1936 Auto Union Type C V16 Sounds & SLIDING on the ICE
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- Опубликовано: 25 фев 2023
- During The ICE in St. Moritz, Switzerland, I have filmed this 1936 Auto Union Type C.
Mercedes-Benz domination in Grand Prix ended with the Auto Union Typ C. It took a few years to get it right, but Ferdinand Porsche’s daring design with a mid-mounted V16 finally won. It claimed many victories from 1936 to 1938 until the three-liter formula was laid out for 1939.
Horch, Audi, DKW and Wanderer created Auto Union with the help of Ferdinand Porsche and Adolf Rosenberger. Along with building passenger cars, a goal of the new company was to enter Grand Prix. They did so in 1934 with a daring mid-engined race car called the Typ A. This evolved into the slightly larger Typ B the following year and the Typ C was fitted with a much larger engine for 1936.
The Type-C was a third evolution of Auto Union’s racecar. It primarily competed with Mercedes-Benz but also raced against Alfa Romeo’s 12C-36, the Maserati V8RI and Bugatti 59/50. Type-Cs won six victories in 1936 and made Bernt Rosermeyer world champion.
Ferdinand Porsche designed the Type-C and championed his mid-engine design first used on the 1923 Benz Tropfenwagen. Weight distribution was his primary motivation in this choice. The driver could sit lower with no drive shaft and the front-to-rear weight distribution was more even. Furthermore, the fuel tank was also located centrally for balance. Despite these efforts, 60% of the weight still remained on the rear wheels.
What made the car unbalanced was its heavy engine and comparably small chassis and body. The design team engineered the largest possible engine within the 750 kg weight limit. This resulted in the largest capacity engine to compete during 1936 and 1937.
The chosen displacement was was six litres that was supercharged to achieve 550 bhp. A roots supercharger was attached to increase boost pressures up to 10 psi.
The high power to weight ratio, uneven weight distribution and Porsche swing-axle suspension system made the Type C over steer. Drivers of the car had a hard time predicting slip velocity and the forward driving position made it worse. Only a couple drivers were able to take the Type-C to its full potential.
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Typ C has been my #1 fav racing car between all generations since early teens in mid 80ies. A monster of pinnacle engineering skills.
What an Awesome Car. Such History.
OMG thanks for posting this ❤🎉❤
Thanks for posting i,m a great fan of the pre WW2 racing era , i shared this video on Twitter and offcourse with credits to you and i started to follow you
sehr interessant,da sieht man die hinterachse arbeiten
In all my years following the Silver Arrows, I never thought I'd ever see this! Certainly, at least according to Chris Nixon they never undertook snow/ice racing in their heyday. Fascinating to see the rear suspension travel - on the track it almost never moves. Many thanks for posting - much appreciated. P.
Top speed = 210 mph! - in 1936?! Rumour has it that a streamlined version ran the autobahn at around 250 mph. Brave men.
Streamlined auto union reached 268,5 mph on autobahn. Still crazy and amazing
That was no rumour; the 3rd Reich closed autobahnen for the silberpfeil to undertake record work observed by the FIA (or their predecessors). Similarly, both Auto Union and Mercedes made streamlined as well as open wheel versions of their cars.
Tom Kristensen, in a dream machine!
I know Tom is a fine driver, but surely this drive should have gone to Herr Stuck...
The rear engine Auto Union cars were, are and always will be my favorite Sports Cars. Too bad we only had a few years of them!
Can this car come every year to the ICE? Pleeeeeeease I missed it, I want to see it again now.
Also, would be nice if it can participate in the Kilomètre Lancé as well! St Moritz is becoming a new Goodwood, and I'm not one to complain...
Is that a Monza and a 250F (or a Dino) following it round? Interesting how the snow absorbs 50% of the sound. On the rare occasions that it snows in the UK you have to be aware of pedestrians playing snowballs- 'cos they can't hear you coming.
Yes, by the looks of it, a 250F, and an ex-Nuvolari 8C Monza.
Seriously this the only survivor?
Reminds me of Forza Horizon!
This isn't Gran Turismo 4.
Who says the Germans don't have a sense of humour? An absolute blast of a car. On ice?? Wouldn't we all love a go!!
Love the car...a priceless piece of racing history. Kind of stupid in the extreme hooning this amazing machine around an ice laden track. Race it around a dry track to illustrate its performance potential not this moronic circus event.