Sujet
Mercedes-Benz Streamliner car, 1938. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Mercedes-Benz Streamliner car, 1938. On 28th January, 1938, Rudolf Caracciola drove this car at 268.657 mph along the Frankfurt-Darmstadt Autobahn, recapturing the Land Speed Record for Class B cars (with engines smaller than 8000cc) from Mercedes' great rivals Auto Union. It remains the fastest speed ever driven by a car on a normal road. Later the same day, in attempting to regain the record for Auto Union, Bernd Rosemeyer was killed when he crashed and the car disintegrated.
Beaulieu (England), National Motor Museum
Date
1938
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/National Motor Museum
Notre référence
HRM19A87_431
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
54,0Mo (1,3Mo) / 43,3cm x 31,2cm / 5117 x 3687 (300dpi)