To mark the company's centenary, Audi has teamed up with Toy Collector for a special blog series tracing the company's history through scale models from Audi's own accessories catalogue - and a charity auction of all the models featured, which you can find here.
On this page you can find all the official Auti blog posts, and other tie-in Audi blogs from model companies who have also donated models to our charity auction.
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Jul 15
2009
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Audi Builds a Supercar: The R8Posted by Audi UK in The Audi Centenary, Cars |
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At the turn of the century, with just a few years to go until its hundredth birthday, Audi had built everything from mass-market economy cars to executive sedans to rally champions to Le Mans winners. It had pioneered two-stroke engines, front-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive. There was
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Jul 14
2009
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Klaus Göpfert is the One Man with the Factory, in Bobingen, Germany. In it, he hand-builds super-detailed 1/43 model classic sports cars, classic racing cars and Formula 1 cars for customers - including this one-off Audi Sport quattro in road-going red.
The car is comprised of 350
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Jul 08
2009
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While most of Audi's racing limelight has fallen on the all-conquering R10 TDI Le Mans racer of late, that particularly-glamorous series is far from being the only field where Audi competes today. The previous racing-focused blog entries have showcased the Auto Union Silver Arrows and the
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Jul 07
2009
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Revell started out in California in 1943, making plastic models ranging from ships to cars to washing machines and growing in popularity as the kit-building hobby took off throughout the 1950's. Along the way, it branched out into railway accessories, diecast cars and model-building
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Jul 06
2009
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The Audi Centenary: Kyosho & the Audi R8Posted by Kyosho in The Audi Centenary, Cars |
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The Kyosho Corporation was established in Tokyo, Japan, in 1963. In 1970, the company launched what is arguably the first radio-controlled car made in Japan, the DASH 1, which came with bodies styled after the Porsche 917, Lola T70 and McLaren Elva. This was followed by many other
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Jul 02
2009
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In the best Italian diecast modelmaking traditions, Looksmart produce hand-made 1/43-scale cars including Alfa Romeos, Bugattis, Ferrraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches - and, of course, Audis. The company models both modern and classic vehicles, but as far as their Audi models go, there's
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Jul 01
2009
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Audi TT: A Whole New Type of Audi CoupePosted by Audi UK in The Audi Centenary, Cars |
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The Ur-quattro was a smash hit in the 1980's, but from the mid-90's a different kind of Audi coupe (and convertible) grabbed the limelight: The TT.
The iconic Audi TT made its first appearance at the 1995 Frankfurt Motor Show, having been developed the previous year at the
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Jun 30
2009
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By now, you'll all have seen the joint promotion Toy Collector is running with Audi to mark their centenary in July, and all the great models Audi is auctioning for charity in our forum. But if it wasn't for Marc Hufenbecher, there would be no Audi models at all! Marc works at Audi
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Jun 29
2009
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The Audi Centenary: Wiking & AudiPosted by Wiking in The Audi Centenary, Cars |
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Born in Berlin in1903, Friedrich Karl Peltzer soon started showing an extraordinary talent for model-making. As part of a seafaring family (his father was a Naval Officer) it's not surprising that he started out making models of ships. Founding a company in 1939, he
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Jun 24
2009
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From front-wheel-drive to two-stroke engines to sports cars with the quattro system four-wheel-drive, the Audi group has always been on the cutting edge of automotive trends, technologically and stylistically - now more so than ever - managing to expand the brand's appeal without
