Know this one for a point?
Is this an Auto Union racer prior to the switch to the rear/mid engine monsters?
No I'm afraid it isn't.
w 125 mercedes
No, not a W125.
Mercedes-Benz W25 (engine is called W125)
No, not that.
It has a bit of Maserati 4CL in it... no idea, need to look
Sorry, not a Maserati either.
Let's start country then, Germany?
No.
Italy?
No.
Euh France?
No!
British...
(sorry)
Yes indeed! ::)
Allez Experts?
It could be a race car named Multi Union Special. It was built up an Alfa Romeo P3 chassis.
You got it. I was a little bit mean saying no to the 'Italy' question, but despite the Tipo B Alfa Romeo 2.9-litre engine base, this car was English, being built by the Fairey Aviation test pilot Mr C S Staniland in 1936. It was named Multi-Union as a nod to its Silver Arrows inspiration.
Did it win anything?
Not 1938?
I'm not aware that it won anything, but I have it 1936 in various sources.
Multi-Union certainly did win a few races, including the 1938 Phoenix Park Race (Dublin), and wins at Brooklands on the Outer Circuit, Campbell Circuit and Mountain Circuit. and came within a whisker of setting the all-time Brooklands record but piston trouble intervened. Based on a Tipo B Alfa Romeo, the car was rebuilt as the Multi-Union in 1937 and first raced in 1938. The picture shows Multi-Union II, the 1939 incarnation of the car.
Sadly, the unique Multi-Union has now been converted back into the Tipo B Alfa Romeo it started life as.
Quote from: D-type on April 06, 2010, 04:50:30 PM
Multi-Union certainly did win a few races, including the 1938 Phoenix Park Race (Dublin), and wins at Brooklands on the Outer Circuit, Campbell Circuit and Mountain Circuit. and came within a whisker of setting the all-time Brooklands record but piston trouble intervened. Based on a Tipo B Alfa Romeo, the car was rebuilt as the Multi-Union in 1937 and first raced in 1938. The picture shows Multi-Union II, the 1939 incarnation of the car.
Sadly, the unique Multi-Union has now been converted back into the Tipo B Alfa Romeo it started life as.
Which would mean it is a 1939 Multi Union II.