This base model of an NSU 1000 is not related to the TT and TTS models, although at first glance it appears to be the case.
Make no mistake, the casing is different, check the wheel arches, the interior, engine details and headlights.
Since everybody went all over the high performance versions, they are comparatively common, and this version simply got trampled in that stampede, which now makes it the rarest of the bunch. So rare in fact, that few of them ever change hands.