dlq04

Just saw on the CNN website a news video about a forthcoming auction of one of the original Auto Union F1 cars from the '30s, designed by Ferdinand Porsche. They expect it will go for $12million, the largest price ever paid for a car at auction. The film has clips of the cars on the track, back before WWII.

Here's the page, click on the vedio.

http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/30/autos/auto...sion=2007013014

Their posts often don't remain up for long.

BTW, Unlike the Cosby Cobra, this car with it's true racing history may even get more than they think! By all accounts these were a handful to drive and there are lots of wonderful racing stories from that era with these cars.

raymo19

I looked. I think it's gone.

batguano

Yup. It's gone......

dlq04

Try the new link above and click on the video.

paS2K

Click on the National News Preference; it shows up at the bottom of the screen. I just watched it and stayed tuned for Bill Gates 3 minutes on Vista

paS2K

Either one works It's a fun vid....thanks Dave!

It must be nice to live on the Vanguard and surf the web all day

raymo19

Very interesting. I can't imagine driving that thing at 185 mph without wings or spoilers. Let's face it - I can't imagine 185 mph at all.

I also found this a bit disconcerting:

"It was seen as preferable to be thrown from the car in a crash."

To quote Jose Jimenez: " Oh I hope not".

dlq04

[QUOTE=paS2K,Jan 30 2007, 07:47 PM] Either one works

Elistan

What video was it that CNN had? This isn't it, but it's very cool nontheless.

Auto Union going down the streets of NYC.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqEUhMAa1YM

More videos:
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=auto+union&hl=en

Matt_in_VA

Thanks Dave,

That is a part of automotive history that I did not no about.