Dinky Toys 23d; Auto-Union Racing Car

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.

Between 1935 and 1937, Auto Unions won 25 races, driven by Ernst von Delius, Tazio Nuvolari, Bernd Rosemeyer, Hans Stuck and Achille Varzi. Auto Union proved particularly successful in the 1936 and 1937 seasons. Their main competition came from the Mercedes Benz team, which also raced sleek, silver cars. Known as the Silver Arrows, the cars of the two German teams dominated Grand Prix racing until the outbreak of World War II in 1939.

Hans Stuck also managed to break speed records, reaching 199 mph (320 km/h) on an Italian autostrada in this streamlined version of the car with an enclosed cockpit in 1936.

Dinky introduced the model in 1936 in a range of colours, these cars have no driver and a clipped in baseplate. In 1938 the car was given a driver and a riveted baseplate, production was suspended in 1941. Post war production resumed in 1946 initially with a driver and then without. It was withdrawn in 1950.

Atlas Editions have added it to their range of rebooted Dinkys made by Norev, the red one was made in 2014 and the silver one in 2018

Dinky Toys 23d; Auto-Union Racing Car; Metallic Silver RN2	Atlas Dinky Toys 23d; Auto-Union Racing Car; Metallic Silver RN2	Atlas Dinky Toys 23D; Auto-Union Racing Car; Red RN2

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