Footage of three litre Mercedes motor car breaking world speed record in Germany.
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Short Summary
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Description
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Data
- Film ID:
- 1001.17
- Media URN:
- 14086
- Group:
- Pathe newsreels
- Archive:
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 16/02/1939
- Sound:
- sound
- hd format:
- HD at Filmfinity
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration:
- 00:00:45:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:13:59:00 / 01:14:44:00
- Canister:
- 39/14
Unknown user says
The car is the Mercedes-Benz W154 Record.
The runs shown in this clip took place on 9th February 1939.
The "track" referred to is actually the then new Dessau-Bitterfeld Reichsautobahn.