r/RetroFuturism • u/TOHSNBN • 2d ago

1935 Auto Union Lucca

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u/ArcanumAntares 2d ago

Audi making spacecraft a century ago, nice.

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u/delicious_warm_buns 2d ago

Its a 1920s/1930s propellor plane without the wings or propellor

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u/KurtKrimson 2d ago

326,975 km/h

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u/A_VERY_LARGE_DOG 2d ago

Last Universal Common Car Ancestor

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u/MaexW 2d ago

Is that the one designed by Paul Jaray https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroFuturism/s/OcaIVyk20O ?

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u/TOHSNBN 2d ago

Yep!

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u/MaexW 2d ago

I thought so. But most of the online articles, even the ones by Audi, don’t mention his name.

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u/TOHSNBN 2d ago

Yea, there is some fuckery going on!
If you look him up, you find credits to this car.

But when looking up the car Audi wants all the credit.

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u/arminarm1n 2d ago

I'm pretty sure I already know the answer, but is there any chance that a regular guy could test drive this beauty?

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u/randalla 2d ago

If I remember correctly, the original is gone. Audi made a replica of it that they finished a few months ago (it's what is in the original picture). Here's a Top Gear segment on it: https://youtu.be/YTxD65Upke0?is=uuXW03XLt7XS1_aL

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u/ExpeditionZero 2d ago

So close to understanding aerodynamics ;)

Seriously though this just looks stunning, so much character and style.

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u/Firm_Reflection_1453 1d ago

Land speed racer?