Like most German industrial companies, World War II left much of Mercedes-Benzâs Stuttgart factory in ruins. However, with time Mercedes rebuilt and returned to what… Read More...
The concept of streamlining and streamliners has been around for countless decades, though it is difficult to find two people who agree on just what… Read More...
When we presented the first part of our continuing interview with F1 design legend John Barnard last March, VRâContributing Editor Mike Jiggle got him to… Read More...
Mention the words âRudiâ and âMercedesâ and what comes to mind? Chances are good it will be images of famed driver Rudolf Caracciola wheeling a… Read More...
Karl Kling was born too late to join Rudolf Caracciola, Manfred Von Brauchitsch and Hermann Lang in their rampage through Grand Prix motor racing of… Read More...
My personal record with the Mercedes 300 SLR was six starts, three wins, two 2nd places and one âwithdrawn when leadingâ…under protest. That was at… Read More...
Without doubt, I have to say my greatest racecar is the Jaguar XJR-9 LM that took me, Jan Lammers and Andy Wallace to victory at… Read More...
Rudolf Uhlenhaut was born in London, during his fatherâs term as head of the London branch of the Deutsche Bank in July 1906. He trained… Read More...
Following their conquest of Mexicoâs Pan-American Road Race in November of 1952, Mercedes-Benz factory drivers Karl Kling and Hermann Lang stand next to the pair… Read More...
How many of you would journey 500 miles across country to race a freshly built car whose engine had never even been fired? Thatâs exactly… Read More...
