Mercedes-Benz T80 Exploring the Legacy of a Legendary Speed Machine

Rudolf Caracciola's record of 432.7 km/h (269 mph) over the flying kilometer on 28 of January 1938, still remains the fastest ever officially timed speed on a ... This is the story of the Mercedes Benz T80. It was a marvel of German engineering, a propaganda tool to showcase German superiority to the rest of the world. Mercedes-Benz T80 Rekordwagen. Model. Neo (China) no. 46975; resin, scale 1:43 acquired 2020. Original. Mercedes-Benz T80 Rekordwagen silver The cost of producing T80 in 1939 was RM 600,000 which was an equivalent of US$240,000. For reference, the most expensive Cadillac back then was ... The model was designed by Porsche himself, powered by a 44.5-litre V12 DB 603 aero engine and developing 2 237kW (3 000hp). The T80 was to ... The initial target for the world record vehicle project was to reach a speed of 550 km/h - a figure that ultimately was increased to 600 km/h and finally 650 km ... Mercedes-Benz T80 Record 1939 S1034 from buying, selling or collecting? Manage your Spark collection in the catalogue on LastDodo. Mercedes-Benz Museum Stuttgart 2021 - Another construction by Ferdinand Porsche, equipped with an airplane engine (DB 603) it was supposed ... The Mercedes Benz T80 is possibly the coolest car ever. It has so many aerodynamic devices on it. In this video, we go through them. At the end of the 1930s, Mercedes-Benz planned to break the absolute world land speed record with the T 80. A top speed of 650 km/h was ...