1936 Auto Union Type C. 520 horsepower. The engine is behind the driver because the typical Grand Prix car layout was reversed.
by BossRaeg
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1936 Auto Union Type C. 520 horsepower. The engine is behind the driver because the typical Grand Prix car layout was reversed.
by BossRaeg
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The Silver Arrows of Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union were like an automotive Faustian bargain. They were extremely advanced for their time and dominated Grand Prix racing, but both marques were only able to achieve this because Adolf Hitler directed government funding to motorsports. Hitler’s intent was to show the world how mighty Germany was through their race cars.
The once dominant Bugatti had to pull out of Grand Prix racing because of the Silver Arrows, but Alfa Romeo/Scuderia Ferrari managed to squeeze in a win at the 1935 German Grand Prix. Ironically, winning driver Tazio Nuvolari would eventually go to Auto Union. And Bugatti *did* manage to win Le Mans in 1937 and 1939. (The Ferrari racing team existed long before the car company)
The four rings of modern Audi originated with Auto Union. In 1932, four marques merged to form Auto Union. They were Horch, Audi, Wanderer, and DKW.
Extremely Diesel-Punk
This is the type c/d hill climb variant as noted by the dual rear wheels.
The car was mid-engine way before it became common place. Ferdinand Porsche was a “thinking outside the box” engineer.
Holy shit 520 HP? In 1936? With 1930’s breaks and tires? Absolutely unreal.
I wanna know what’s happening with that front suspension!