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more about #thehistoryofcars more comments → Peter Orosz: Here is a very technical and utterly fascinating account of Rosemeyer's accident: [www.kolumbus.fi] What seems to have happened was that Robert Eberan... more » 413wedge: wtf did they use for tires on those things??? more » Adidac425: Can I say that I LOVE the automotive history articles? more » brandegee: The Wired article had a good point: Rosemeyer never drove another car. When Nuvolari, the other master, joined Auto Union in 1938 after Rosemeyer, it ... more » BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ: An other exemple of when "sex was safe and cars were dangerous" more » Boosted Lego Wagon: Bernd was a reluctant member of the SS and as a German racing driver was also required to be a member of the National Socialist Motor Corps (NSKK). I ... more » Rust-MyEnemy: more » scroggzilla raids again: Someone needs to make a movie about Bernd Rosemeyer and his wife, Elly Bienhorn-Rosemeyer. more » Boosted Lego Wagon: You don't walk away from flipping a car at 250+mph. Jeez, the last time I saw such a disastrous wreck involving Hitler, Tom Cruise was wearing an eyep... more » mechimike: Drum brakes. Open wheels. Open cockpit. Cap and goggles. 268 miles-per-hour. Wow. more » engineerd: I was watching the Modern Marvels about the Autobahn a while back and they discussed this. Its impressive when any car goes that fast today, but this... more » beercheck: Fucking Hitler. more » John Krewson: Let this be a lesson to us all: Don't do anything Hitler tells you to. more » Syrax: I thought the R8 came directly from the RSQ I can't see R8 in Rosemeyer, just plain fugly Veyron more » -
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Last Flight Of The Silver Comet: Bernd Rosemeyer's Fatal World Speed Record Attempt
Bernd Rosemeyer was fearless, but yesterday in 1938 his attempt to eclipse 268 MPH on a public road and set the speed record in an Auto Union prototype would prove fatal. More »
