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    THE NAZI SPEED FASCINATION

    Jul 30, 2020 3 minutes
    MATT KEW

    DOCUMENTARY REVIEW

    HITLER’S SUPERCARS

    A seven-year grudge match funded by 33million Reichsmark of government investment that bore 11 land speed records and culminated in a six-wheeled behemoth that should have been capable of 375mph thanks to a 44.5-litre V12. The 1930s speed war played out by Auto Union and Mercedes is inescapably connected to a grim Nazi undercurrent, but it remains one of the most compelling chapters in all of motorsport history.

    As such the tale that begins with Germany rising documentary broadcast on Channel 4 last Sunday (and available to watch on demand via All 4) – coincidentally as Avro Lancaster PA474 dips its wing over Autosport’s Lincolnshire back garden to the glorious sound of its quadruple-Merlin soundtrack, remains essential viewing.

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