Melkus RS 1000, 1969. An East German sports car that was powered by a tuned, mid-mounted Wartburg 3-cylinder 2-stroke 992cc engine. In total 101 cars were made with production ending in 1979. In 2006 15 replicas were made to celebrate the car's 50th anniversary but an attempt to make a successor Melkus RS 2000 failed when the company was registered as insolvent.