Title

Mercedes-Benz W25 Streamliner car, 1934. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Mercedes-Benz W25 Streamliner car, 1934. The car is pictured here in its closed cockpit version. Rudolf Caracciola set a Class C (cars with engines of 3000-5000cc) Land Speed Record of 196.721 mph in this car in Hungary in October, 1934, thus beginning Mercedes' rivalry with Auto Union in speed record-breaking which would continue throughout the 1930s.
Beaulieu (England), National Motor Museum

Date

1934

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/National Motor Museum

Reference

HRM19A87_443

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54,0Mb (1,4Mb) / 19,5in x 10,7in / 5862 x 3217 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation Germany car cars automobile sport German country location century thirties record concept motor racing B&W motor sport MONOCHROME racing car Mercedes Mercedes Benz road Transport Motor Car black & white black and white B W 1930s 20th century Mercedes-Benz record breaker record-breaking National Motor Museum land speed record Mercedes-Benz Streamliner Rudolf Caracciola photograph Unknown Rudolf Caracciola photograph