Auto Union Type C Grand Prix Rennwagen - 1936 / 1998
1936 - 1937
Reconstruction (1998)
The Type C represented the pinnacle in the development of racing car that had been designed by Ferdinand Porsche and which ran its first race in 1934 according to the 750 kg formula (max. mass, dry, without wheels and tyres). The key design feature was the 16-cylinder engine positioned directly behind the driver (mid-mounted engine). It was the most successful German racing car, winning three of the five Grand Prix races, half of the circuit races and all the hill-climbs that Auto Union entered.
6.005 cc
V16 Roots Kompressor
520 PS @ 5.000 rpm
870 Nm @ 2.500 rpm
Vmax : 34 km/h
824 kg
Classic Days 2017
Schloss Dyck
Jüchen - Germany
August 2017
Auto Union Type C Grand Prix Rennwagen - 1936 / 1998
1936 - 1937
Reconstruction (1998)
The Type C represented the pinnacle in the development of racing car that had been designed by Ferdinand Porsche and which ran its first race in 1934 according to the 750 kg formula (max. mass, dry, without wheels and tyres). The key design feature was the 16-cylinder engine positioned directly behind the driver (mid-mounted engine). It was the most successful German racing car, winning three of the five Grand Prix races, half of the circuit races and all the hill-climbs that Auto Union entered.
6.005 cc
V16 Roots Kompressor
520 PS @ 5.000 rpm
870 Nm @ 2.500 rpm
Vmax : 34 km/h
824 kg
Classic Days 2017
Schloss Dyck
Jüchen - Germany
August 2017