With the founding of the Auto Union in 1932, and the new trade mark four circles depicting the joining of Horch, Wanderer, Audi and DKW, this was the start of a new age for motor sport. Daimler-Benz was a strong competitor in the automotive market place and, especially in racing. The announcement fo..
The specification says it all: Six litres, Sixteen cylinders, Supercharged. This elephantine engine runs on alcohol and thumps out enough torque to pull down the walls of Babylon. Indeed, the bellowing Auto Union was the Handwriting on the Wall for the traditional notion of a Grand Prix car. It’s ra..
“I live for the German sport.” Hans Bretz records the life of Bernd Rosemeyer, from the early days as a motor cycle rider and racer with hardly any experience in normal front engined race cars; he took a giant leap to becoming a driver for Auto Union. Later, this lack of experience was c..
“I live for the German sport.” Hans Bretz records the life of Bernd Rosemeyer, from the early days as a motor cycle rider and racer with hardly any experience in normal front engined race cars; he took a giant leap to becoming a driver for Auto Union. Later, this lack of experience was c..
This is ‘the’ book on Grand Prix racing on the San Sebastian circuit over the period 1923-1930 and 1933-35 inclusive. Entry list details as well as race chart positions, and the circuit map help to compliment the many fascinating period photographs. The colour replication of programme co..
'I have always understood the Porsche to be more than just a car. It is almost a philosophy which has found devotees throughout the world' So says Ferry Porsche, a man who has lived and breathed cars all his life, and for whom 'motoring at its most beautiful' has always been a guiding principle. His..
Grand Prix Report Auto Union has a focus on the mechanics and engineers that were involved with these marvellous machines. Team photographs and correspondence are all reproduced within the book which has been carefully researched, and includes chassis number references as well as some detailed compo..
The thirties was the era when nations raced: Germany, Italy, France and Britain each carrying their patriotism and nationalism to the rivalry of the race tracks. John Dugdale was in a perfect position to record the events of this momentous decade, joining The Autocar as a young reporter in the early..
In the romance of Grand Prix racing and racing cars, the six year period 1934-1939, saw the development and increase of speed in a new light. To break standard Grand Prix entries of the time from Italian and French manufacturers such as Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Bugatti, the Germans produced the Silv..
For more than thirty years, the name Porsche has been synonymous with high-performance sports and competition cars. But what may not be generally appreciated, is that ever since it was founded as the technical design studio of Professor Ferdinand Porsche in Stuttgart, the name has been associated wi..
Racing The Silver Arrows is the story of how the silver racing cars of Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union - funded, in part, by the Nazis dominated the Grand Prix scene during the latter half of the 1930s. In order to tell this fascinating tale in a manner never attempted before, author Chris Nixon has do..
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