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Silver Arrows/Silberpfeile Mercedes-Benz 1937 W125,1938 W154,1939 W165 Sound

Mercedes-Benz W125
1950s1958youtube

I have filmed the last 5 years some of the Silver arrow racing machine’s at the Goodwood Festival of speed ,these cars looks and sounds absoluty stunning MERCEDES BENZ W125 5.6 litreStraight-8 supercharged Won 6 out of 12 races MERCEDES BENZ W154 3.0 litre V12 Won 12 out of 23 race’s MERCEDES BENZ W165 1.5 litre V8 supercharged 254 horsepower Won 1 out of 1 races In 1958 Alfred Neubauer's biography was published, and he described the origin of the Silver Arrows as being accidental. In 1934 the international governing body of motor sport prescribed a maximum weight limit of 750 kg for Grand Prix racing cars, excluding tyres and fuel. Neubauer said that when in spring 1934, the Mercedes-Benz team placed its newMercedes-Benz W25 on the scrutineering scales prior to the Eifelrennen at the Nürburgring, it allegedly recorded 751 kg (1,656 lb). Racing manager Alfred Neubauer and his driverManfred von Brauchitsch, who both later published their memoirs, claimed that they had the idea of removing all the white paint from the bodywork. The story continues that the next day the shining silver aluminium beneath was exposed and scrutineering was passed. After the 350 hp (260 kW) car of Von Brauchitsch won the race, the nickname Silver Arrow was born, according to this version. These cars where driven by Manfred von Brauchitsch Rudolf Caracciola Hermann Lang Richard Seaman Source:WikiPedia /https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Arrows



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The Mercedes-Benz W125 was a Grand Prix racing car produced by German auto manufacturer Mercedes-Benz to race during the 1937 Grand Prix season. Designed by head designer Rudolf Uhlenhaut, the car was used by Rudolf Caracciola to win the 1937 European Championship and W125 drivers also finished in the second, third and fourth positions in the Championship In the same year, Mercedes W125 Record Speed was built.

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