[1][2] Having produced bikes and automobiles since 1873, NSU was purchased by Volkswagen and was merged with Auto Union in 1969 to create Audi.
To this day NSU bikes are sought as collectors' pieces, and for some still serve as functioning modes of transportation.
Outside of the frame, the Quick 50 varied vastly from the other bikes produced by NSU.
The engine differed in stroke (50 cc, two stroke), displacement (50 ccm), and compression ratio (0.0536 HP/kg), and delivered power through a four-speed transmission which reached velocities of up to 45 miles per hour.
[1] However, the moped market in the UK was booming and the company made a lot of sales to their friends to the West.