Engine technology has advanced dramatically in the last 80 years and this was about as good as it could get before. 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Streamliner at Amelia Island Concours 40 Photos February 19 2019 3 pm March 20 2017 7 pm by Tom Burkart.
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1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Streamliner. The Mercedes-Benz 540 K Streamliner is an important piece of history for the automaker. Mercedes had planned to enter the Streamliner or streamlined saloon which wed now call a Grand Touring car or Gran Turismo in 1938s long-distance race from Berlin to Rome.
It is truly enormous by all dimensions including its width. The race was postponed for 1939 and then it was cancelled with attentions turned from car racing to war. Cars supercharged engine and slippery body allowed it to glide effortlessly at high speeds.
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Mercedes-Benz Classic presents the Mercedes-Benz 540 K Streamliner to the general public an exceptional vehicle that never ceases to amaze even the experts. Some 75 years after it was built in 1938 the vehicle is back on the road. Mercedes 190E auto Mercedes.
1938 Mercedes 540k Streamliner. That might seem uninspiring to the daily drivers of present day but this was a beastly powertrain in 1937. The resurrection of the 540K Streamliner New life breathed into an automotive legend.
Built in 1938 the unique prototype Streamliner marks a milestone in aerodynamics. Accurate 0 Funny 0 Explore More Wallpapers in the Mercedes-Benz 540K Sub-Category. Parked out on the test track the vehicle looks surprisingly less anachronistic than one might expect of a vehicle built in 1938.
This is a car that was created as a one-off back in 1938 and it. 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Streamliner is One-Off Coupe With Wrap-Around Glass and Aero-Smooth Design February 17 2019 8 pm August 22 2014 10 am by Tom Burkart Mercedes-Benz was coupe-focused at this years Pebble Beach Concours with a number of sexy back catalog models reinforcing the gravitas of the just-launched S-Class Coupe and S63. One that the technical project manager at Mercedes-Benz Classic has been looking forward to for a long time.
Now the matt silver surface finish of the fully restored 540 K Streamliner can shimmer in the sun. Mercedes AMG GT R. Only single prototype was made and it had a turbulent life intended to be a touring racer it became a tire test mule which was lost during the war.
1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Streamliner 5 years 4 months 15 days ago. Like the regular 540K the Streamliner is supercharged and was originally designed to mix comfort with speed on a planned long-distance race from Berlin to Rome in 1938. Stunning looks aside the 1938 540K Streamliner was a real technological tour de force for its time.
This is a unique vehicle created at the time with the potential to compete in the Berlin-Rome long-distance race which was first of all. The 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Streamliner is powered by an 8-cylinder turbocharged engine which produces 180 horsepower. Following extensive restoration and reconstruction this extraordinary vehicle dating from 1938 will celebrate its international public premiere on the west coast of America.
The 540K Streamliner is always a delight to see and photograph. Long forgotten among Mercedes-Benzs prewar racing effort is this 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Streamliner originally built for a high-speed endurance race between Berlin and Rome that never occurred due to the times political climate. The 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Streamliner as it looked in 1938.
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