The Saddest Grand Prix
Mysteriously, an Auto Union Typ D due to be auctioned in Paris this weekend was suddenly withdrawn at the eleventh hour by Christie's auction house after much PR hype worldwide. This must be some car. Tom O'Keefe tells us just how special and historic this particular Auto Union may be
In a sport blessed with hundreds of fabulous stories and traditions going back to 1906, surely the legend of the Silver Arrows stands out as one of the most compelling in all the lore of Grand Prix Racing.
Has there ever been a time in our sport as thrilling? Have there ever been cars and drivers as exciting to watch as Auto Union and Mercedes-Benz battling it out from 1934 to 1939, their superchargers wailing on road racing circuits across Europe and on four Continents? Have there ever been factory teams so single-mindedly devoted to the task of winning races than these two Teutonic giants, each marque engaged at full throttle back at their respective factories, at Zwickau and Stuttgart, for the honor and glory of the Third Reich?
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