First peak at a series of pics I took on a recent tour of the Mercedes Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany. I almost didn't believe this one when I read it... rather than explain it, I included a pic of the museum description - unreal...

 

Ferdinand Porsche worked for Mercedes is his early years

 

Yup - he was an independent engineer at the time, and also worked with Auto Union (Audi) on a number of their pre-war racers. The "crazy" part was a reference to the power (3000 hp) and speed estimates (373 mph) of the T 80. The "Porsche-designed" part was an interesting side-note.

 

Silver Arrow?, I saw them a few years back at the Audi Museum.

 

Great post, too bad they never let it run.

 

yes too bad.....

 

Benz is the ****.

 

luckily it survived the war and wasn't pillaged by the russians.

 

Whoaaa that is amazing. 350+mph in 1940!!! Engineering brilliance. It looks like a plane on the road.