When Mercedes-Benz returned to motor racing in
the 1950s it did so with an aggressive attack across the board. The
magnificent 300SLR took Stirling Moss to a record-shattering victory in
the Mille Miglia and (with Peter Collins) in the grueling Targa Florio.
Other track victories took Mercedes-Benz to the World Manufacturers'
Championship that year. Tragedy struck as well: a 300SLR went into the
crowd at Le Mans, resulting in 82 deaths and many injuries. With unique
and rarely seen images, Karl Ludvigsen presents the dramatic story of
these racers with their tubular space frames, inboard brakes and
fuel-injected desmodromic-valved, eight-cylinder engines. Covers the
secret tests at Hockenheim, the never-raced coupe version of the 300SLR
and the model prepared for 1956 - a season that these cars never
experienced.
Condition: This is a NEW BOOK
Author: Karl Ludrigsen
ISBN: 1583881220
Publisher: Ertel Publishing
Binding Type: Paperback
Pages: 128
Weight: 1.12
