Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows

by Bolsinger, Markus

• ISBN13: 9783768813778
• ISBN10: 3768813770
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Motorbooks Intl

Summary

Superlative design and luxury engineering where hallmarks of the Silver Arrows that dominated the Grand Prix scene in the late 1930s. Produced with the full cooperation of Mercedes-Benz in Germany, this stunning history beautifully chronicles Mercedes Grand Prix cars from 1934 to today, and includes coverage of the 300SLR and recent Le Mans cars. Technical reviews of the cars along with profiles of racing greats Caracciola, Fangio, Moss, Mansell and Hakkinen round out this fabulous volume.

Table of Contents

Foreword	7	(1)
Professor Jurgen Hubbert
The 1930s
Photographs	8	(8)
Mercedes W25
Photographs	16	(8)
Mercedes W125
The Origin of the Silver Arrows	24	(22)
Chronicle of the first generation - the 1930s
Photographs	46	(6)
Mercedes W154
Photographs	52	(8)
Mercedes W165
Drivers of the 1930S	60	(6)
Manfred von Brauchitsch
Rudolf Caracciola
The 1950s
Photographs	66	(10)
Mercedes W196
``Streamlined''
The Return of the Silver Arrows	76	(20)
Chronicle of the second generation - the 1950s
Photographs	96
Mercedes W196
``Monoposto''
Drivers of the 1950S
Juan Manuel Fangio
The 1990s
Photographs
McLaren-Mercedes
Silver Makes a Comeback
Chronicle of the third generation - the 1990s
Drivers of the 1990S
Mika Hakkinen
David Coulthard
Unsung Heroes
Patrolling the pits
GP Drivers Past and Present
A list of all Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix drivers
The Hallmark of Silver
Silver Arrows - the extended family
Facts and Figures
Technical data relating to Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix cars
In the Frame
Picture credits