 By the late 1940s he had set his sights on a larger share of the Wirtschaftswunder (West German economic miracle) that was to become a feature of post-war reconstruction.With the help of a former aircraft engineer Staunau developed in a few months a small two door four seater fastback bodied car to a point where he said it was ready for production.The design combined a crude but modern looking body with the front-wheel drive running gear from a DKW and an engine from , a major manufacturer of motor-bike engines.