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You're welcome, I appreciated your comment. I've always been a fan of ancient cars, most people look at them casually and cannot understand their importance, often they see them as carts on wheels or a little more. They fail to understand that are the cars of those pioneering years that led to the evolution of the vehicles. Being able to see them ran, and as happens at Goodwood, also driven very hard, is a real pleasure. Patience if a few people will see these videos, but I know that those few are true fans 😉👍
Wow, what you are telling me is incredible. Congratulations. I don't have enough information to tell you if this car has always been in Europe or comes from the United States. I found this video of Mercedes with an identical car at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance over 10 years ago. Could this be the car that belonged to your grandfather?
Really interesting; I don't know your age. Did you get to hear your grandfather's stories? Or were they told you by your parents? He was a victorious driver, winning the French Grand Prix twice in 1908 and 1914
@@Italiansupercarvideo I never met him and my mother also not but I think my grandmothers brother knew him and told the stories to my mom she told them to me
I’m not sure if that is the auto. I remember playing around in the Garage and the care was there. I also have a news paper , the Quincy Patriot Ledger dated June 24, of 1938 that has a front page article about the car and. My grandfather.
What you are telling me is fantastic, it's all exciting. You should try to contact experts in history and classic cars, or even the editorial staff of that newspaper, if it still exists and see if there are other photos to do some research. Usually, these cars were designed for racing and will have raced in their career. Also, there are a few examples. You could try to contact the Mercedes classic car department in Germany and ask them to help you research the car's racing history 😉
There were still a number of manufacturers still making tires for cars like this. The owner/driver of this car; ua-cam.com/video/smiakhErSuQ/v-deo.html Also owns a tire company who makes tires specifically for vintage race cars. It's called Blockley tire company
@@Italiansupercarvideo Still, you had to be some sort of a Hindu Deity to use it. Four pedals, a gear lever and an adjacent brake lever, plus the steering wheel, and, If you're driving solo, there's the pressure pump for the fuel!
@@jcgabriel1569 That's right, we see these drivers using them quite easily, but I think there's a lot of practice behind them before they can use in this way. In addition to everything you wrote that made me smile because it's true, you have to think of everything else, like the almost total lack of brakes, an uncertain road holding, the road surface gravel and full of potholes at the time....
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That Benz looks pretty dam fast for 1908! Thanks for sharing! 👍🏿
You're welcome, I appreciated your comment. I've always been a fan of ancient cars, most people look at them casually and cannot understand their importance, often they see them as carts on wheels or a little more. They fail to understand that are the cars of those pioneering years that led to the evolution of the vehicles. Being able to see them ran, and as happens at Goodwood, also driven very hard, is a real pleasure. Patience if a few people will see these videos, but I know that those few are true fans 😉👍
@@Italiansupercarvideo Big fan this way! Happy Holidays!
@@maclac48 Thanks, happy holidays!
Was this auto ever in the USA? My grandfather had one of three I do believe. I still have a news paper article about him and the vehicle dated 1947.!
Wow, what you are telling me is incredible. Congratulations. I don't have enough information to tell you if this car has always been in Europe or comes from the United States. I found this video of Mercedes with an identical car at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance over 10 years ago. Could this be the car that belonged to your grandfather?
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Fun fact: Christian Lautenschlager was my grand grand father I once sat in the car in the Mercedes Benz museum because my family got invited
Really interesting; I don't know your age. Did you get to hear your grandfather's stories? Or were they told you by your parents? He was a victorious driver, winning the French Grand Prix twice in 1908 and 1914
@@Italiansupercarvideo I never met him and my mother also not but I think my grandmothers brother knew him and told the stories to my mom she told them to me
@@Italiansupercarvideo the Car In the video is his car isn’t it ??
@@Italiansupercarvideo I just know that I sat in a car but I don’t know wich one I was 8 years old I think
A 520 X-ring chain conversion would free up another 10-20 HP on this car! You can hear the friction of the implement type chains as it goes by.
I read that when a Mercedes GP like this raced in those years, one of these units reached around 180 hp and therefore what you say is correct 👍
I’m not sure if that is the auto. I remember playing around in the Garage and the care was there. I also have a news paper , the Quincy Patriot Ledger dated June 24, of 1938 that has a front page article about the car and. My grandfather.
What you are telling me is fantastic, it's all exciting. You should try to contact experts in history and classic cars, or even the editorial staff of that newspaper, if it still exists and see if there are other photos to do some research. Usually, these cars were designed for racing and will have raced in their career. Also, there are a few examples. You could try to contact the Mercedes classic car department in Germany and ask them to help you research the car's racing history 😉
Who does produce tires for this car?
I don't want to be wrong, but Firestone should be one of the manufacturers that produce them.
I am sure Coker Tire makes some.
@@upsidedowndog1256 Thanks for this additional information.
There were still a number of manufacturers still making tires for cars like this. The owner/driver of this car;
ua-cam.com/video/smiakhErSuQ/v-deo.html
Also owns a tire company who makes tires specifically for vintage race cars. It's called Blockley tire company
Sounds a bit like SLR
Building powerful cars only a few years after they were invented
Man has always been in search of speed, and cars like this are proof of this 👍
There were only three made….
Hang on a minute, it's got *four pedals!!!*
Oh damn, yes, cars of this type were pretty complicated to use 😅😂
@@Italiansupercarvideo Still, you had to be some sort of a Hindu Deity to use it. Four pedals, a gear lever and an adjacent brake lever, plus the steering wheel, and, If you're driving solo, there's the pressure pump for the fuel!
@@jcgabriel1569 That's right, we see these drivers using them quite easily, but I think there's a lot of practice behind them before they can use in this way. In addition to everything you wrote that made me smile because it's true, you have to think of everything else, like the almost total lack of brakes, an uncertain road holding, the road surface gravel and full of potholes at the time....
@@Italiansupercarvideo Not to mention the dust on those gravel roads that would blind you and prevent you from seeing much ahead.
@@jcgabriel1569 You're right; nowadays, we have no idea how complicated and dangerous it was to drive those cars, let alone drive them in races!