Supercharged Mercedes In Detail 1923-1942

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In this book James Taylor treads a sure path towards clearing up past misunderstandings in order to present as clear a history as is possible of Mercedes-Benz’s output of sporting and luxury supercharged cars in the period. Dealing initially with the company’s first forays into supercharging motor cars, he goes on to provide separate chapters on each of the families of models. There are full descriptions of mechanical elements, factory bodywork and the creations of outside coachbuilders, as well as notable competition outings, the best remembered having been in the hands of the great Rudolf Carracciola. With 170 colour photographs of surviving examples by the outstanding motor photographer Simon Clay, and over 200 pictures from the archives, this book tells all about a quite unique group of motor cars, rarely seen yet universally admired, in whose conception, design, engineering and construction absolutely no compromises were made.