
Auto Union Typ B #1 Silver Minichamps 1:43

Specifications
- Brand
- Auto Union
- Manufacturer
- Minichamps
- Scale
- 1:43
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 5031300313
- Year
- 1934
- Era
- Pre-War
- Body Type
- Formula Models
- Vehicle Class
- Formula 1 Models
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- —
About the Auto Union Typ B #1 Silver Minichamps 1:43
TL;DR: Minichamps' 1:43 diecast Auto Union Typ B #1 reproduces an early 1930s Silver Arrow racer, part of the rear-engined Grand Prix program that challenged front-engine convention. Bare-metal silver finish and compact scale suit a pre-war Grand Prix motorsport collection.
Auto Union's early Grand Prix cars were a genuine engineering gamble, mounting their engines behind the driver years before that layout became the industry norm. Minichamps recreates the Typ B's unpainted, purposeful form at 1:43.
An Early Chapter in Auto Union's Grand Prix Program
The Typ B continued Auto Union's rear-engined Grand Prix design, a lineage that would run through several iterations before culminating in the later Typ D. Left unpainted in bare aluminum, cars from this program earned the Silver Arrow nickname they shared with rival Mercedes-Benz, the two German manufacturers dominating European Grand Prix racing through the mid-to-late 1930s. This #1 entry represents the program in its earlier form, before later refinements pushed the design further, a genuinely important stepping stone in pre-war racing engineering.
Casting an Unpainted Racer at Small Scale
An unpainted silver racer offers no bold livery to distract from casting quality, so every panel line has to hold up on its own. Minichamps keeps the Typ B's narrow, cigar-shaped body and rear-mounted engine layout correctly proportioned at 1:43, a scale that respects the real car's genuinely compact single-seat footprint rather than inflating it for display impact. The #1 identification is applied cleanly against the bare metal finish.
A Foundational Piece for Pre-War Racing
This Typ B pairs naturally with a later Auto Union Typ D or a rival Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrow, tracing the design evolution of pre-war Grand Prix racing across a single shelf.










