Rare Auto Union V16 to be Displayed at L.A. Auto Show

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <b050e638.3496e818@aol.com> Danix writes:

>     Audi AG, through its Auto Union GmbH subsidiary, acquired this historic
> automobile from the Riga Motormuseum in 1995.  It was then restored by
> Crosthwaite & Gardiner of Buxted, East Sussex, England.  Last June, it was
> driven in competition for the first time since 1939 by Hans Stuck, Jr., son of
> its former driver, at the 1997 Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Bollocks[TM].
 
It didn't compete - it made a few practice runs but they found water in
the oil and decided not to run it in the actual trials.  Then the S1 set
a new world record for a timing belt failure at around 200 miles, and 
there was a frantic 200-mile dash to get a competition Sport so that Audi
would have _something_ to run.  And then the heavens opened just as 
Michele was leaving the line, and you almost can't see the car on the 
videos.

Maybe AoA have been eating some of our T-bone steaks.

-- 
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club