CMC Diecast 1:18 Auto Union Type D 1938 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. In the following year Auto Union gained a double victory in Reims withe the drivers H.P. Müller & Schorsch Meier despite the tough competition of the Mercedes Silver Arrows. & Nuvolari gained the last Grand Prix before the Second World War with an Auto Union Type D in Belgrad on the 3rd of September in 1939. 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 unparalleled in modeling.. ****PLEASE EMAIL OR RING TO CHECK AVAILABILITY. TEL: 0870 241 2829.****