MERCEDES-BENZ W 163 – year 1939

MERCEDES-BENZ W 163 – year 1939

Daimler Benz AG, Stuttgart, Germany.

After the Grand Prix of England and Italy, in which Auto Union cars turned out to be better and stronger than Mercedes, heads of the racing department of Daimler-Benz, Eng. …

DELAHAYE – year 1938

DELAHAYE – year 1938

Delahaye Automobiles, Paris, France.

The only racing car without a compressor, which could successfully face the three-liter monoposto supercharged, with high engine power, was Delahaye. This happened in the first two …

MASERATI 8 CTF – year 1938

MASERATI 8 CTF – year 1938

Officine Alfieri Maserati SpA, Modena, Italy.

Ernesto brothers, Bindo and Ettore Maserati have opted in 1937 roku z powodu trudności finansowych odsprzedać swoją fabrykę przedsiębiorcy Adolfowi Orsi i jego …

AUTO UNION D – year 1938

AUTO UNION D – year 1938

AutoUnion AG, Zwickau, Germany.

The Auto Union concern has prepared for the season 1938 a new car with a 12-cylinder capacity engine 2990 cm3 (∅ 65 x 75 mm), meeting the requirements of the new three-liter formula including engines and …

MERCEDES-BENZ W154 – year 1938

MERCEDES-BENZ W154 – year 1938

Daimler Benz AG, Stuttgart, Germany.

According to the so-called. three-liter formula valid from 1938 In the year, a new Mercedes model was prepared, marked with the symbol W 154, which further strengthened the dominant position of this car brand on the Grand Prix tracks. New model …

AUTO UNION C – year 1937

AUTO UNION C – year 1937

AutoUnion AG, Zwickau, Germany.

From 1934 year, as a result of refinement, the displacement and power of the Auto Union engines gradually increased. Model C produced in 1936 years had a sixteen-cylinder engine with a capacity of 6010 cm3 (∅ …

MERCEDES-BENZ W 125 – year 1937

MERCEDES-BENZ W 125 – year 1937

Daimler Benz AG, Stuttgart, Germany.

W 1937 In the year, the main prizes in the Grand Prix races went back to Auto Union and Mercedes-Benz. This season, a new Mercedes model was presented, being a modified version of the model 25, …

ALFA ROMEO 12C-36 – year 1936

ALFA ROMEO 12C-36 – year 1936

SA Alfa Romeo, Milano, Italy.

The only competitor boldly competing with the dominant German cars on the Grand Prix tracks in the years 1935-1937 was Nuvolari from Alfa Romeo. After a sensational victory in the German Grand Prix race …

WAS B – year 1935

WAS B – year 1935

English Racing Automobiles Ltd. Lincolnshire, Bourne, United Kingdom.

The idea of ​​building an English racing car occupied Raymond Mays for a long time, who has made friends for this cause – Amhersta Williersa, aviator Peter Berthon and competitor Humprey …

MERCEDES-BENZ W 25 – year 1935

MERCEDES-BENZ W 25 – year 1935

Daimler Benz AG, Stuttgart, Germany.

The new model of Mercedes, compliant with the rules of the racing formula in force in the years 1934—1936, was prepared by the chief designer, Dr. Eng. Hansa Nibela, from 1931 year. In February 1933 work started …