[S Sheflin]

Greetings all,

Regarding DB 605 ASO, WNr. 007 007288, I have several engines with WNrn. close to this example in my database files, four of which are listed as “ASO.”

ASO 007 06105
ASO 007 06171
ASO 007 06287
ASO 007 06288

Most of these are listed as being built by Daimler-Benz Motoren, Genschagen Kreis Tetlow, with the Hersteller code “hsq.” However, as Tomislav correctly points out, some sources list their Hersteller codes as “hsg.” I have always assumed that this was just a typo or misreading of the codes by the documenters…but who knows? The engines above and below these ASO numbers are “normal” A-1s.

More ASOs are found in the following series:

ASO 007 0952?
ASO 007 09767
ASO 007 09822
ASO 007 09842
ASO 007 10020

I also have several ASMOs interspersed among a long list of A-1s:

ASMO 007 10942
ASMO 007 11138
ASMO 007 11234
ASMO 007 11476
ASMO 007 11622

Interestingly, and reflecting the fact that DB 605 ASs were rebuilt from DB 605 A-1s, many of these ASOs also displayed three, four or five digit “rebuild” numbers.

Steve Sheflin