CMC Auto Union Typ D, 1938/39 " EX deceased estate sale sold as is "

A masterpiece of architecture model: CMC Auto Union Typ D, 1938/39

The Auto Union Type D newly defines modeling: more than 680 parts, each hand assembled, make it a collectors item par excellence.
For the painting of the body, a paint class quality. It gives the car an excellent brilliance that is unparalleled in model construction.

Technical data of the CMC model:

1. Model: Precision model hand-assembled
2. Manufacturer: CMC GmbH, Classic Model Cars, Germany
3. Scale: 1:18
4. Item-No.: M-027
5. Parts: more than 680
6. Limited Edition: ---

Model details:

• Metal precision model hand-assembled from more than 680 single parts
• Removable engine hood and front hood fastened with rubber rings
• Cooler grill made of 16 stainless steel wires soldered by the hand
• True-to-the-detail replication of the twelve-cylinder V-engine
• Exhaust pipes of metal
• Multifarious hand-mounted rivets of different diameters from 0.75-0.90 mm in the car body
• Perfectly spoked wheels with aluminium rims and stainless steel spokes mounted by the hand with newly-added nipples
• Removable wheels with a central locking nut
• A true-to-the-original cockpit with a textile-covered driver seat and headrest
• Realistically-replicated dashboard complete with instrumets and cabling
• Movable wind shield
• Tube frame and De-Dion rear axle with double joint axle drive shaft
• Brilliant high-end finish

Description of the original vehicle: In early 1938, the racing department of the Auto Union was faced with virtually insurmountable problems. Their engineering chief, Ferdinand Porsche had left the company, and their top rece driver, The European Champion Bernd Rosemeyer had died in a tragic accident.
Auto Union was trying its best to fill the void, a task that was seemingly impossible to fulfill. But they managed to develop a new race car that could match its Mercedes-Benz counterpart.
Luck was on the side of the Auto Union this time. They hired the highly-respected Robert Eberan von Eberhorst as their new engineering chief. In view of the changed rules of Grand Prix, Eberhorst designed a completely new 3-litre 12-cylinder compressor engine for the 1938 season. The chassis was also re-designed and received the designation Type D.
Furthermore, the Auto Union managed to sign up the world-famous race driver Tazio Nuvolari. From the onset, the newly-formed Auto Union team proved to live up to high expectations. The husky Type D won the GP's of Italy and England in 1938. The success story continued at the GP of France in 1939. On July 9, Auto Union accomplished a dual victory, with H.P. Müller finishing first, and his teammate Georg "Schorsch" Meier winning a highly acclaimed second place. On September 3 of the same year, Auto Union celebrated another triumpf in Belgrade. Nuvolari drove his Auto Union Type D to clinch the last Grand Prix championship before World War II, the subsequent outbreak of which stopped the GP racing for many years.

Technical data of the original vehicle:

1. Twelve cylinder V-engine with 60° cylinder angle
2. Displacement: 2,984 ccm
3. Bore x stroke: 65 x 75 mm
4. Maximum output: 485 hp at 7,000 rpm
5. Top speed: 330 km/h
6. Wheel base: 2,850 mm
7. Track front: 1.390 mm
8. Track rear: 1.390 mm
9. Total length: approx. 3,920 mm
10. 2 Solex-horizontal-carburetor
11. Tube frame chassis
12. De-Dion rear axle
13. Compressor (roots super charger)