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CMC & Audi Join to Create Ultra-Detailed 1:18 Scale 1935 Audi Front 225 Roadster
By source: CMC
May 7, 2009, 18:40

The rise of the company "Audi" is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating stories in the 100-odd years of automobile history.

It began with one special name: August Horch. In June 1909, the top management of Horch decided that its founder August Horch had to leave the company. Undaunted by this twist of fate, August sought to launch a new automobile plant on his own. Only four weeks later, his dream virtually came true: The "August Horch Automobilwerke GmbH" was officially registered in Zwickau, Saxony on July 16, 1909. But the Horch plants took August to court, claiming exclusive use rights of the name "Horch" for themselves. August Horch lost the trial and had to find a new name. He wound up renaming his new plant “Audi”, the imperative case of the Latin verb "audire" – meaning "Horch!" in German.

2009 marks the 100th anniversary of Audi. This is reason enough for CMC to introduce a real classic miniature: the Audi Front 225 Roadster. First presented to the public in 1935, the car proved to be a real sensation for its time. Sporty and graceful, its body was a feast for the eyes. The aerodynamic line management enhanced the charming sporty look of its overall configuration in particular. CMC offers this ravishingly beautiful hand-assembled miniature of more than 1,600 single parts in three different two-tone colour versions. Each colour combination brings out the glamour of this extraordinary model in a special way.

Celebrate with us 100 years of Audi.

Worldwide Limited Edition of 4,000 per item.

• Each model is composed of more than 1,600 single parts
• Windshield with high gloss chromed metal frame and installed wiper motors
• Doors and trunk deck are covered with leather at the inside
• Seats are covered with leather
• Double-winged engine hood with louvered vents
• Bar that swings out to support the opened engine hood
• Engine compartment rear bulk of metal with handbrushed marble effect surface
• Perfectly spoked wheels with aluminium rims, stainless steel spokes, all mounted by hand Removable spare wheel, covered by a rounded hood
• Box-type metal frame with a perfect imitation of the wood sub-frame
• Highly-detailed undercarriage displaying the filigree brake leverage of the mechanical brake system
• Complex designed bumpers front / rear of stainless steel
• Shaftless single wheel suspension with cross-installed leaf springs of metal in front and rear
• Bonded brake cables

TECHNICAL DATA FOR ORIGINAL VEHICLE:

• Wanderer 6-cylinder in-line-engine • Displacement: 2,257 ccm • Front drive • Bore x stroke: 71 x 95 mm • Maximum output: 50 hp at 3,500 / min • Top speed: approx. 120 km/h • Central box-type frame • Wheel base: 3,100 mm • Track front / rear: 1,350 mm • Total length (without bumpers): 4,500 mm

CMC MODEL INFORMATION:

Item M-075 A: black / yellow – limited to 4,000 pieces Item M-075 B: blue / silver – limited to 4,000 pieces Item M-075 C: red / white – limited to 4,000 pieces

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