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Originally Posted by Formerly Steve Wilkinson
It is, of course, a Ferdinand Porsche design--rear/mid-engine, as I remember 16 cylinders though that could be the cabernet talking, three liters, two-stage blowers.
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The Auto Union D Type of 1938-39 which is being offered by Bonhams was NOT a Porsche design nor was it a V-16. Ferdinand Porsche's contract with Auto Union ended after the 1937 season and the D Type was developed by a team at Zwickau led by Dr. Robert Eberan von Eberhorst featuring a supercharged V-12 engine. The D Type also dropped Porsche's swing-axles in favor of a de Dion set-up. The V-16 C Type is associated with Rosemeyer and Varzi; the V-12 D Type with Nuvolari and Muller. Stuck (Sr.) drove them both. Must be a FINE cabernet...
EDIT: BTW, Shouldn't this be in Off-Topic. Not exactly a 911 (or even a Porsche).