Grossglockner High Alpine Road Vintage Race Car Hill Climb inc 6 liter V16 Auto Union Bergrennwagen

The Grossglockner Grand Prix is a great assortment of cars rarely seen anywhere and to see them race up the highest mountain in Austria on a snow flanked, steep winding road is something else.
Seeing these machines fighting gravity against the high-alpine backdrop makes circuit racing seem so tame by comparison.
There was even a supercharged 6.0-liter V16-powered Auto Union Type-C Bergrennwagen (hill racer) on the course (No 83).
In 1938, it clocked the fastest time up the mountain pass.
Other classic marques included Bugatti, MG, Porsche, Lagonda, Marmon, Veritas, Borgward, Alvis, Bentley, Wolseley and others
Rob and Krys Henshaw, an Australian couple, created Aussie European Tour, a KZbin Video channel and website (www.aussieeuropeantour.com) to record the various tours and holidays they have enjoyed over the years.
As well as documenting the travels for their own benefit they hope they can pass some tips and advice to other travellers.
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Hiring or renting vehicles
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When touring by motorhome overnight stops included Wild Camping, Aires and Stellplatz and occasionally in camp grounds.

[@jeremyrichards8327]

Nice to see a 904 there.

[@aussieeuropeantour4727]

Yes there were some spectacular Porsches there - Think the 904 had the loudest exhaust note which really reverberated throughout the mountains - cheers Rob

[@glynluff2595]

I can remember taking a 2 litre Cortina up in the early seventies, no real problem in daily traffic that occurred going back down. Ever tried to match a Fiat 500 in bottom cog with enough oncoming traffic to prevent overtaking! Brakes were smouldering at bottom and had to wait for 20 mins to recover them! Fiat oh that was OK!

[@aussieeuropeantour4727]

Wow - a 2 litre Cortina was probab;y a rare car in Austria in those days - cheers Rob

[@clyneheretic]

No footage of the race, then - just shots of static cars and a fleeting glimpse of the Auto Union type C.

[@aussieeuropeantour4727]

Thank you for your reply - yes sorry about that however that is all we were able to get and were very lucky to get that - a beautiful place, beautiful road and lovely people - cheers Rob

[@bus63T4]

Schöne Aufnahme ! Aber bitte die dämliche Musik einfach weglassen...

[@aussieeuropeantour4727]

Es tut mir leid aber ich habe nur ein bischen Deutsch - ich komme aus Australien - thank you for your comment - I will take it on board regards Rob