Auto union type D at Reims today

[personne]

[anonymous-user]

Lovely pics, thanks for posting them.

[cardigankid]

Fantastic. Is that the genuine article or a reproduction?

[lotus72]

Great pics! Would have loved to have been there!

[ettore]

cardigankid said:

Fantastic. Is that the genuine article or a reproduction?

It's pukka - and up for auction if you win the eurolottery tonight.

[lowdrag]

This is the one withdrawn two years back from the Retromobile sale I believe. They weren't sure if the history of the car was correct so had more research to do. Turned out they had two cars mixed up. Whatever, and despite the crunch, it is megabucks.

[Dave_L]

Oh God that's beautiful .

And not a high viz vest in sight anywhere. Where are the cones and the tape ? Why are the people so close the "dangerous thing" ? Where is the man with the decibel meter ? Why is no one wearing ear protection ? Why are there no police checking over the vehicles suitability for the road and it's tax and insurance ? Oh I see, they closed the road - how did that happen ?

Ah, of course, it's not in this God forsaken country and look at that weather

Got to get out of this country before I drown in my own cynicism

[cardigankid]

ettore said:

cardigankid said:

Fantastic. Is that the genuine article or a reproduction?

It's pukka - and up for auction if you win the eurolottery tonight.

I'll off and buy a ticket now.

[tempus]

It`s a fantastic piece of engineering,but pukka is stretching it a bit. Tempus

[tdm34ds]

One word..........WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Regards Gandalf..............................

[ettore]

tempus said:

It`s a fantastic piece of engineering,but pukka is stretching it a bit. Tempus

Really, isn't this the ex-eastern bloc Karassik car, which was (predominantly) made in Germany rather than Sussex?

[austin]

ettore said:

tempus said:

It`s a fantastic piece of engineering,but pukka is stretching it a bit. Tempus

Really, isn't this the ex-eastern bloc Karassik car, which was (predominantly) made in Germany rather than Sussex?

So it still has swastikas on it then?

[tempus]

I believe it was brought back as a chassis and rebuilt over here from photogaphs,fitted with a later replica engine and put up for sale,but still a tour de force of engineering ability.I would be happy to be wrong.Tempus

[rallycross]

great photos of a stunning machine

did it do a lap of the old circuit or was it just a static display?

[Stealth-wagon]

Wow !

Love the way they have old and new in the first pic with the R8 V10 in the distance.