London, Apr 13 : A Grand Prix car of one of Hitler''s favourite racers is expected to fetch a whopping 5.5 million pounds, when it goes under the hammer later this year.
Touted to be the motorsport equivalent of the "Holy Grail", the 1939 Auto Union D-Type is the only model of the car to have stayed intact to date.
With a rear-mounted 3-litre twin-stage supercharged V12-cylinder engine, the 485bhp vehicle could exceed 200mph.
And galloping on racetracks in the supercar was Hans Stuck, one of an elite group of racers revered by many in Germany under Hitler.