Hitler race car could fetch $12 million

[Carbonics]

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A rare 1939 German sports car commissioned by Adolph Hitler is expected to command the highest price ever paid for any automobile at auction, according to Christie's, which will conduct the auction in Paris in February 2007.

The car, one of five remaining "Auto Union D-Types," is expected to sell for more than $12 million, said Rupert Banner, head of Christie's motor cars department.

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politics aside, thats an insane amount of change to pay for ANY car...I agree with the guy that said "it's a lonely way to spend $10 million"

http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/12/04/hitler_auto_union/index.html

 

[Al]

He shoulda' used it to get the heck out of Berlin in 1945.

 

[Auto-Union]

Worth it, it's an Auto-Union! These cars were lost to time when the factory fell into the Red Sektor at the close of the Great Patriotic War. The deal when Audi re-aquired them was the previous owner was supplied with a replica by Audi....with a warranty, I assume.

http://www.fourtitude.com/gallery/gallery2.php?mode=album&album=/Auto Union/Auto Union