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Auto Union Typ C Stromlinie #31 B. Rosemeyer 1937 Silver Revell 1:18

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Auto Union Typ C Stromlinie #31 B. Rosemeyer 1937 Silver Revell 1:18 08436 Diecast
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Revell's 1:18 diecast Auto Union Typ C Stromlinie #31 recreates Bernd Rosemeyer's 1937 silver streamliner, one of the defining machines of the Silver Arrows era. A serious pre-war motorsport subject for collectors of Grand Prix and hillclimb history.
Auto Union Typ C Stromlinie #31 B. Rosemeyer 1937 Silver Revell 1:18
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Specifications
Brand
Auto Union
Manufacturer
Revell
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
08436
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About the Auto Union Typ C Stromlinie #31 B. Rosemeyer 1937 Silver Revell 1:18

TL;DR: Revell's 1:18 diecast Auto Union Typ C Stromlinie #31 recreates Bernd Rosemeyer's 1937 silver streamliner, built for record runs and hillclimb events during the Silver Arrows rivalry between Auto Union and Mercedes-Benz. A pre-war motorsport icon rendered in accessible diecast form.

Rosemeyer drove for Auto Union at the height of the 1930s Silver Arrows era, and the streamlined Typ C he piloted was purpose-built to chase speed records on open roads rather than compete on a conventional circuit.

Rosemeyer, Auto Union, and the Streamliner Era

The Typ C Stromlinie wrapped Auto Union's rear-mounted V16 Grand Prix chassis in a fully enclosed, aerodynamic body designed to minimize drag at sustained high speed, a radical departure from the open-wheel racers competing in the same period on traditional circuits. Rosemeyer became one of the era's most celebrated drivers, and his streamliner runs on the autobahn were genuine public spectacles, drawing huge crowds and international press attention during a period when Germany's rival manufacturers, Auto Union and Mercedes-Benz, pushed record speeds well beyond what circuit racing alone demanded. The silver finish was the era's signature look, adopted across both German manufacturers' entries and now instantly recognizable as shorthand for Grand Prix racing's most technically audacious decade.

A Special-Bodied Subject in Diecast

This is a genuinely unusual body style for a 1:18 diecast, and Revell's rendering captures the enclosed, teardrop silhouette that made the Stromlinie visually distinct from any open-wheel racer of its time. The model carries the honest weight of zinc alloy construction, and its silver paint is laid on evenly to match the bare-metal look the real streamliners wore rather than a conventional painted livery. This is a car with no real contemporary equivalent among the street sedans and later touring cars in most collections, which is precisely its value: a pre-war motorsport subject that anchors an early Grand Prix or Silver Arrows theme with genuine historical weight rather than borrowed significance.

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