Mercedes Streamliner car of Rudolf Caracciola in the Avusrennen race, Berlin, Germany, 1937. Artist: Unknown

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Mercedes Streamliner car of Rudolf Caracciola in the Avusrennen race, Berlin, Germany, 1937. Both Mercedes and Auto-Union raced streamliner cars based on their speed record vehicles at Avus in 1937, registering lap speeds never since attained in a Formula race. Hermann Lang emerged as the winner of the race, watched by a crowd numbering 400,000. Having won his heat at the event, Caracciola had to retire from the final with gearbox trouble.

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Size: 5196px × 3628px
Location: World,Europe,Germany,Berlin,Berlin
Photo credit: © National Motor Museum/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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