Mercedes-Benz still dominated in Grand Prix 1935, but the Auto Union Typ B still won the Italian GP and the Czech GP at Brno. The car was a direct evolution of the Typ A released just a year before. Major changes included larger and longer chassis tubes, a single fuel tank and a high compression engine.

This special bodied W154 chassis was fitted with a special body. The transmission was modified to acomidate high speed record attempts.

The record car chassis was based on the formula car W 125, and it was powered - as was its predecessor in 1936 - by the 12-cylinder engine MD 25 DAB. In a direct competition with Auto Union, Caracciola could set a new record on 28 February 1938. Auto Union's star driver Bernd Rosemeyer was killed in the attempt to break this record immediately; he was caught by a gust of wind which literally tore ...

In September 1938 it was surprisingly announced that a 1.5 formula would be introduced in Tripoli. The dreaded competitors from Germany had no cars with this engine capacity, but they took up the challenge, and within only 8 months built a car which was first over the finishing line again. -- DaimlerChrysler

In September 1936, motor racing's legislative body, the AIACR (Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus), decreed the parameters of the new Grand Prix formula from 1938 onwards. The key elements: a maximum displacement of three litres for supercharged engines, or of 4.5 litres for naturally aspirated units, a minimum weight of 400 or up to 850 kilograms, depending on the engine's d...

This record car, fitted with a 1935 standard W 25 chassis, was a unique custom version. This was the first time in automobile manufacturing that a chassis was faired with a fully streamlined body, including the wheels and the car underbody. In the wind tunnel of the Friedrichshafen Zeppelinwerke, the body was measured as to its aerodynamical characteristics and improved accordingly. This car paved...

n 1934, Caracciola succeeds in establishing several class records on the Gyon speed track in Hungary and on the Avus in a modified W 25. On 30October he establishes a world record, covering a measured mile in 30.71 seconds with a standing start. The performance of the record car wasincreased to 430 hp, its transmission ratios were changed, and its cockpit was equipped with a lining which made Cara...

The W25E was distinctly different for the 1936 season. The wheelbase was shortened, bodywork revised with very high final drive ratio. The car's low top speed was a result of the 3.40 final drive. With different gearing the car could achiveve speeds above 300 kph.

This car is virtually the same as the W25B, the difference being the M25C powerplant.

In its first race the W 25 was one kilogramme over the weight limit. Race manager Neubauer ordered the paint to be sanded off - the first silver arrow was born. The career of the Mercedes-Benz W25 was brilliant, with 16 victories in Grand Prix and other major races to its.

Pierce-Arrow was a small manufacturer that produced luxury cars from 1900 through to 1930. Due to a slumping demand in the luxury-car market, Pierce-Arrow made thier last model in 1938. Over the thirty year period, the company managed to manufacture 1938 units.

The W 154 had been the most successful Silver Arrow until that point in time: Rudolf Caracciola clinched the 1938 European champion's title (a world championship did not yet exist), and the W 154 won three out of four Grand Prix races counting towards the championship.

In 1937 the organizers of the Avus Race decided to drop the requirement of compliance with the 750 kg formula in force at the time, but to allow a free formula without any weight limit. Mercedes-Benz used this opportunity to fit the DAB V 12, 5.6 litre engine that was originally designed for speed record attempts - with over 730 hp, but too heavy for the 750 kg formula - into a W 25 chassis.

Available in both SL500 and SL600 models, each SL Silver Arrow Edition receives a host of special equipment. Both models receive Silver Arrow metallic paint; fully-lined black soft top; brushed aluminum instrument cluster with chrome bezels; aluminum trim on the wind deflector, shift gate, pedals, grille and trunk lid. In addition, unique mechanical componentry includes new multipiece, six-spoke 1...

The evocative shape of the streamlined Typ C must have caused a sensation in 1937. Afterward, and especially in the post war period, the curves of this car found their way onto production cars. That's because this Auto Union was specially shaped for top speed on the Avus circuit near Berlin. At the time, it was the fastest track in the world.

First appearance of the Auto Union Silver Arrow happened on the Avus race track in Berlin 1934. Hans Stuck piloted his Auto Union Typ A and broke three world records.

Leading up to the end of 1937, Auto Union had won 32 of 54 races and needed a new contender for the upcoming restrictions that allowed a three-liter supercharged car with a minimum weight of 850 kgs. For this new formula they developed the Type D which raced alongside the best from Delahaye and Mercedes-Benz in the later half of 1938.

Mercedes-Benz domination in Grand Prix ended with the Auto Union Typ C. It took a few years to get it right, but Ferdinand Porsche's daring design with a mid-mounted V16 finally won. It claimed many victories from 1936 to 1938 until the three-liter formula was laid out for 1939.

Ingolstadt, 2000-09-07 - Crouched low, as if waiting to spring, the Audi Rosermeyer is a concentrated package of abounding energy precise geometry with flowing, aerodynamic lines and functional efficiency.

Just one month after presenting the quattro Spyder, Audi aroused the enthusiasm of the experts once again. At the 1991 Tokyo Motor Show, the Audi Avus quattro stole the limelight. A futuristic sports car study with aluminium body and W12 mid-engine - Audi's commitment to perfect aluminium lightweight technology.