Auto Union Type D (H Muller 1939 Winner French GP)

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Auto Union Type D (H Muller 1939 Winner French GP) in Silver (1:18 scale)
- In the beginning of the year 1938 the racing team of Auto Union had to face a difficult situation: The contract with Ferdinand Porsche was cancelled, & Bernd Rosemeyer was killed in an accident in January trying to break the speed world record. Eberan von Eberhorst replaced Ferdinand Porsche as designer. & “ Il Diavolo“ Tazio Nuvolari could be won as successor for the national hero Rosemeyer. The “ Flying man from Mantua” who got his nicknames due to his spectacular style of driving won the Grand Prix of Italy & England in an Auto Union Type D in 1938. A real highlight for the Auto Union racing team in 1939 was its great triumphs at the Grand Prix in France on July 9, 1939. H.P. Müller won a sensational victory in his Auto Union Type D with starting number 12. It was the first GP championship in his career. His teammate Georg “ Schorsch” Meier finished second with starting number 14 (M-090), thus securing a dual victory for the trademark The Four Rings. CMC recreated both cars as limited editions, each with 1, 500 pieces worldwide. The Auto Union Type D newly defines modeling: more than 680 parts, each hand assembled, make it a collectors item par excellence. The paint of the body is of first class quality. It gives the car an excellent brilliance that is unpralleled in modeling.