I just saw one of these going flat out around the track at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Bloody fantastic. It was in a race with a whole lot of similar machines (including the "Beast of Turin"), all of which were also going flat out, it was the most epic thing I think I've ever seen.
@EarthAdvocate *actually 8 cars were built.* 1935 mercedes benz built car no.7 (shown in this video) partially with parts from car no.6, and remaining parts from car no.3, which 1922 was almost fully destroyed in a crash. and 2004 an american collector built car no.8 with help of mercedes benz. as a model for the private project, the mercedes benz museum provided him with his own blitzen benz (car no.7) for one year. in order for the replica to be as true to the original as possible, he received the parts of the crash car (no.3) in the mercedes magazine, including the engine no.9141 and a few ancillaries. parts of an original body still existed in the united states. greetings from germany 🙂
I've seen an Early, (1912 I think) Rolls Royce started like this; no starter motor used! First prime the cylinders by turning the engine over a couple of turns. Press a button to turn on a trembler coil; similar to a door bell. The trembler coil fires a high voltage coil that makes the spark plug that is in a cylinder on the compression stroke fire, igniting fuel that was sucked in during priming. The engine runs and the magneto takes over the spark!
Brian, this is the greatest comment of all! Thanks for checking in, and I hope your family has a treasure trove of stories, pictures and pride for what your great-great uncle achieved. They were true pioneers back then, with skill, and nerves of steel.
+EarthAdvocate You are absolutely right, Bob Burman achieved several International Records in 1911, with flying start over a kilometer he reached 226,7 km/ h, about 141,5 m/h . over a mile 228,1 km/h nearly 143 m/h and also kept 225,9 km/h after 2 miles and added several american records over 2,3,5 and 20 miles to that. He sure was the fastest man ever for about 16 years(?!) until the big Sunbeams appeared.
Why is this car not in the Louvre? More a piece of art than a A to B contraption. Sumptuous piece of design and workmanship. 21.5 litres though. Hats off to those responsible for the suspension and ballast design.
Don't be silly, Clint! The family that could afford such a beast would have had great herds of tame chauffeurs roaming the grounds of their Schloss. In fact, I'll bet even the chauffeurs had their own butlers and footmen, so the start-up would have been an even more complicated affair. "Always follow the chain of command..." Worth waiting for, though! ;-)
The car is a beautiful piece of art all on its own. I couldn't imagine driving that car back in the day and comparably nothing was fast and nothing was near as fast as that thing was.
It would have been better with narration. I think he was getting one of the pistons to TDC before engaging the starter. Also, turning the engine over prior to start spread oil on the walls of the cylinders to make the starting easier and provide some protection to the cylinder walls. But I am just guessing and would have liked an explanation.
Check out the other video, that includes an interview about this car, with Nate Lander. Think of this as a dragster or Formula race car from 103yrs ago: its 'gas mileage' was approximately TEN gallons PER MILE. 21.5 litres, four cylinder. 200hp, when a Ford barely put out 20hp. Twice as fast as the world's fastest plane at the time puts things in perspective.
In any reasonably big european (or Japanese) city this would be taken seriously. To get to my previous workplace in Cracow it took me, door to door: 40 min on foot, or 25 min by streetcar or 10 min riding a bicicle or more than an hour driving and parking (anything larger than Ford Contour doesn't fit anywhere anyways)
Absolutely incredible piece of history and machinery. It is hard to believe that this car is 102 years old and still runs beautifully. I'm sure it has been fully restored and the engine has been completely rebuilt (if not multiple times) but it is still amazing that this machine purrs the way it does. I would give anything to own even a replica of this car. My all time dream car is a 1929 Bentley 4.5 litre but this is probably a very close second. This machines are incredible.
Imagine 140 mph with that huge chain spinning near your right arm. Scary and fantastic at the same time. Drivers of the era deserve more than just respect.
1909, how sweet it was. I can just see the engineers sitting around the design table when some had to ask in German of course. "So; do you think this is sufficient displacement to be competitive guys, or do we need to think bigger?"
It might go something like this... please any Germans... correct this!! "So glaubt euch es reicht mit der Verdrängerungsraum oder sollen wir noch grösser überlegen? "
@@like2view "Was denkt ihr, reicht der Hubraum oder sollen wir groesser planen?" (Not quite exact, but probably closer to what they were saying/thinking :-))
Engineers in 1909 hadn't yet solved the mystery of how to jump start a car. Every time they tried to put the jumper cables on, the horse would kick them and run off.
when you compare this to getting a horse in harness and the cart hooked up, it is fairly close as far as time taken and work done.... and this thing will stay where you park it, unless it has help, it wont run off.
Dude, I'm almost crying. 1909? The soul of this car beats in my E55. Shes put away for the winter 3 days now and I already miss her. Every other car maker is still playing catch up. MB invented the automobile. :-D
I'm intrigued. I bet that car is priceless. Seems well engineered and I love the attention to detail. I bet those pistons are huge. Does the crankshaft run on shell bearings supported on five journels like today's four cylinder engines?
Man those lightened rockers helped it achieve a few extra miles! Talk about a massive heavy engine. But boy it sure is pretty, low RPM and loads of torque. Engine deserves to have a nameplate on each bank for sure!
Since I started to watch this, I've had 46 work christmas parties and I'm still waiting for the car to start :) All I can see is a damn heavy paperweight :)
Seeing the drive chain @ 1:36 reminds me of the world speed record attempt in 1927 using a similar car....the driver was leaning out of the cockpit to watch the front wheels and the drive chain broke and took his head clean off. Parry-Thomas.....Pendine Sands, Wales. An urban myth apparently....but the thought popped into my head. Merry Christmas.
I think this video should say, "He did something in the cockpit, he did something on the far side of the car while the camera showed a closeup of his shirt, he tweaked some unknown stuff on the firewall, some other guy turned a crank, the camera followed bits and pieces of it, and the engine started."
+FichDichInDemArsch Back in the early 60s I was at a vintage race meeting at the Oulton Park racing circuit here in the UK and was stood beside this car when it was fired up for a run. As I recall,three people came across the paddock area.One climbed in,and after a few moments preparation the other two cranked the engine. It started and was away to the start line in certainly less than 2 minuets from cold. No fuss,no problems. Someone here just doesn't have a clue..and it shows.
From what it looks like you first prime the engine by cranking it with no ignition, then fire the tremblers when the engine is top dead center so the fuel ignites, and if it doesent start you have to do it again.
If you fired it at top dead center the crank and connecting rod would be in line and the engine wouldn't turn. So you'd have to align it just a tiny bit after.
Once the worlds fastest method of transport. I don’t think anyone can comprehend that. It’s not just a land speed record, it’s an overall record. That puts it on the same scale as the X-15 hypersonic aircraft, not the land speed record cars. The fastest manned vehicle anywhere. Incredible.
This was done on Sunday, the showcase day at Pebble Beach, and while the requirement is that all cars be functional and must be driven onto the course under their own power for the day, it was started up as a demonstration for those present a few times during the day. With 21+litres, in a 100+ year old FOUR cylinder engine, everything conspires to make it a circus act to pull off. I don't know the compression ratio on that engine, but given the displacement my guess is that it is pretty low, at least by today's standards. What fuel were they using in 1909, vs what is available in the 21st Century? LOTS of reasons to sit back and marvel at the fact that its speed on the beach, at 140mph wasn't matched even by an airplane for nearly ten years.
No, its because they are cheap. Instead of adding new technology for better performance they would rather put in the old tech and sell you a truck with a fancy interior for $50k
My God, My Great Uncle Barney Oldfield won the Indy in 1909 in this car! This is great! I still have a cute '69 280sl I bring out of the garage for a fun day. Love the Benz
hey guys ...do not compare the start up time with todays technology . may be this would have been fastest start up time in 1909. this however is a classic piece of engineering of that time. appreciate the people who kept it in this shape that it looks like new even after more than 100 years.
Gut Schabbas!!! Wirglisch Wunderschä!!! It is so nice to see this vehicle and to see the Prussian Emblem, Prussia May be gone due to my great grandparents and grandparents dismay, but when historical relic survive that is amazing just as it’s amazing that my grandparents from East Prussia had their synagogue rebuilt by the Russian-Soviet occupiers of East Prussia at this time
Governing Design Principle -Classic Engineering - "Built Strongest Where the Stress is Greatest." A lady I dated used to describe herself with that phrase... Such a Symphony! (Where are the Harbor Seals????)
What a beauty. I assumed, that whomever owned one of those cars, at the turned of the 21 century, was never on time. I could have taken a shower, eat my breakfast, and read the morning paper, with the time that took to start that monster. Oh, and ride my bicycle to work too. But again, that was like owning a spaceship back then.
Tis is not just a car, it is both a technical masterpiece and a piece of art. Absolutely beautiful.
Truly. Look at that tasteful livery, all of the mirror-polished brass.
6:35 Art in Motion!!! Beautiful!!! Got to love that "pedestrian safe" radiator design, quickly relieves undo suffering in a pedestrian collision.
Quick death by german Mercedes Benz 21,5 litre
"Pedestrians? On our road?"
Looks like it would be perfect position to take out the aorta of an adult.
I just saw one of these going flat out around the track at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Bloody fantastic. It was in a race with a whole lot of similar machines (including the "Beast of Turin"), all of which were also going flat out, it was the most epic thing I think I've ever seen.
And heard, I guess.
@EarthAdvocate
*actually 8 cars were built.*
1935 mercedes benz built car no.7 (shown in this video) partially with parts
from car no.6, and remaining parts from car no.3, which 1922 was almost
fully destroyed in a crash. and 2004 an american collector built car no.8
with help of mercedes benz. as a model for the private project, the mercedes
benz museum provided him with his own blitzen benz (car no.7) for one year.
in order for the replica to be as true to the original as possible, he received the
parts of the crash car (no.3) in the mercedes magazine, including the engine
no.9141 and a few ancillaries. parts of an original body still existed in the
united states.
greetings from germany 🙂
Engineering becomes artwork. Imagine the pride in building one. It really shows.
That's why you wait with a running engine ;)
Não falei nada.
And the Germans are carrying on Workmanship.
Beautiful machine. Can only imagine the awe and wonder of a boy watching this back in 1909. Like the Star Trek Enterprise to a kid now.
I've seen an Early, (1912 I think) Rolls Royce started like this; no starter motor used! First prime the cylinders by turning the engine over a couple of turns. Press a button to turn on a trembler coil; similar to a door bell. The trembler coil fires a high voltage coil that makes the spark plug that is in a cylinder on the compression stroke fire, igniting fuel that was sucked in during priming. The engine runs and the magneto takes over the spark!
thank you neil.
I was wonder how it started.
I was wondering how it started with out the crank also.
That’s what I thought. Almost started a car that way once, except it went the wrong direction a few turns
Great info Neil. I just learned a lot from you. I wondered how it worked.
"Gentlemen, start your engines!" Crowd takes a nap.
😂😂😂😂😂
That's a good funny
7min of my life that I will NEVER get it back...
@@theleo77 u wouldve wasted it anyway on another video
Um, yeah..interesting. 👍😉
That's exactly the same amount of time needed to start a car in horror films.
😂😂😂😂
Nope the same amount of time to start any common American car from the 1970- 90ies
That was good.
And they are all 5.0 sounds in movies
Same amount of time it takes to walk to town! 🤓
It's so nice to hear the Benz. My great-great uncle Bob Burman drove this car. Thanks Bob !!
Brian, this is the greatest comment of all! Thanks for checking in, and I hope your family has a treasure trove of stories, pictures and pride for what your great-great uncle achieved. They were true pioneers back then, with skill, and nerves of steel.
+EarthAdvocate You are absolutely right, Bob Burman achieved several International Records in 1911, with flying start over a kilometer he reached 226,7 km/ h, about 141,5 m/h . over a mile 228,1 km/h nearly 143 m/h and also kept 225,9 km/h after 2 miles and added several american records over 2,3,5 and 20 miles to that. He sure was the fastest man ever for about 16 years(?!) until the big Sunbeams appeared.
+Brian Burman yeah its the greatest comment of all, you've got no idea how many people came to this clip to learn a little more about Bob
Well at least I learnt something while waiting for them to start it.
He didn't drive it much then
What a beautiful piece of engineering!
Makes me think of chitty-chitty bang bang
Whoever piloted that to 140mph back in the day, had balls of pure German steel.
Balls of Kruppstahl!
After someone else started the engine for him
bob bob You mean he had rusty balls?
@@jacobhall979 thats a german car and by that time
140km/h not miles!🤦♂️
Why is this car not in the Louvre?
More a piece of art than a A to B contraption.
Sumptuous piece of design and workmanship.
21.5 litres though.
Hats off to those responsible for the suspension and ballast design.
Lovely! Just superb legs at 3:47. That is the work of true craftsmanship!
Tooth picks
Down grandpa.
I have to admit, I was checking out the MILF in the background as well.
i was 9 years old when this video started. i am 67 now.
"Hurry" the cops are coming... Just give me another 10 more minutes.
@@Scott-vx2ks Das coppers, Das coppers! we are Das fuckenheimered.
Ha ha i know....i grew a fkin beard watching this
@@TheMattzki hella funny.
@sly123 it’s 2.45am, everyone in the house *was* asleep. Then I read that. 😂😂🤣🤣🤣😭😭👍👍
Not just a car guy but a machinery guy. This is very special. Thanks guys.
Dad, can I borrow the Benz? Sure son if you can get it started!
Don't be silly, Clint! The family that could afford such a beast would have had great herds of tame chauffeurs roaming the grounds of their Schloss. In fact, I'll bet even the chauffeurs had their own butlers and footmen, so the start-up would have been an even more complicated affair. "Always follow the chain of command..."
Worth waiting for, though! ;-)
Elli P great point! Lol
The car is a beautiful piece of art all on its own. I couldn't imagine driving that car back in the day and comparably nothing was fast and nothing was near as fast as that thing was.
It's like a living piece of art! As a car guy, i definitely appreciate the revving. Thanks for the video!
Well, I'm never going to complain about how hard my lawn mower is to start again.
It would have been better with narration. I think he was getting one of the pistons to TDC before engaging the starter. Also, turning the engine over prior to start spread oil on the walls of the cylinders to make the starting easier and provide some protection to the cylinder walls. But I am just guessing and would have liked an explanation.
That engine sound is music to my ears and a hymn to the automóvil engineering 👍
So you are telling me that this thing runs at 140 mph without a diff on the back????? 😱😱😱😱
I can't think of enough words to describe how awesome that car is and to see how it started and ran....
"Hans, what are you toing with ze car?"
"I'm starting him up for ze roat trip on Freitag, Greta.."
"But itz only Wednesday!"
What da f@ck..hahaha
I know, Greta. I‘m pretty late this week.
What's the maximum depth that it can safely dive to?
Oh, it can go all the way to the bottom.
@@terryk5412.me balls will be crunched at those depth.
Needed a second to notice the reference to "Das Boot" and "Johann"
Check out the other video, that includes an interview about this car, with Nate Lander.
Think of this as a dragster or Formula race car from 103yrs ago: its 'gas mileage' was approximately TEN gallons PER MILE. 21.5 litres, four cylinder. 200hp, when a Ford barely put out 20hp.
Twice as fast as the world's fastest plane at the time puts things in perspective.
What a beautiful piece of machinery
So great to see these beautiful old cars preserved for future generations to see! Nice video!
"Sorry I'm late boss, I decided to drive in today"
you should of taken the horse.
In any reasonably big european (or Japanese) city this would be taken seriously. To get to my previous workplace in Cracow it took me, door to door: 40 min on foot, or 25 min by streetcar or 10 min riding a bicicle or more than an hour driving and parking (anything larger than Ford Contour doesn't fit anywhere anyways)
That car is absolutely beautiful!! Back when people took pride in their work.
Absolutely incredible piece of history and machinery. It is hard to believe that this car is 102 years old and still runs beautifully. I'm sure it has been fully restored and the engine has been completely rebuilt (if not multiple times) but it is still amazing that this machine purrs the way it does. I would give anything to own even a replica of this car. My all time dream car is a 1929 Bentley 4.5 litre but this is probably a very close second. This machines are incredible.
Magnificent German engineering! Wouldn't expect less!
Imagine 140 mph with that huge chain spinning near your right arm. Scary and fantastic at the same time. Drivers of the era deserve more than just respect.
1909, how sweet it was. I can just see the engineers sitting around the design table when some had to ask in German of course. "So; do you think this is sufficient displacement to be competitive guys, or do we need to think bigger?"
It might go something like this... please any Germans... correct this!! "So glaubt euch es reicht mit der Verdrängerungsraum oder sollen wir noch grösser überlegen? "
@@like2view "Was denkt ihr, reicht der Hubraum oder sollen wir groesser planen?" (Not quite exact, but probably closer to what they were saying/thinking :-))
What a beauty. Respect !
Engineers in 1909 hadn't yet solved the mystery of how to jump start a car. Every time they tried to put the jumper cables on, the horse would kick them and run off.
when you compare this to getting a horse in harness and the cart hooked up, it is fairly close as far as time taken and work done.... and this thing will stay where you park it, unless it has help, it wont run off.
ja 300- can't trust a single horse...
Never ceases to amaze me. What a beautiful machine. Great video!
Dude, I'm almost crying. 1909? The soul of this car beats in my E55. Shes put away for the winter 3 days now and I already miss her. Every other car maker is still playing catch up. MB invented the automobile. :-D
Those krauts have made some awesome cars over the years.
Donner und Blitzen! Let's hope their car industry lasts a thousand years, at least.
Hahaha, love the santa reference. I think it will. Mine has 70k on it and feels newer and tighter than most new cars.
Hi are you saying Mercedes Benz invented the car?? Am pretty sure most authorities give the credit to Daimler
Start stop technology has come a long way since 1909 :-)
I'm intrigued. I bet that car is priceless. Seems well engineered and I love the attention to detail. I bet those pistons are huge. Does the crankshaft run on shell bearings supported on five journels like today's four cylinder engines?
As beautiful as it is and as fast as I am sure it is I would have walked wherever I was going before I could start it!
Using this when going to work only mean you have to wake up little bit earlier than with modern car.
@@topivaltanen4432 ALOT earlier..
What an incredible piece of engineering, especially for the time period.
The registration clearly states, "NOT TO BE USED FOR BANK ROBBERIES."
I raced one of these at Daytona, the race was over before I got it started.
Man those lightened rockers helped it achieve a few extra miles! Talk about a massive heavy engine. But boy it sure is pretty, low RPM and loads of torque. Engine deserves to have a nameplate on each bank for sure!
What a great rare car! That's when starting an engine was a selabrated event! What a record setter.
Didn't fancy school then ?
*Celebrated*
Respect: Beautiful car by original geniuses! Must have been strenuous to engineer it. Today's are simply an improved works of our ingenious ancestors!
Since I started to watch this, I've had 46 work christmas parties and I'm still waiting for the car to start :) All I can see is a damn heavy paperweight :)
Sounds much the same as a modern day diesel Benz
They are a lot easier to start though😀
@@mercomania not in russian winter -50
Это не дизель,бензин и свечи походе современного типа
A modern day diesel isn't a huge pain in the ass to start
No it doesnt.... check your ears.
The thing I find most amazing about this... is that someone actually FIGURED OUT this starting sequence in the first place!
@thirteenfingers : The did it by trial and lots of errors! 😉
Seeing the drive chain @ 1:36 reminds me of the world speed record attempt in 1927 using a similar car....the driver was leaning out of the cockpit to watch the front wheels and the drive chain broke and took his head clean off. Parry-Thomas.....Pendine Sands, Wales. An urban myth apparently....but the thought popped into my head. Merry Christmas.
OMG the ritual make me crazzy😀😀
But I love the ancient technology...
The man who made that is a superman...
Even if this oldie does 140 mph, you could arrive faster in a 30 mph car with a starter.
But would it be as much fun? What a machine.
I'll get you Penelope Pitstop!! When I can start this damn car.
Merveilleuse mécanique, et très propre ! Félicitations.
Not the best getaway car for bank robberies.
Reaches 228.1 kilometres per hour (141.7 mph)... once you spend 30 minutes to start the engine.
Jack Frost it is if you leave it running
rrrrrrright. . . leave it running. John should be in charge : )
Could you sell the car for more than the bank has on hand and be gone in 55-60 seconds?
Not your type of car, most definitely not, a total sure bust.
I'm already late for work and have to start up this thing lol
That's not an engine, it's a work of art.
Double speed record for top speed and slowest start sequence in history.
1/10th of this video was really interesting. 9/20ths were repetitions guff.
It had to do 140mph to make up for the time it takes to start it ... ffs!
5:10 he was dying to turn/wind that thing. 😂
Whatever you do, don't stall at the lights!
more than 5 litre in one cylinder, wowwww
The car was started.
Me: What a journey!
Susanna Kristiina yes and by the looks of things after that "very weird" head pat the car wasnt the only thing started UP
I think this video should say, "He did something in the cockpit, he did something on the far side of the car while the camera showed a closeup of his shirt, he tweaked some unknown stuff on the firewall, some other guy turned a crank, the camera followed bits and pieces of it, and the engine started."
Fast forward to 6:27...
The whole point of this video is the starting process.
you're rude.
+FichDichInDemArsch Conor you be anymore ignorant?
+FichDichInDemArsch Back in the early 60s I was at a vintage race meeting at the Oulton Park racing circuit here in the UK and was stood beside this car when it was fired up for a run. As I recall,three people came across the paddock area.One climbed in,and after a few moments preparation the other two cranked the engine. It started and was away to the start line in certainly less than 2 minuets from cold. No fuss,no problems. Someone here just doesn't have a clue..and it shows.
@Ben Bucci Oh come on now
Picture doing this every morning before work...
From what it looks like you first prime the engine by cranking it with no ignition, then fire the tremblers when the engine is top dead center so the fuel ignites, and if it doesent start you have to do it again.
If you fired it at top dead center the crank and connecting rod would be in line and the engine wouldn't turn. So you'd have to align it just a tiny bit after.
Your forgot to add the Fahrvergnügen
The perfect bank heist car :-)
better leave it running
bill mcgillem might run out of gas though
Cop car ????
Now all we need is someone who can shoot good video.
Almost as complex as setting up proxy on Apache on kubernetes pods on kvm on qemu on Centos 7.
That's what I was just thinking!
I'm getting a lot of old recommended this is 9 years old now it'll come around when covid comes back. Let's go Brandon!
Holy smokes,look at the size of that engine! The pistons must be enormous!🙀
1312 cubic inch inline 4.
Must have pistons the size of a dinner plate.
110 years old now (2019) 😍
Once the worlds fastest method of transport. I don’t think anyone can comprehend that. It’s not just a land speed record, it’s an overall record. That puts it on the same scale as the X-15 hypersonic aircraft, not the land speed record cars. The fastest manned vehicle anywhere. Incredible.
I'm off to work honey!
OK, have a good day!
One hour later...
I thought you were going to work?
STILL PRIMING!!!!
The exposed valvegear looks as dry as a dry bone. Hope he lubed it up a bit beforehand.
The exposed part doesn't rub on anything.
Knowing how sharply you have to get the timing, and how difficult it may be to start -
Why would you shut it down so quickly?
This was done on Sunday, the showcase day at Pebble Beach, and while the requirement is that all cars be functional and must be driven onto the course under their own power for the day, it was started up as a demonstration for those present a few times during the day. With 21+litres, in a 100+ year old FOUR cylinder engine, everything conspires to make it a circus act to pull off. I don't know the compression ratio on that engine, but given the displacement my guess is that it is pretty low, at least by today's standards. What fuel were they using in 1909, vs what is available in the 21st Century? LOTS of reasons to sit back and marvel at the fact that its speed on the beach, at 140mph wasn't matched even by an airplane for nearly ten years.
1909- pushrods were great techology
2016- chevy STILL puts them in their engines
+Brian X Pushrods were invented in 1902 by David Buick, in Detroit
No, its because they are cheap. Instead of adding new technology for better performance they would rather put in the old tech and sell you a truck with a fancy interior for $50k
Bri
Brian X
so does Harley
Brian X they also give better low rev torque
This just in, there's an opening for a mechanic at Mercedes-Benz motors. Not much starting experience necessary.
My God, My Great Uncle Barney Oldfield won the Indy in 1909 in this car! This is great! I still have a cute '69 280sl I bring out of the garage for a fun day. Love the Benz
Gentlemen, start your engines!
20 minutes later...brum brum :-D
Haha right:-)
Fabulous. Also: "Hey, when I say, 'chain-driven', I mean 'CHAIN-DRIVEN'.
Sweeeeeeet...
As a hopeless gearhead, there is nothing more mesmerizing that exposed rocker gear.
lol it sounds like a lawn mower! but this really is a beautiful car.
good god. Everytime they have to do this?
Junk? This is a 109 year engine, with 21,5 litter, this engine are built with tecnology of 1909, of course it will need some "rituals" to fire up.
Rafael there is probably more ingeniosity in this car than most of the car today ; )
This isn't your regulair Opel with spare parts laying around ya know.
Rafael it doesnt need to be this long though.
They made it look complicated for the video and people that where there watching.
hey guys ...do not compare the start up time with todays technology . may be this would have been fastest start up time in 1909. this however is a classic piece of engineering of that time. appreciate the people who kept it in this shape that it looks like new even after more than 100 years.
I'm waiting for the Japanese version to come out.
Blitzen really not suited for blitzkrieg...
Gut Schabbas!!! Wirglisch Wunderschä!!! It is so nice to see this vehicle and to see the Prussian Emblem, Prussia May be gone due to my great grandparents and grandparents dismay, but when historical relic survive that is amazing just as it’s amazing that my grandparents from East Prussia had their synagogue rebuilt by the Russian-Soviet occupiers of East Prussia at this time
I'm hoping that MASSIVE chain is part of the braking system and not the drive line ...looks dangerous
There was a driver that lost his head when a drive chain snapped durring a race.
No steam locomotive passed 200 km/h until the 1930s.
The words: “steampunk”, “ridiculous”, and “wonderful” spring to mind…
"hello boss? my car won't start...I'm cant go to work today, sorry"
Governing Design Principle -Classic Engineering - "Built Strongest Where the Stress is Greatest."
A lady I dated used to describe herself with that phrase...
Such a Symphony!
(Where are the Harbor Seals????)
What a beauty. I assumed, that whomever owned one of those cars, at the turned of the 21 century, was never on time. I could have taken a shower, eat my breakfast, and read the morning paper, with the time that took to start that monster. Oh, and ride my bicycle to work too. But again, that was like owning a spaceship back then.
its pretty badass for a car form 09"
iwan van de p 140 kph in 1909, that was pushing engineering to the limits.
+trespire 140MPH
In 1906 a 126 cubic-inch, 20hp Stanley Steamer hit 127.66 mph.
More powerfull that my car