AutoUnion car found -- Christie's auction coming up

Forgive the Alzheimer's. Did this come up here a month or so back?
http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/16553851.htm

Wow, what a cool story. I would think it wold be worth more than the prices quoted in the story. That is a truly historical car and any fan of Ferdy Porsche or Audi or Mercedes with unlimited dough should scoop that up.

I think they covered this story in Autoweek a short while ago. It must have been "interesting" to drive a rear-engined V-16, capable of near 200 MPH, on six inch wide tires. And they raced in the rain too!

Actually it was mid-engined but that didn't seem to matter, most of the film clips I've seen of those cars involve alot of opposite lock and mucho steering wheel sawing back and forth. I'd love to get a CD of some of those races.
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I wonder if the F.A. Porsche A.G. (and whatever other letters apply) will be at the auction by proxy. Hell, they could sell one Cayenne and cover the millions they'd need to buy their car back.
Maybe we could whip one up out of fiberglass and put an in-line Cheby six in it ...

Took the family to the FREE Miramar Aircraft Museum last weekend. Highly suggested if in San Diego. Real planes from WWII to nearly current. Walk up to them and stick your head in cockpit. Including helocopters, from Hueys to Cobra gunships. The guide described the Hornet as a big engine/gas tank with a pilot thrown in as an afterthought.

Sorta like that V-16 Auto Union. An engine and chassis, with a "piloto" thrown in as an afterthought. Aren't the drivers feet in front of the front axle line?