Auto Union Type A

The 1939 auto union type d abbreviated as autounion type d is a classic grand prix race car by auto union and audi that debuted in the hot wheels car pack for forza motorsport 5 and is featured as standard in all subsequent motorsport main titles as well as in forza horizon 4.
Auto union type a. The auto union racing cars types a to d were built as grand prix racing cars from 1934 to 1939. Auto union 16 zylinder hillclimb racecar typ c d 1939 international grossglockner grand prix 2017 austria driver. Of the 4 auto union racing cars the types a b and c used from 1934 to 1937 had supercharged v16 engines and the final car the type d used in 1938 and 1939 had a supercharged 3l v12 that developed almost 550 horsepower.
The single parts are of high quality materials. The remaining 96 parts are screws rivets or indicated screw heads. The auto union type c is hand assembled from 1026 parts to an extra class precision model.
It was design by ferdinand porsche to take on the might of mercedes benz and their front engine grand prix cars. All of the designs were difficult to handle due to extreme power weight ratios and marked ov. First appearance of the auto union silver arrow happened on the avus race track in berlin 1934.
The auto union grand prix racing cars types a to d were developed and built by a specialist racing department of auto union s horch works in zwickau germany between 1933 and 1939. Hans stuck piloted his auto union typ a and broke three world records. The new mercedes benz cars were also present but a problem discovered in practice forced them to withdraw.
Goodwood fos is always full of surprises and rare pearls. They resembled the earlier benz tropfenwagen also built in part by rumpler engineers the only grand prix racers to wear auto union s four ringed logo they were particularly dominant in 1936. There is no shortage of replicas available for kids and.
The typ a was initially called the porsche p wagen or t22. With 16 cylinders and dual rear wheels the auto union type c was a monster of a car that dominated the european racing scene in 1936. This is the auto union type c a gp car from 1936 powered by a supercharged 6 0 litre v16 engine th.