A was for Aston Martin. Holy moley. Audi Heritage has produced the world's most beautiful factory pedal car since...since forever. [Like the Junior Volante, the Type 52 Baby Bugatti was electric-powered.]
Handbuilt alloy body, Audi-engineered seven-speed gears and hydraulic disc brakes. Leather, wood and aluminum interior. Hemmings has a whole raft of pictures and other details.
The Auto Union Type C is being sold in an edition of 999 through Audi dealers worldwide for EUR9,700. No matter how hard you try, you can't use the exchange rate to beg off on this one.
Small Auto Union, Big Price [blog.hemmings.com via dt reader david]
Tretauto Auto Union Type C, EUR9,700
Oh wow. I want one of these. I'd pedal everywhere in it.
posted by: Melissa at August 3, 2007 5:16 PMBeautiful! Makes me think about trading in my gas-powered for it! With freeway traffic the way it is, I'd probably get to work faster in this.
posted by: Chimay at August 3, 2007 6:37 PMI just peed myself.
[unsurprisingly, you're not the first person who's told me that this week. -ed.]
posted by: Cameron Campbell at August 5, 2007 9:22 PMExciting car. Its hand-built nature is that will invite eyeballs.
posted by: Zola at August 6, 2007 11:21 AMWell son of a motherless goat.
[I'll take that as a yes. -ed.]
posted by: traceoflife at December 21, 2007 9:23 AM