Favourite Aesthetic Car Design?

[D-Type]

Looks like a Typ 1936 or Typ 1937 to me... especially given that the folks at A-U never used the alphabet system as designations for the cars, but rather, Typ 1934, Typ 1935, Typ 1936 & Typ 1937, Typ 1938 & Typ 1939.

I don't want to drag the thread off topic, but I would like to know the answer.
I believe the Auto Union Type A, B, C, D designations were invented by Laurence Pomeroy (Junior) and adopted by everyone as they are convenient designations.
But what were the official Auto Union designations? I know the 1937 Auto-Union "Type C" was officially a Horch Type 22 from a contemporary Motor Sport report. Don, do you happen to know the official designations of any of the the others Auto Unions? For example did their record breakers andhillclimb cars have different Horch type numbers from the GP cars they were based on?

[Rollo]

I actually really like the Gold Leaf livery, especially on the 49. It doesn't look so good on the 72 though.

The Gold Leaf livery on the 56B looks downright weird. Actually so does the gold and black livery which also appeared on the 56B.
Come to think of it, the only livery which properly worked on the 56 was the all-red STP, as even the various coloured tips to distinguish the cars look strange.

[555-04Q2]

As promised, the R18.

Pornography on wheels

[Don Capps]

I don't want to drag the thread off topic, but I would like to know the answer.
I believe the Auto Union Type A, B, C, D designations were invented by Laurence Pomeroy (Junior) and adopted by everyone as they are convenient designations.
But what were the official Auto Union designations? I know the 1937 Auto-Union "Type C" was officially a Horch Type 22 from a contemporary Motor Sport report. Don, do you happen to know the official designations of any of the the others Auto Unions? For example did their record breakers andhillclimb cars have different Horch type numbers from the GP cars they were based on?

Several years ago, when I first saw the Horch Typ 22 designation for the Typ 1937 A-U racing machine applied to the machine being exhibited in Britain per Motor Sport, my research finally led me to the thought that it was a means to deal with the customs issues.

I looked at several listings of Horch types and none seemed to suggest that they could have been used for the A-U machines; then again, I do not remember seeing the Typ 22 among the Horch models.

I have found nothing else to support the notion that the A-U racing machines also had Horch type designations.

Not to say that this is not possible, simply that I could not find anything, leavng me a bit puzzled as to exactly how MS came up with that information -- which is why I ended up thinking that it had something to do with the customs paperwork.

[anfield5]

The beautiful Brabham Bt52, one of the most elegant F1 cars ever built

[Tazio]

I'm partial to the 1967 330 P4

[D28]

I'm partial to the 1967 330 P4

So am I. I believe Italian panel beaters of this era were incapable of crafting an ordinary looking auto. Unrestricted with aerodynamic requirements, they simply stuck to the principle if it looks right, it will be. Wings, flaps, bills and whatever came just a few years down the road; witness the 512M cars for examples of not so clean design.

Adding to the appeal of these cars is the general absence of commercial stickers. This is one of my favourites, the last Le Mans winning Ferrari, the 250 LM. Period photos confirm the discreet NART decal was about all that was evident on the body. The car looks in much better shape then when Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt trashed it unmercifully and ended up winning the 1965 race to their own surprise.

[Parabolica]

Gordon Murray was capable of producing lookers. His mid-70's Brabhams were some of my favourites.

Conversely, the car that was unjustly beaten (my opinion, not fact) by the BT52, the Renault RE40, was the frumpiest looking thing ever to come out of France. Marilon Cotillard it was not.

[Parabolica]

Gordon Murray was capable of producing lookers. His mid-70's Brabhams were some of my favourites.

Conversely, the car that was unjustly beaten (my opinion, not fact) by the BT52, the Renault RE40, was the frumpiest looking thing ever to come out of France. Marilon Cotillard it was not.

The 1977 Brabham BT45. Featuring the most elegant air intake solution ever seen.

[anfield5]

The 1977 Brabham BT45. Featuring the most elegant air intake solution ever seen.

This was going to get my vote in the ugly thread