Again, a complete track set with cars in the Digital132 range (Carrera #30151) was part of the release. One year later, in mid-2011, the much anticipated 1/32 versions of these classic Streamliners were finally breaking.
Also the driver's helmet had changed from brown in the 1999-2001 versions to black in the 2010 Digital124 issue. The Digital124 Mercedes-Benz W125 Avus 1937 (Carrera #23751) had also got a new number (#35), but a much more sparse re-decoration, only a thin black oval striping around the front grille. Also the colour of the driver's helmet had changed from white in the 1999-2001 issues to black in the new Digital124 version. The body castings hadn't changed one bit since 1999, but the chassis and the mechanicals underneath were completely new.īodywise, the Digital124 Auto Union Type C Avus 1937 (Carrera #23750) had gotten a new number (#33) and also several quite noticeable red markings in the livery, a big red horisontal stripe in the front and also red stripings around the vents in the wheelshouse fenders. No complete track set this time, only loose cars with different numberings from the 1999 cars. Then, in 2010, the Avus Streamliners were released again by Carrera, this time as part of the new Digital124 effort. Two years later, in 2001, shiny and mirror-like versions of these 1/24 Exclusiv Streamliners were issued in a limited "Chrome" edition, fantasy cars suited more for collecting than for racing (Carrera #20476 Auto Union Type C Avus 1937, Carrera #20477 Mercedes-Benz W125 Avus 1937, no numbering or markings in the shiny liveries).Īnd that was pretty much it for almost a decade. Plain and clean cars (see illustrations further below) without any extra markings apart from numbering, and very much in style with the vast majority of the period pics from that 1937 event that can be found on the Net today. The original cars issued with this set were the #31 Auto Union Type C Avus 1937 (Carrera #20470) and the #36 Mercedes-Benz W125 Avus 1937 (Carrera #20469). The first versions of these Carrera classic cars were presented already in the previous century (1999, 13 years ago), as parts of this 1/24 Carrera Exclusiv Avus racing track set (Carrera #20310). Some more odds, ends and oddities about the Carrera line of Avus 1937 Streamliners:
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