Title

Bernd Rosemeyer and Ferdinand Porsche with Auto Union, c1937-c1938. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Bernd Rosemeyer and Ferdinand Porsche with Auto Union, c1937-c1938. This streamlined vehicle designed by Porsche was driven by Bernd Rosemeyer to set several world speed records for cars of engine capacities of less than 8000cc in 1937. He was killed in 1938 when, attempting to regain the record from Mercedes, his Auto Union crashed on the Frankfurt-Darmstadt Autobahn at 270 mph. Rosemeyer was also a prolifically successful racing driver, winning the European Grand Prix Championship in 1936. Porsche went on to found his own famous motor company together with his son in 1947.
Beaulieu (England), National Motor Museum

Date

1937

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/National Motor Museum

Reference

HRM19A85_473

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (1,3Mb) / 17,4in x 12,0in / 5228 x 3605 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation Germany people male car cars automobile sport man men German country guy streamlined location century thirties record concept motor racing B&W motor sport MONOCHROME racing car road Transport Motor Car black & white black and white B W 1930s 20th century National Motor Museum Auto Union racing driver world land speed record Bernd Rosemeyer Ferdinand Porsche photograph Unknown Ferdinand WLSR Porsche Dr Ferdinand Porsche Rosemeyer Bernd record breaker record-breaking photograph