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MERCEDES

This images sees the Mercedes W25 Silver Arrows race cars being taken on a victory parade after winning the Eifel Race at the Nurburgring on 3rd June, 1934. That was a hugely significant occasion, marking as it did not only Mercedes-Benz's first race win, but their first competition entry too! With a supercharged 3.4-litre straight-eight engine, the Silver Arrow was capable of 155mph, quite terrifying really when you think of the technology of the day. Supposedly, the cars had been painted white, but this was stripped off to help get them under the 750kg weight limit.

MG METRO 6R4

The MG Metro 6R4 did not owe too much to either MG or the Metro, but it did both names proud. There were already MG Metro 1300 and MG Metro Turbo versions of the little shopping trolly