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Mercedes 300 SL, Car of the Century Review

April 12, 2021 By pete

A very enjoyable book.

Review by Pete Vack

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL: The Car of the Century
by Hans Kleissl and Harry Niemann
Hard cover in dust jacket
374 pages, 403 images
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Unexpectedly Pleasant

I offer my profuse apologies for the lead photo of Miss Scicolone, perched as she is on a Mercedes 300SL. No doubt she would have looked much nicer accompanied by a 250GT Berlinetta or an A6GCS 2000 Maserati. However, as we shall see, there is a reason for this. [Read more…] about Mercedes 300 SL, Car of the Century Review

Book Review: Rudolf Uhlenhaut

March 7, 2017 By pete

Rudolf Uhlenhaut: Engineer and Gentleman
By Wolfgang Scheller and Thomas Pollak
Translated by Carmen Pollak
Dalton Watson, March 2017
ISBN 978-1-85443-282-7
304 mm by 219 mm 308 Pages, 296 illustrations
Hardcover with dust jacket
US $89 plus shipping

Review by Pete Vack
All photos from the book with the permission of the publisher

Rudolf Uhlenhaut: Engineer and Gentleman by Wolfgang Scheller and Thomas Pollak is the latest book from Dalton Watson Fine Books, a publisher who now seems to be (thankfully) promoting books on automotive personalities. Two recent books were Thrill of the Chase and Marcello Gandini. While Uhlenhaut does not quite measure up to the previous books from Dalton, because of the subject matter, it is a very welcome addition to the library.

Rudolf Uhlenhaut about to test drive the W154.

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Chinese Grand Prix 2012

April 18, 2012 By vack

Stirling Moss at Monaco, 1955 with the Mercedes-Benz W196. With Fangio, the Mercedes team would win every Grand Prix that year aside from Monaco, where they retired with mechanical problems. Photo from author’s collection.

Chinese Grand Prix by Pete Vack

Photos courtesy and copyright Ferrari Media, unless otherwise noted

Mercedes-Benz won their first F1 race since 1955. That in itself is surprising, but the most significant aspect of their victory was the long struggle to achieve a true Mercedes-Benz win. The difficulties in succeeding in F1 today (already noted with great loss of dollars by Toyota, Jaguar, Honda, Porsche and others), demolished the tradition of German engineering supremacy, a shock and awe technique which once caused fear and loathing in its competitors.
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