The DKW Club of America magazine started as the "Two Strok News" in 1989 and later became "The Blue Cloud." The magazine is published on an irregular basis. This means that members will recieve four (4) issues for their membership, rather than recieving the publication monthly, quarterly or yearly. Memebers are encoraged to send an email to the club if they are concerened that their membership has elapsed and they have not recieved a publication.
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BACK ISSUES
Sorry but not all back issues are available. Following is a list of those that are still available and a short summary of what they contain.
Two Stroke News
6-1 Winter'94 Reprint of "The History of Front Wheel Drive - DKW, Golliath, Citroen, Panhard''; stories: DKW Van, AU 1000
6-2 Summer'94 Reprint on DKW vans (German test, lots of pics); report: 1st West Coast DKW Meet (July '94)
7-1 Winter'95 Report: Auto Union Vintage Meeting - Ingolstadt '93; reprint of DKW Racers of the '30s; brief story on the DKW Monza Meet, Leonburg, Germany '94;1st Parts Interchange Summary
7-2 Summer'95 Club reorganization & Bylaws; introduction of Brill & Garty; stories: Finding An Old Deek, Meeting Strangers With Your DKW
7-3 Fa11'95 Report: Unique Little Car Show; report: 2nd West Coast DKW Meet; reprint: 1959 AU 1000Sp Restoration; AU Reflect: 1930s DKWs, rear engine DKWs; CompCrank: 4th Microcar & Minicar Meet
The Blue Cloud
All issues usually contain: chairman's column, Letters to the Club and Market Place. An explanation of abbreviations: AU Reflect = Auto Union Reflections by Otto Hoffman; CompCrank = Composite Crank by Joe Guzaitis; PartsMan = Parts Report from Jim Craig; IntlReport = International club News by Louie Neiderhammer; reprint = an article from a current magazine; period reprint = an article from a '50s mag.; stories = member's stories
8-1 Winter'96 AU Reflect: Wunderbike! Racing DKW Bikes From the 30s to the 50s, CompCrank: 7 Moving Parts & Other Come Ons; stories: Short History of the F89P, Wild About Deeks, Thirty Years With Deeks, Childhood Memories of a DKW in Mexico & '90s Modifications to a 3=6; period reprint of Flintridge: Darrin's '56 DKW Sports Car Series; reprint of Reformulated Gas & Two Strokes
8-2 Summer'96 DKW Price Guide, CompCrank: Great Auto Ideas Thru the Ages; AU Reflect: Period reprint on the AU F12 Cabriolet; stories: DKWs In The Movies, Hunting The Wild DKW: Two Stroke Tech.
8-3 Fa11'96 AU
Reflect: DKW Motorcycles - The Supercharged Two Stroke Era;
CompCrank: Getting Started With Deeks; story: A New Home for Al's
Deeks; period reprint: How the DKW Engine Works
9-1 Winter '97 AU Reflect: History of DKW in the U.S.; reprint: DKW Monza - Record Auto: period reprint: Auto Union Makes a Bid for the US Market; Two Stroke Tech; period reprint: Those Fabulous DKW (Formula) Juniors; A Word on COVA.
9-2 Spring'97 IntlReport; PartsMan; German Club article: DKW 3=6 Tonner; article: I How Much Older Will Our Cars Get?; Two Stroke Tech.
9-3 Summer'97 PartsMan: Parts Liaison on sources; AU Reflect: NSU Rennmax & Sportmax; Two Stroke Tech: Shift rods for Junior, reprint:'94 article on recovery & restoration of an Auto Union V12 racer, story: Just Do It! (Taking your Deek to a show); reprint: Two Stroke Oil Tips
9-1 Fall '97 Report: 4th Annual West Coast Meet; period reprint: DKW Karavan; CompCrank; Two Stroke Tech: transmissions, misc.; report: 24th International Meet
10-1 Winter '98 AU
Reflect; History of DKW in the U. S., Part 2; Two Stroke Tech; reprint:
'94 article on the recovery & restoration of an AU V12 racer,
part2;
International Reprt: German Auto Union Veteranen Club
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Specify which issues you want, make your check out for the total due (US funds only) payable to the DKW Club of America and mail to the club address found on the About the Club page.