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

by Derek Kreindler

Published: April 8th, 2014

travel back to 1967 as a porsche engineer tackles the ring in a mercedes sedan

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.

#Mercedes-Benz #Nostalgia #Nurburgring #Photos #Porsche

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Replica on Apr 08, 2014

GoPro - circa 1967

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Segfault on Apr 08, 2014

Wow, great shot of the infamous corkscrew turn. Anyone know what the uphill turnoff is (where there appear to be a couple of cars lined up)?

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- Lorenzo on Apr 08, 2014
  
  Maybe a tow truck shortcut back to the "barn"? It's also a dirty trick, since the uphill is likely in sight before you see that the track is a sharp right turn.
  
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- Vega on Apr 09, 2014
  
  That is the Steilstrecke, a shortcut for the Karussell. The picture was taken at the right hander immediately before the Karussell.
  
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