New special exhibition at the Prototype Car Museum from November 13, 2014

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Created on October 21, 2014

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Edgar Barth on EMW (DDR) at the Eifelrennen

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Special exhibition poster at the Prototype Car Museum - "Together against each other"

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Hans Roth on AFM (BRD) at the Eifelrennen

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Start of the 1.5 l racing sports cars at the Eifelrennen: Arthur Rosenhammer on EMW Rennkollektiv (GDR) and Helmut Glöckler on Porsche 550 Spyder (FRG)

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Automobile reunification at the Prototype Car Museum

From November 13, 2014 to March 15, 2015, some of the most interesting racing cars from East and West Germany will be on display at the PROTOTYP car museum for the first time. With this "automotive reunification", the current special exhibition is dedicated to the period from 1945 to 1961, in which the idealism of the creators, the calculations of those in power and the joy of what was feasible are particularly evident between the end of the war and the building of the Berlin Wall.

Edgar Barth on EMW (DDR) at the Eifelrennen

Propaganda battle of the systems

25 years after the fall of the Wall, the special exhibition"TOGETHER AGAINST EACH OTHER - motor racing in West and East Germany between the end of the war and the building of the Wall" celebrates the designers and racing drivers from both German states. At the time, officials and politicians saw motor racing as a propaganda battle between the two systems.

Start of the 1.5 l racing sports cars at the Eifelrennen: Arthur Rosenhammer on EMW Rennkollektiv (GDR) and Helmut Glöckler on Porsche 550 Spyder (FRG)

Racing together against each other

However, most of the racers saw this primarily as a test of strength between competing colleagues or even friends. They had a common goal - and wanted to be the first to achieve it. It stands to reason that the black market and GDR restrictions placed high demands on improvisational and organizational skills in the run-up to the races. What is surprising, however, is the degree of creativity and fairness with which they raced against each other on and around the track.

Paul Greifzu on BMW Eigenbau ahead of Toni Ulmen on Veritas racing car Formula 2 at the Avus race in Berlin

Racing cars from East and West Germany

The presentation of racing cars from East and West Germany in a joint exhibition reveals some still unknown facets of German-German motor racing history and its players. The special exhibition shows vehicles such as Formula 2 cars built in-house based on pre-war technology, sleek racing sports cars such as the Porsche 550 Spyder and Formula Junior monoposti.

Hans Roth on AFM (BRD) at the Eifelrennen

Opening hours, admission prices, ...

The opening hours are from Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00. Admission prices (for 2014) are 9.00 euros for adults, 4.50 euros for children (4-14 years) and the special exhibition costs an additional 3.00 euros.

Further information can be found on the website www.prototyp-hamburg.de.

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