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Targa Florio 1922: Successful racing premiere of the supercharged engine 100 years ago

Mercedes successes in the legendary road race in Sicily on 2 April 1922 Overall victory by Count Masetti with Mercedes 115 PS Grand Prix racing car Class win by Max Sailer with Mercedes 28/95 PS with compressor engine Racing premiere of compressor technology in the Mercedes 6/40/65 PS and Mercedes 28/95 PS with compressor engine Stuttgart. On 2 April […] April 01, 2022 at 12:00AM

Born 100 years ago: Eugen Böhringer, Mercedes-Benz works driver of the “tail fin” era

Birthday on 22 January 1922 in Stuttgart Numerous international triumphs in long-distance rallies within just five years in the 1960s Successful chef and hotelier in his main profession The Swabian died in 2013 at the age of 91 Stuttgart. Long-distance rallies over several thousand kilometres were his speciality: for example, Eugen Böhringer won the toughest of […] January 22, 2022 at 05:31AM