The guys at AutoCult are turning up the heat with their particular brand and specimens. New for October are four new pieces hitting shelves very soon. The feature car is the 1:43 Goliath Rekordwagen. Learn more about this car below. Other new models include the 1:43 Magirus-Faun F24 LF8, Skoda 935, and Haflinger 700 AP.
About the Goliath Rekordwagen… “In 1951 Goliath began to reflect on this idea, but the project did not taken life with the construction and design of the concept, but with the study of the lists of the car from record. The best were part of the category “vehicles with engines up to 750 cc”. Goliath was using from 700 cc engine, but thanks to an increased compression and the carburetor largest, the power of the horses had from 24 to 42. The Axes, the wheels and the gearbox were parts of a van To 3 wheels. The only special component was built in the chassis light metal.
Thanks to the combination of design and power, the Goliath could reach the maximum speed of 155 km / h. Established So 38 world records, in the category 3 wheels, engine 750 CC-1200 CC. The most sensational record were: 2 hours with the average of 155 km / h and 2000 miles with the average of 130 km / h. The riders that took part in these tests of resistance were Hugo Steiner, Adolf Bruders, Hans Hugo Hartmann, eight Koch-bodes and Helmut Polensky.”