1936 Auto Union Type C V16 at Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb (dash)

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EXCLUSIVE TO LIMITED100
At Limited100 we work in partnership with a carefully selected group of the finest, most skilled automotive photographers. Our curators hand-pick every artwork we offer in order to provide you with an unmatched selection of limited edition automotive prints. We are proud to commission "1936 Auto Union Type C V16 at Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb" by Paul Ward, which is available exclusively at Limited100.

LIMITED EDITION PRINTS
We guarantee that we will only ever produce 100 of each image, regardless of your print size and material. To verify that your print is one of 100, we include a certificate of authenticity detailing which edition your product is, complete with our curator's and the artist's signature and details of your artwork including title and your specific print dimension and format variation.

PRODUCT OPTIONS
Your 1 of 100 print can be handmade in any of the following sizes and styles:

Sizes:

• Supersized (1200 x 1700 mm)
• A0 (841 x 1189 mm / 33.1 x 46.8 in)
• A1 (594 x 841 mm / 23.4 x 33.1 in)
• A2 (420 x 594 mm / 16.5 x 23.4 in)
• A3 (297 x 420 mm / 11.7 x 16.5 in)

Styles:

• Fine Art Paper
• Print-Only
• Framed (Polcore)
• Wood Grain
• Black Wood Grain
• White Wood Grain
• Canvas Print (Mounted on Natural Wood Internal Frame)
• Aluminium Composite

Frame Mount Options:

• No Mount
• White Mount
• Cream Mount
• Black Mount

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Paul Ward has been a professional photographer for over twenty years now and recently won his category at the British Photography Awards 2020. Over the years his work has been published in many books and magazines both in the UK and internationally and his architectural images currently adorn the walls aboard Cunard’s flagship Queen Mary 2. Paul’s passion for cars started when he bought his first Austin Mini almost 30 years ago and ever since then he has been obsessed with both classic cars and modern supercars, so, as an image-maker, it’s not surprising that automobile photography has become a passion of his too.

ABOUT THIS COMMISSION
The Auto Union Grand Prix racing cars types A to D were developed and built by a specialist racing department of Auto Union's Horch works in Zwickau, Germany, between 1933 and 1939. Of the 4 Auto Union racing cars, the Types A, B and C, used from 1934 to 1937 had supercharged V16 engines, and the final car, the Type D used in 1938 and 1939 (built to new 1938 regulations) had a supercharged 3-litre V12 that developed almost 550 hp.

Wheelspin could be induced at over 100 mph, and the marked oversteer that persisted throughout the cars' development thanks to the uneven weight distribution and a large amount of weight in the rear of the car made all the Auto Unions difficult to handle, although the smaller-engined Type D was a bit easier to drive because of the smaller engine and the half as much space it took up in comparison to the 6L V16 in the previous Type C. Between 1935 and 1937 Auto Unions won 25 races, driven by Ernst von Delius, Tazio Nuvolari, Bernd Rosemeyer, Hans Stuck and Achille Varzi. Their main competition came from the Mercedes-Benz team, with Auto Union proving particularly successful in the 1936 and 1937 seasons. Known as the Silver Arrows, the cars of the two German teams dominated Grand Prix racing until the outbreak of World War II in 1939.