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Auto Union
Auto Union streamlined racing car

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts
Auktionsdatum 5.6.2024

Photographer unknown. Auto Union streamlined racing car type C. 1937. Large-format vintage gelatin silver print. 30 x 39,5 cm. In original mat.

The evocative design of the new 1937 Auto Union Type C Streamline racing car caused quite a stir on the auto scene. This car was specially designed for top speeds on the Avus racetrack in southwest Berlin. Bernd Rosemeyer, one of the most popular race car drivers of his time, drove this model and was killed in a racing accident in 1938 when a gust of wind caused his car to overturn at high speed. – Minimal mirroring in dark areas, minimal toning in edges, otherwise in very good condition.