Guest weaving Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 here is a photo from a Swedish race track 1934, where they are showcasing the new race car from Mercedes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted May 23, 2009 Share Posted May 23, 2009 That is Rudi Caracciola in the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Are you sure it's 1934? It might be a year or two later. The car in the background is a 500k/540k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 The Mercedes 500K or 540K looks like a 1935 or 1936. 1935 was a 500K. 1936 was a 540K. A very few 1935s came with the 540K engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 The race car looks to be the later W154 which appeared in late 1937 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzcarnerd Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 Here is a link to some info. http://www.ddavid.com/formula1/merc154.htmI have looked at several pics of the model but have not seen one with the three pointed star on the flank like this one has. I hope we will hear from someone with more knowledge of Mercedes GP car history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest weaving Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 maybe I was wrong about the year, but the race track was Saxtorp in south Sweden, my uncle raced a lot of time on this track. He took this photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest weaving Posted May 24, 2009 Share Posted May 24, 2009 more Mercedes, back on the photo, the Swedish GP. 1933 driver Carl Ebb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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