CMC 1:18 - Rennwagenmodell - Auto Union Typ D #14, 1938/39. Georg "Schorsch" Meier, 2 place French GP 1939. Double victory. - Brandneu! Limitierte Auflage: Nur 1500 Stück

Auto Union Typ D #14, 1938/39. Georg "Schorsch" Meier, 2 place French GP 1939. double victory.
Limited edition: Only 1500 pcs world wide, an absolutely stunning model!

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Brand new!
Model in sealed NEVER opened innerbox as seen in the pictures.
Reference pictures of the car as the innerbox is sealed.

Very rare & extremely hard to find limited model in this condition.

Perfect christmas gift for the Auto Union/AUDI fan or the exclusive model car collector.

CMC model cars are extraordinarly detailed, with excellent quality, & probably the finest model cars available.

Driver: #14 Georg "Schorsch" Meier

Details:

44 big and 100 small rivets (diameter 0,75–0,9 mm) individually fixed with a tweezers
True to the original displayed 12 cylinder engine
12 exhaust pipes made of metal
Removable egine hood with hood-ring made of real rubber
Radiator grill consisting of 16 pieces of steel wires soldered individually by hand
Spoke wheels consisting each of 30 hand assembled steel wires
The engine hood fastening consists of 32 parts
Driver’s seat covered with textile
Movable wind shield
36 cables and fuel pipes
Tube frameand De-Dion rear axle with double joint axle drive shaft

Original vehicle description:

The fight of everlasting rivalry between Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union continues in 1939.
The Auto Union 12 cylinder (Type D) was eventually ready to match the Mercedes race cars.
At the Grand Prix of France that took place on July 9, 1939, it was put to another test of strengths.
Mercedes had brought 3 cars to the track, driven by Caracciola, Lang and von Brauchitsch respectively, Auto Untion started with 4 cars, driven by Nuvolari, Stuck, H.P. Müller and Georg "Schorsch" Meier, a replacement driver who stepped in on a short notice.
He subsitituted for Hasse, the driver who felt out of sort.
While the race ended with a true triumph for the Auto Union, it spelled "disaster" for Mercedes.
All of its three cars did not finish the race.

With startin number 12, H.P. Müller drove to 1st place and set a new track record of 2 hours 21 minutes and 11 seconds, as well.
This means an average of 169.38 km/h.
It was the first Grand Prix victory in his career.
His new teammate "Schorsch" Meier, who was a very famous motorbike race driver, won a highly aclaimed second place.
This second place would mean even more it one knows how it was achieved.
In lap 23, Meier had to come in for a pit stop. Spilled gas, however, caused immediate combustion, and Meier had to continue the race with light burns.
Georg "Schorsch" Meier finished second with starting number 14 (M-090), thus securing a dual victory for the trademark The Four Rings.
This double victory was a perfect payback to Mercedes by Auto Union for the defeat of the previous year. CMC recreated both cars as limited editions, each with 1,500 pieces worldwide.

Technical data of the original vehicle:

V12 engine with 60° cylinder-angle
2 Solex horizontal carburetor
Displacement: 2.984 ccm
Bore x stroke: 65 x 75 mm
Maximum output: 485 hp at 7,000 rpm
Top speed: approx. 330 km/h
Wheel base: 2,850 mm
Track front: 1,390 mm
Track rear: 1,390 mm
Tubularchassis
De-Dion rear axle
Roots Kompressor

A true masterpiece of architecture model!

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