Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Travel Back To 1967 As A Porsche Engineer Tackles The Ring In A Mercedes Sedan

01 - UtIOHGr

A series of incredible photos have been unearthed, showing what is believed to be a Porsche engineer wringing out a Mercedes sedan on the Nurburgring.

Imgur user Rexhardwick writes that the photos are

"A set of kodachromes shot by a Porsche engineer as he took a mercedes sedan around the Nurburgring in 1967. Descriptions are transcribed directly from the notes on the original slides. I've acquired his life's work as a photographer and I am looking for any information about this man."

It's startling to think that these photos were taken by hand while driving the 'Ring, which was even more deadly in the pre-Lauda crash era than today. The changes and improvements made in the name of safety are evident in the sparseness of the track's landscape, and the lack of familiar devices like Armco barrier and fencing.

01 - UtIOHGr 02 - Starting line 03 - 6umVwFa 04 - 6sIO9n2 05 - atSOSDf 06 - WHgXMso 07 - Adenauer Forst KM 7 08 - Nyp2Ipg 09 - 4MbSadF 10 - Approaching the Caroussel 11 - the Caroussel 12 - Being passed by a porsche 13 - Shot one handed at over 100mph 14 - Finish line

from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA

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