£7.9m Audi up for sale

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Is this the most expensive car ever sold? The answer is almost certainly yes, if auction house Christie's has its way. The rare GP racer from Audi goes under the hammer this weekend - and is expected to reach £7.88million.

It's a 1939 Auto Union D-Type, one of only two in existence, powered by a 450bhp 12-cylinder supercharged engine and capable of 205mph. An American searched for more than 10 years for the D-Type and its 1938 sister model before eventually finding them stripped down into parts in the former USSR.

Both had been transported there from Germany just after World War II. Potential bidders can view the machine at the Retromobile international vintage car fair in Paris. The car has also been on display at the Audi Forum centre in New York, while the 1938 model was recently shown in Paris. Auto Union, formed in the Thirties, later became known as Audi.
 
That would probably be the coolest car to own. 7.9 mil? I'd take it if I was worth more than 15...

The only part that made me jump and go HUH?!? was the fact that they were in the Soviet Union, all stripped down. Seems a bit random.

What do I think? Honestly, they should put it in the Louvre for three reasons. 1) It is an absolute work of art. 2) It is famous and very rare. 3) They really need to put something interesting in that place.:rolleyes:
 
philly cheese
That would probably be the coolest car to own. 7.9 mil? I'd take it if I was worth more than 15...

The only part that made me jump and go HUH?!? was the fact that they were in the Soviet Union, all stripped down. Seems a bit random.

What do I think? Honestly, they should put it in the Louvre for three reasons. 1) It is an absolute work of art. 2) It is famous and very rare. 3) They really need to put something interesting in that place.:rolleyes:
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:rolleyes: Interesting? Is the Mona Lisa, Diana of Versailles, and many other works of art really that boring?


Really, are you bieng serious? Yes, it would be cool If the Auto Union Type D was in the Louvre, and maybe it should, but saying that it isn't interesting there is just ingorant.
 
Monte Carlo
:rolleyes: Interesting? Is the Mona Lisa, Diana of Versailles, and many other works of art really that boring?
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It wasn't all bad. Those were cool, as were a few of the other things that were there. I was just stuck there for four or five hours and I am really not an art guy, so it got pretty boring pretty fast. I was being a little sarcastic.
 
That really wouldn't go over well with alot of people Phil.

(I'm gonna call you Phil from now on.:D)


Now, I think the Audi was sent to the USSR as a gift to the ruler? :confused:
 
Monte Carlo
That really wouldn't go over well with alot of people Phil.

(I'm gonna call you Phil from now on.:D)
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I'm sure it wouldn't. I'm just in a totally different world when it comes to the arts.

Now, I think the Audi was sent to the USSR as a gift to the ruler? :confused:
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I'm thinking the Soviets captured them when the walked into East Germany in 1945. It is a shame they didn't fall into Allied hands. We could've done something with them.
 
harrytuttle
Pics? Links to pics? :confused:
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philly cheese
What do I think? Honestly, they should put it in the Louvre...
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I doubt Parisians are going to be overjoyed by a Nazi-era automobile in their most prized museum.

Some of the only surviving Mercedes and Auto Union GP cars of the 1930s found safe havens in Russia; most were lost after WWII, never to be seen again. Allied forces possibly inadvertently destroyed them, but I'm not exactly sure.
 
No need for pictures, because someone who is truly into cars should know what it looks like from off the top of there head.
 
Pupik
I doubt Parisians are going to be overjoyed by a Nazi-era automobile in their most prized museum.

Some of the only surviving Mercedes and Auto Union GP cars of the 1930s found safe havens in Russia; most were lost after WWII, never to be seen again. Allied forces possibly inadvertently destroyed them, but I'm not exactly sure.
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You are talking to the guy who wanted to order blueprints for the ME 262 schwalbe, F-4U Corsair and P-51 mustang when asked to find art for his room:crazy:. My brain is wired completely toawrd mechanics, none of the "fluffy stuff." My only interest in the Mona Lisa was that it was painted by possibly the greatest inventor of all time.

It would be interesting to look into what happened to all of those cars as the Reich came to a close.
 
TVR&Ferrari_Fan
No need for pictures, because someone who is truly into cars should know what it looks like from off the top of there head.
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Yes, I know what it looks like (at the very least, playing GT4 gives it away), but that picture is not exactly what I expected. I don't think any Auto Union car has looked that shiny in more than 70 years.

philly cheese
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philly cheese
What do I think? Honestly, they should put it in the Louvre for three reasons. 1) It is an absolute work of art. 2) It is famous and very rare. 3) They really need to put something interesting in that place.:rolleyes:
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I don't know about the Louvre, but definitely some sort of museum. Being a product of the Art Deco era, I suggest the Guggenheim. Of course, living not too far from the Guggenheim had no influence on such an idea....
 
I recommended the louvre mostly because some cars beat than a lot of paintings when it comes to artsy styling. The Louvre is a place of enough quality paintings to host such a fantabulous work of art.

Car museum, sure.
 
I WANT I WANT!!!!!!!!!! :crazy:
 
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