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11-18-2022, 11:52 PM #1
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1938 Mercedes-Benz speed trials on the Autobahn
I love historic videos like this.
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11-19-2022, 10:00 AM #2
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Very Cool ! same year my dad was born . futuristic by even todays standards , makes me wonder what Howard Hughes thought
most overnite successes usually take at least 10 years
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11-19-2022, 03:49 PM #3
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If I remember right, MB retired from racing after some devastating crashes. That was long time ago also as they have returned.
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11-20-2022, 09:35 PM #4
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the game changer as i recall a Benz was around 200 and ran over a car doing 100 . the vid is on here somewhere
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11-24-2022, 01:17 PM #5
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437 kph = 271 mph.
And the record car had only one Mercedes emblem on it.
Mercedes record attempt cars in the 1930s.
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11-24-2022, 03:15 PM #6
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The Germans were bad ass. My 50 year old 911S had a top speed of 155 when new. I have had it over 135 several times, even with 108K on the clock. Still pulls hard.
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