The 18th Techno Classica this week in Essen, Germany

April 3, 2006 The 18th Techno Classica exhibition beginning in Essen, Germany later this week is the world’s largest classic auto show, with more than 1000 exhibitors and 150,000 visitors expected over the five day show (5 to 9 April 2006) to peruse amongst other things, the more than 2000 collectors cars that will be for sale, making Essen temporarily the largest classic car salesroom in the world. Similarly all the major manufacturers participate with fabulous displays to show off their glorious past. Mercedes Benz will be participating with a massive 1,500 square metre stand dedicated to the new Mercedes Benz Museum that opens next month in Stuttgart, centred around a replica of the first motor car. Audi will also be present, with its focus based on the company’s glorious competition heritage. It will be showing a 16-cylinder 1936 Auto Union Type C racing car, along with an impressive display of other rare gems from the brand’s past. The 380km/h Auto Union Silver Arrow developed 520 horsepower at 5,000 rpm and won the European Championship, the equivalent of today’s Formula One World Championship, seventy years ago. Extensive image library of this remarkable car inside.

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