Auto Union Typ D, 1938/39 The Auto Union Type D newly defines modeling: more than 680 parts, each hand assembled, making it a collectors item par excellence. The paint of the body is of first class quality. It gives the car an excellent brilliance that is unpralleled in modeling. Perfect gift or for the race car collector or the Auto Union/AUDI fan. Sold out long time ago, very rare & extremely hard to find model in this condition in sealed innerbox as seen in the pictures, Reference pictures of the car as the packaging is sealed. CMC model cars are extraordinarly detailed, with excellent quality, & probably the finest model cars available. Drivers: Tazio Nuvolari, Georg “Schorsch” Meier & H.P. Müller. Model 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 engine 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 36 cables and fuel pipes Original vehicle description: In the beginning of the year 1938 the racing team of Auto Union had to face a difficult situation: The contract with Ferdinand Porsche was cancelled, and Bernd Rosemeyer was killed in an accident in january trying to break the speed world record. Eberan von Eberhorst replaced Ferdinand Porsche as designer and “Il Diavolo“ Tazio Nuvolari could be won as successor for the national hero Rosemeyer. The “Flying man from Mantua” who got his nicknames due to his spectacular style of driving won the Grand Prix of Italy and England in an Auto Union Type D in 1938. A real highlight for the Auto Union racing team in 1939 was its great triumphs at the Grand Prix in France on July 9, 1939. H.P. Müller won a sensational victory in his Auto Union Type D with starting number 12. It was the first GP championship in his career. His teammate Georg “Schorsch” Meier finished second with starting number 14 (M-090), securing a dual victory for the trademark The Four Rings that later would become AUDI. Items will be carefully packed and sent with tracking information.