Sujet
Rudolf Caracciola driving Mercedes-Benz W25 Streamliner car, 1934. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Rudolf Caracciola driving Mercedes-Benz W25 Streamliner car, 1934. The car is pictured here in its closed cockpit version. Caracciola set a Class C (cars with engines of 3000-5000cc) Land Speed Record of 196.721 mph 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
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/National Motor Museum
Notre référence
HRM19A87_442
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
53,9Mo (1,3Mo) / 41,6cm x 32,4cm / 4912 x 3832 (300dpi)