1937 Auto Union Type C Streamliner

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1937 auto union type c streamliner. That s because this auto union was specially shaped for top speed on the avus circuit. Of the 4 auto union racing cars the types a b and c used from 1934 to 1937 had supercharged v16 engines and the final car the type d used in 1938 and 1939 built to new 1938 regulations had a supercharged. It only appears in gran turismo 4 and gran turismo 6. The car remembered for bernd rosemeyer s tragically fatal record attempt.
The auto union v16 type c streamline 37 is a race car produced by horch and auto union the direct ancestor of what is now audi. 1937 auto union typ c stromlinie the evocative shape of the streamlined typ c must have caused a sensation in 1937. Afterward and especially in the post war period the curves of this car found their way onto production cars. Engine displacement had grown to 6 0 liters and boost pressure was bumped to nearly 14 psi.
Although it took many years to sink in porsche and rosenberg had shown the first sign of things to come with their mid engined auto unions. 1937 audi auto union type c streamliner. The streamlined auto union type c was specially shaped for top speed on avus circuit near berlin. There was a second major blow early in 1938 when rosemeyer fatally crashed during a record attempt with a modified type c streamliner on the autobahn.
The evocative shape of this racing car must have caused a sensation in 1937. The auto union grand prix racing cars types a to d were developed and built by a specialist racing department of auto union s horch works in zwickau germany between 1933 and 1939. Tags 1937 auto union germany grand prix type c vintage. 1937 auto union type c 0 5.
When auto union built a streamlined version of the type b it reached 199 mph on an italian autostrada. 255 points 1 day ago. Log in to download or make sure to confirm your account via email. At that time it was the fastest track in the world.
After porsche s departure there was a second major blow early in 1938 when rosemeyer fatally crashed during a record attempt with a modified type c streamliner on the autobahn. The next version for 1936 was the type c. With the porsche designed v16 engine this car reached nearly 400 km h 284 mph in the 30 s. Now producing 520 hp and over 600 foot pounds of torque the type c dominated the racing world.
An iconic gp machine of the 1930s. The series of cars which were simply named in progressive order from type a through d were exceptionally powerful large rear engined cars meant to exempl. 34 shot gallery full history and specifications 1936 1937 auto union type c. 1937 audi auto union type c streamliner.
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