Birth of the Silver Arrows

Manfred von Brauchitsch leads Luigi Fagioli, both in Mercedes Benz W25A's at the start of the 1934 Eifelrennen. Initially the cars has been painted white, but ex- ceeded the new 750Kg weight limit. The decision was left to the charismatic team manger Alfred Neubauer who ordered the mechanics to strip the paint from both cars. Hence the legendary 'Silver Arrows' were born. Subsequently the race was won by von Brauchitsch defeating official entries from Auto Union, Scuderia Ferrari, Maserati and Bugatti. Nurburgring June 3rd 1934.

Limitierte Auflage:

• 500 numbered copies, signed by Manfred von Brauchitsch and the Artist