Thursday 22 December 2011
Saturday 10 December 2011
Beautiful Auto Union die cast racers
Recently, I was contacted by Dutch gentleman Paul Schilperoord about a collection of 1/43 German die cast Auto Union toys. He was looking for any support information that I could provide on these little gems, which he had picked up in Germany.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdN4gvRs-_jTYPCq7i4YFCtlGggn1V_5QNFspboKNSG8N0EqnDuSzkoQvsdoWd4QYES-rz2uPsVpl4RD8I_wZ4lgj_gSQEz_QAn7K3kmSo80gJQYMc3Vy9b-ZbBSm1zExU8IsGcU1EZG4/s400/Auto+Unions+%25232.jpg)
Paul is a writer and he came across the collection while researching his book: http://www.ganz-volkswagen.org/
He's done a blog post on these Auto Union toys; you can read it here: http://anakronismo.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/auto-union-model-racing-cars/
As a longtime collector of vintage racing toys, I have to say that these are rare and stunning!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkawRA38sRe2u9HaV2lSNbE3DMKpSdLnX4EXzmrZtjO3YSMCRx9fxwn0As0Hcsslqt4O_MorzYrm4W_swXKSqtsUeWH6B5WqNoLerpuBvvhp2tRPNjznrXs3bHI1PSUhD5_JLtkSumYTIX/s400/Auto+Unions+%25231.jpg)
The most stunning aspect of these circa 1947 Zamac-cast racers is that some of them are clearly painted in matte military paint! This is highly unusual, and the first time that I've seen it. There are 5 colours in all, and three of those are matte.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdN4gvRs-_jTYPCq7i4YFCtlGggn1V_5QNFspboKNSG8N0EqnDuSzkoQvsdoWd4QYES-rz2uPsVpl4RD8I_wZ4lgj_gSQEz_QAn7K3kmSo80gJQYMc3Vy9b-ZbBSm1zExU8IsGcU1EZG4/s400/Auto+Unions+%25232.jpg)
Paul is a writer and he came across the collection while researching his book: http://www.ganz-volkswagen.org/
He's done a blog post on these Auto Union toys; you can read it here: http://anakronismo.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/auto-union-model-racing-cars/
As a longtime collector of vintage racing toys, I have to say that these are rare and stunning!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkawRA38sRe2u9HaV2lSNbE3DMKpSdLnX4EXzmrZtjO3YSMCRx9fxwn0As0Hcsslqt4O_MorzYrm4W_swXKSqtsUeWH6B5WqNoLerpuBvvhp2tRPNjznrXs3bHI1PSUhD5_JLtkSumYTIX/s400/Auto+Unions+%25231.jpg)
The most stunning aspect of these circa 1947 Zamac-cast racers is that some of them are clearly painted in matte military paint! This is highly unusual, and the first time that I've seen it. There are 5 colours in all, and three of those are matte.
If you are interested in acquiring one or more of these rare toys, contact Paul directly at info@ganz-volkswagen.org
You won't be disappointed.
Labels:
Auto Union,
die cast toys,
Germany,
toy collecting,
toys
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