Title

1939 Mercedes 1.5 lite racing car, (c1939?). Artist: Unknown

Caption

1939 Mercedes 1.5 lite racing car, (c1939?). Two of these cars were built specifically for the 1939 Tripoli Grand Prix, when it was announced that the race would be restricted to voiturette (1500cc engined) cars. Hermann Lang won the race in one of the cars, with Rudolf Caracciola second in the other. After the Tripoli Grand Prix they were never raced again.
Beaulieu (England), National Motor Museum

Date

1939

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/National Motor Museum

Reference

HRM19A87_424

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,9Mb (1,4Mb) / 17,3in x 12,1in / 5179 x 3641 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation Germany car cars automobile sport German country advertising location century gp thirties motor racing B&W motor sport Grand Prix motor race logo MONOCHROME racing car Mercedes Mercedes Benz road Transport Motor Car black & white black and white B W 1930s 20th century Mercedes-Benz National Motor Museum Tripoli Grand Prix photograph Unknown Rudolf Hermann Hermann Lang Lang Rudolf Caracciola Caracciola Hermann Lang Rudolf Caracciola photograph