There’s no doubt that the pre-war Silver Arrows are firmly entrenched as one of the biggest legends in the world of auto racing. Even still, it’s much less known that they ran but once in the USA during those contentious years leading up to World War 2. Nevertheless, it is most definitely the case that 80 years ago July 5th marks Auto Union’s sole race and victory with Bernd Rosemeyer taking the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup. For their day, racecars like the Auto Union Type C represented a mix o...