954 Alpine Rally. Denzel only manufactured open roadsters, similar in style to the first post-war Porsche prototype. Like the Porsche marque launched in the ashes of

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, Denzel developed its own enhanced VW drivetrain components, and on occasion even used Porsche engines in some of its later models. Earliest models used handcrafted

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bodies but switched to

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bodies in the mid-1950s. Wolfgang Denzel was the owner of the Denzel Automobile Company located in Austria, which created the automobile. Today this is the Wolfgang Denzel AG, a Car dealership company.

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