11:24 AM
Unknown
Remember a few weeks ago when we reported about the historic 1939 Auto Union Type D going on auction by Christies? Well, although the car seems to be listed at the auction-site, according to Hemmings Auto Blog, Christies announced that it withdraw the Auto Union Type D from Friday�s Retromobile Sale in Paris so they can �further explore into the car�s race history, in collaboration with Audi Tradition�. Of course many of you will think, that�s another way of saying �we are questioning its authenticity� or to be blunt, �it�s a fake�.
However, as Daniel Strohl rightly notes, how authentic would you expect a reconstructed 1939 automobile to be? Not much, so does that make it a fake? No, but if the specific car didn�t actually take part in races, that'll significantly depreciate its value which was estimated at about 8.8 to 12 million EUR. Via: Hemmings Auto Blog
Christie�s announcement: "Christie�s today announced that it will postpone the sale of the 1939 Auto Union - Grand Prix V12 Type D race car from the February Retromobile sale in Paris pending further exploration into the car�s race history, in collaboration with Audi Tradition"
Technorati: Auto+Union+Type+D, Audi, Christies, Auctions, Gadgets, auto+news, car+news, automobile, cars, automotive, vehicles, autos, Carscoop, images, pictures, 2007
0 comments:
Post a Comment