The Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen was an experimental, high-speed automobile produced in the late 1930s. The streamlined car was derived from the 1937 open-wheel race car Mercedes-Benz W125 Formel-Re
The W125 Rekordwagen on display at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany.
Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen rear-left Mercedes-Benz Museum
Bernd Rosemeyer
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Bernd Rosemeyer was a German racing driver and speed record holder. He is often considered one of the greatest racing drivers of his era.
Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen
…Limited copies were made of them and were later sold for various auctions, and Mercedes kept the copy in its museum in Stuttgart. Popular driver Bernd Rosemeyer was killed later the same day when trying to beat that record for Auto Union. This also put an end to the record attempts of Mercedes, even though Hans…
Rosemeyer (left), with Elly Beinhorn and Ferdinand Porsche
Bernd Rosemeyer at the Nürburgring in 1937
Budapest, Hungary 1936: Rudolf Carraciola in front of Bernd Rosemeyer
Bernd Rosemeyer with the Vanderbilt Cup (1937)