"Heinz Melkus designed and produced a range of single seat racing cars and road going sports cars between 1959 and 1986. The cars were produced in Dresden in East Germany.

The Melkus RS1000 was a stylish road going sports car featuring a mid-mounted tuned version of the Wartburg 3 cylinder 2-stroke engine. Most cars used the 992cc version of this engine, but a few of the later cars were built using a special 1200cc version.
The RS1000 had 'gull-wing' doors and both the looks and performance to rival western contempories. Just 101 RS1000s were made." (for specification just click the image!)