Auto Union Type C Silver Arrow: Driven by Nick Mason from Pink Floyd at Goodwood

Nick Mason, yes that Nick Mason from Pink Floyd, will have the honor to drive the fantastic Auto Union Type C Silver Arrow at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed.
We envy him!

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason will be on the grid for Audi Tradition at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. A member of possibly the greatest rock band of all time, Mason will be driving an Auto Union Type C dating from 1936, perhaps the brightest star in Audi Tradition’s collection. Thomas Frank, Head of AUDI AG’s heritage division, is delighted: “We consider ourselves extremely fortunate to have secured Nick Mason to represent us at the world’s most important festival for historical racing cars.”

The Pink Floyd musician readily agreed to attend the Goodwood Festival of Speed (22 to 24 June 2007) in an Auto Union Type C, and commented, “My dream of getting behind the wheel of this car has come true and I am fully aware of how privileged I am to do so.” 16 cylinders, 520 bhp, 340 km/h flat out: in 1936 the Auto Union Type C was the measure of all things. Bernd Rosemeyer drove this motor-racing icon to victory in the European Championship, the German Championship and the German Hillclimb Championship – and it was in a Type C that he established the reputation that assured him of enduring glory among racing fans the world over. Rosemeyer furthermore won his last Grand Prix at the British event exactly 70 years ago. This car, which was designed by Ferdinand Porsche, was also driven by Hans Stuck, Achille Varzi, Ernst von Delius, H.P. Müller and Rudolf Hasse. As all the racing cars of this model that remained in Zwickau after World War II were lost to the reparations and have never been seen since, this crowning jewel in the long history of AUDI AG was faithfully rebuilt by Crosthwaite & Gardiner in England.