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Originally Posted by MobilOne
Those German Mercedes from the 30's are beautiful. Does anyone remember the name of the famous race car driver from that time frame?
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There was a driver,Bernd Rosemeyer who was killed during competition of an Auto Union (AUDI) racer.
The designer specified a particular sheetmetal thickness.Auto Union fabricated with thinner section.Alex Tremulis believed that the thinner metal's shape distorted at speed,altering it's shape,causing instability and the crash.