Extrodinary to Think About This-- at the speed these specialized German Auto's were racing--200 mph, with other makes, British, Italian, French perhaps as well--on those early race tracks--if you look closely, you'll notice no real racing helmets (as we know of today's racing events), very little fence's as such, for protection on the part of the spectators on the sides of the tracks ! Wonderful, Simply, Wonderful videos being presented. I likes these short programs on TH-cam ! Keep--em--coming ! Thank you...
2:20 those historic grand prix cars sliding Piff-Paff after Kallenhard is hard to fathom, having raced the circuit myself but by much more modern track standards. Absolute legends. Thans for uploading.
Did you know that Auto Union is now Audi? That means that the greatest racing teams of the pre-Formula 1 era are still to this day the kings. Audi are the unstoppable rulers of Endurance Racing, namely the World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Mercedes-Benz do what both Audi and they used to do, vanquish all foreign contenders on the Grand Prix circuit.
Johannes LaCroix The official name of Audi is still Auto Union. It just happens that they use the Auto Union logo (the four rings) with the Audi name. The registration papers of my Audi A3 says: Make: Auto Union, Type: Audi-A3. Thought you might wanted to know. For example (look in the middle column beneath 'Voertuig Informatie'): opel-kentekens.nl/kenteken-check/FZND19
Drank Bak Oh cool! THEY'RE STILL ALIVE! YAY! But they're losing their dominance to one of their current sisters, Porsche. But, at least they are German at heart. Mercedes-Benz isn't German at heart anymore because their headquarters are in Britain, just like any other F1 team that exists, they don't use their full name (Mercedes-Benz, you've always gotta include the BENZ, because it was Karl Benz who invented "the car") like they did in the '30s, they supply engines that are made by a company that disgraces Mercedes-Benz (AMG), and they don't have Neubauer. But Audi/Auto Union still has everything required to be a German team. Oh, by the way, Auto Union in the day was made up of DKW, Horch, and Wanderer along with Audi. Do any of those companies exist today?
Great history/racing heritage lesson! I don't know if DKW and the other Union brands still actively make cars/bikes. I haven't seen such thing on the roads. I know that there are several classic DKW/Horch owner clubs here in The Netherlands, but I guess they dropped the brands to become one with the Audi brand. Which in their turn became a part of the Volkswagen Group.
this is the only video i have found in which we see W125s on the nurburgring. amazing. jaw-dropping. my ultimate search for footage of the original W25 on the nurburgring continues.
I thought that Rudolf Caracciola's name was pronounced Caratchiola, and his nickname was Karratsch. His ancestors had emigrated form Naples in during the Hundred Years War. Great video, thank you very much.
Magnífico ver la fórmula 1 con coches de 900 kilos, en el circuito en Mónaco en el año 1937 comparando la F1 de hoy que se maneja todo desde el volante
The race cars in '37 could hit 180mph? I don't know much about historical racing (pre-70's) but I always imagined something along the lines of 130-140mph in the 30's. With bicycle tires you'd think they'd fly right off at that kind of speed (especially with of course less technology in terms of durability added in with the generally much bumpier courses). I must say if this is true; it's quite impressive.
Jon Lenin The streamlined cars, used on the oval tracks, went over 250 mph on the autobahn. Unfortunately one crashed trying to beat the speed record, resulting in the death of the driver.
Small anekdote: the origins of the Mercedes silver arrows can be traced back to this rule: during development they found out that the car was a few kgs over the weight limit, they got around it by stripping it from it white paintjob and only left the silver skin of the aluminium body exposed, thus starting the 'silver arrows' era.
Not peace, but fortune (Hinduism) or wealth, abundance, prosperity and long life in Buddhism. So actually some Asian visitors to Germany get trouble at the airport if they have a usual swastika lucky charm around their neck.
"I bet Mercedes doesn't use that clip in their racing heritage commercials" Yes, Mercedes is very happy to be sucessfull in F1 today. So they dont need to show their old Nazi-stuff anymore. I remember a documentary about the Mercedes-Benz company from the late 1990s. The Nazi-era and the war was described as "Mercedes-Benz was always sceptical to the regime". Yes, very sceptical when you build not only cars but also all stuff of war-technology for them...and used forced labor-workers during the war.
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@@payneinthebutt3098 before the war the Nazi regime was already starting to be seen as totalitarian.
@@payneinthebutt3098 This has been a a symbol of fortune for hundreds of years.... in hindusism. It was also used in the flag of the nazi's. And they may not have done a world war but nazi germany wasn't doing nice back then.
People didn't know how to make footage real-time back in the 1930s. Video was a brand-new thing, and they were playing with it at this stage. It isn't fast forward, that's as slow as the footage can get. You know, pit--stops back then took as long as a minute, and that was considered quick.
sg FEOPCAD Fun fact: Bernd Rosemeyer's wedding gift for his wife was to win to German Grand Prix in 1936, and he actually won it! Rudolf Caracciola, the Nurburg master who remembered every square foot of the Nordschleife, was out early in the race.
If you weren't aware. During the 1st German Grand Prix at the Nurbergring ( I can usually spell better than this), Nazi Storm Troopers were part of that event, before the race began. Crazy Huh? Thank you. Bye...
180 on wide bends 100 on corners, 200 on straights they were doing 100 by 1908 so thirty years later...no surprise.Many Auto Union Mercedes lap records stood till 1954-1955.
I'd love to go back in time just to see these races. Today's car racing will never be as spectacular as it was back in the days.
The acceleration, deceleration and change of direction of a modern F1 car is spectacular, when you see it irl
Mercedes-Benz W125 - 640 Horsepower! That was the most powerful Grand Prix car in the world, until the 1980s.
Are you kidding?! 😵😵😵 640hp in 1937 with those tyres? That’s absolutely insane!
@@lucasmancini2 Considering the low RPM torque have to massive and torque is was really matters. Power gives you just speed ;)
@@sztorm94 true, torque gets ya off the corner!
and under 2000 lbs
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640hp of w125 that’s nothing compare to 3000hp Mercedes t80 couple years later.
Extrodinary to Think About This-- at the speed these specialized German Auto's were racing--200 mph, with other makes, British, Italian, French perhaps as well--on those early race tracks--if you look closely, you'll notice no real racing helmets (as we know of today's racing events), very little fence's as such, for protection on the part of the spectators on the sides of the tracks ! Wonderful, Simply, Wonderful videos being presented. I likes these short programs on TH-cam ! Keep--em--coming ! Thank you...
2:20 those historic grand prix cars sliding Piff-Paff after Kallenhard is hard to fathom, having raced the circuit myself but by much more modern track standards. Absolute legends. Thans for uploading.
I think it's Hatzenbach that they show. The Welle is still there. The esses after the tight right at Kallenhardt had a large dip at this time.
Ohh, wow! I never thought I would be able to see an Auto Union car in action before. What's even better is that this is genuine footage, too.
Did you know that Auto Union is now Audi?
That means that the greatest racing teams of the pre-Formula 1 era are still to this day the kings.
Audi are the unstoppable rulers of Endurance Racing, namely the World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Mercedes-Benz do what both Audi and they used to do, vanquish all foreign contenders on the Grand Prix circuit.
Johannes LaCroix The official name of Audi is still Auto Union. It just happens that they use the Auto Union logo (the four rings) with the Audi name. The registration papers of my Audi A3 says: Make: Auto Union, Type: Audi-A3. Thought you might wanted to know. For example (look in the middle column beneath 'Voertuig Informatie'): opel-kentekens.nl/kenteken-check/FZND19
Drank Bak Oh cool! THEY'RE STILL ALIVE! YAY! But they're losing their dominance to one of their current sisters, Porsche. But, at least they are German at heart. Mercedes-Benz isn't German at heart anymore because their headquarters are in Britain, just like any other F1 team that exists, they don't use their full name (Mercedes-Benz, you've always gotta include the BENZ, because it was Karl Benz who invented "the car") like they did in the '30s, they supply engines that are made by a company that disgraces Mercedes-Benz (AMG), and they don't have Neubauer. But Audi/Auto Union still has everything required to be a German team. Oh, by the way, Auto Union in the day was made up of DKW, Horch, and Wanderer along with Audi. Do any of those companies exist today?
Great history/racing heritage lesson! I don't know if DKW and the other Union brands still actively make cars/bikes. I haven't seen such thing on the roads. I know that there are several classic DKW/Horch owner clubs here in The Netherlands, but I guess they dropped the brands to become one with the Audi brand. Which in their turn became a part of the Volkswagen Group.
@@TheLegitaMate1 👍
What a gem of a video, did not know there was so much footage of the time.
courage is the word that comes to mind..
People who aren't fully aware of the risks more like.
Great footage of pre-war racing!
1:56 How ALL Grand Prix should be started.
+Ben Winters With a bang.
iHeart GT86 {KatyCat} more like a Canon
Maybe we can expect that during the Saudi GP
@@happyface96 Actually not really funny anymore after what happened during the E-Prix for Formula E this year...
@@happyface96 funny you said that cause there were missiles this time round😂
this is the only video i have found in which we see W125s on the nurburgring. amazing. jaw-dropping. my ultimate search for footage of the original W25 on the nurburgring continues.
200 mph before ww2. I am mind blown!!!!! This is more impressive than anything of a car in modern times.
Amazing stuff..things were so different them days..the nearest thing we get to this excitement today is road racing
This has to be the one of the most fascinating things I've ever seen
1:10 The driver's name was Dick Seamen lol
Amazing footage! Thank you for sharing.
I thought that Rudolf Caracciola's name was pronounced Caratchiola, and his nickname was Karratsch. His ancestors had emigrated form Naples in during the Hundred Years War. Great video, thank you very much.
I like the way the Drivers look like negative-raccoons.
OH ! A wonderful remark, sent here,"... like a negative Raccoon..." thank you...
His name was RICHARD Seaman
Watch it with 0.75 speed, its more accurate.
Could you imagine driving these on Gesamshtrecke? (aka Nurburgring before it was reconfigured)
Magnífico ver la fórmula 1 con coches de 900 kilos, en el circuito en Mónaco en el año 1937 comparando la F1 de hoy que se maneja todo desde el volante
awesome video. thx for sharing :)
1:06 Dick Semen for the W!!
1:57 I like the way they signalled the start of the race with a huge explosion
How lucky was the cameraman at 3:31?
+Philip Raiswell I think the cameraman was further away that it looks.
When will F1 learn that this is what fans want?
For real. Truly exciting 😅
It's Dick Seaman indeed
THE GRATEST RACE IN THE WORLD : GORDON-BENNETT-RENNEN IN GERMANY 1904.
1 MILLION SPECTATORS 👍🤗
🏎🏎
que hermoso vídeo, me hubiera gustado poder ver en vivo un Gran Premio de la pre-guerra
Fantastic
2:32 let me guess, Pirelli tires?
The race cars in '37 could hit 180mph? I don't know much about historical racing (pre-70's) but I always imagined something along the lines of 130-140mph in the 30's. With bicycle tires you'd think they'd fly right off at that kind of speed (especially with of course less technology in terms of durability added in with the generally much bumpier courses). I must say if this is true; it's quite impressive.
Jon Lenin The streamlined cars, used on the oval tracks, went over 250 mph on the autobahn. Unfortunately one crashed trying to beat the speed record, resulting in the death of the driver.
Those were way wider and more advanced than bicycle tires. In 1910 cars with actual bike tires hit 110 mph which was scary enough.
@@carfreakjim Yes, Bernd Rosemeyer, the great AutoUnion driver. Driving on Avus, the fastest banked track.
The Mercedes-Benz and AutoUnion race cars of '37 could reach over 200mph, if streamlined, on long banks, like on Avus, in Germany.
le fameux virage du gazomètre Monaco !!!!!!!
No brakes...no wheels...no abs....no nothing...only power and balls....
6:16 Wilbur with that double whammy 👀
What were the car designing rules? Was it really free for engineers?
+Borsófőzelék Piskótakockával there was only a rule dictating the engine displacement.
MK3424 And what was the exact rule?
Correction: the only rule was how much the car was allowed to weigh: not more than 730
MK3424 Thank you.
Small anekdote: the origins of the Mercedes silver arrows can be traced back to this rule: during development they found out that the car was a few kgs over the weight limit, they got around it by stripping it from it white paintjob and only left the silver skin of the aluminium body exposed, thus starting the 'silver arrows' era.
lol...check the Nazi insignia on the Mercedes at 0:56...I bet Mercedes doesn't use that clip in their racing heritage commercials
Wasn't this before the war? That symbol was a symbol of peace right?
Not peace, but fortune (Hinduism) or wealth, abundance, prosperity and long life in Buddhism. So actually some Asian visitors to Germany get trouble at the airport if they have a usual swastika lucky charm around their neck.
"I bet Mercedes doesn't use that clip in their racing heritage commercials"
Yes, Mercedes is very happy to be sucessfull in F1 today. So they dont need to show their old Nazi-stuff anymore.
I remember a documentary about the Mercedes-Benz company from the late 1990s. The Nazi-era and the war was described as "Mercedes-Benz was always sceptical to the regime". Yes, very sceptical when you build not only cars but also all stuff of war-technology for them...and used forced labor-workers during the war.
@@payneinthebutt3098 before the war the Nazi regime was already starting to be seen as totalitarian.
@@payneinthebutt3098 This has been a a symbol of fortune for hundreds of years.... in hindusism. It was also used in the flag of the nazi's. And they may not have done a world war but nazi germany wasn't doing nice back then.
Dick seaman 😆 what a legend. He's got Richard on his birth certificate
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where they rear wheel drive?
yes only
3:39 fast forward?
People didn't know how to make footage real-time back in the 1930s. Video was a brand-new thing, and they were playing with it at this stage. It isn't fast forward, that's as slow as the footage can get.
You know, pit--stops back then took as long as a minute, and that was considered quick.
Johannes LaCroix Wow! This cars cornering almost faster than an F1s in the hairpins. :O
sg FEOPCAD Fun fact: Bernd Rosemeyer's wedding gift for his wife was to win to German Grand Prix in 1936, and he actually won it! Rudolf Caracciola, the Nurburg master who remembered every square foot of the Nordschleife, was out early in the race.
it was edited to look faster, so the 0.75 speed is accurate to watch
Back when they didn't use to say _"Back when..."_
is it me or the footage is a bit on fast foward ?
0.75 speed is more accurate
Imagine these Sounds in HD
I wonder if you had to have a really rich dad to race cars like today.
Great footage of old school racing....... wot wot wot hey old boy, fancy a swift drinky poos?
daamn so nice !
Fast and Führerious
interesting video, but the plural of grand prix is grands prix haha :P
Mein Geburtsjahr
Germany at its pinnacle
This dude's name was really Dick Semen 😂😂😂
or formula ford 1600?
Best post!!
200 miles an hour on those tyres .........!
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1:07 bros name 💀
3:01
Danger Danger Danger
IDIOOOOOT!!!!!!!
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this is formula 1?
Not exactly. Its the european championship, the predecessor to Formula 1.
Yous epoks no mercedes en tuedos tempoe no worlds no evoc.
thank God kimi tells the truth ha ha
Joseph Goebbels is not who you expect to see in a motor race...
If you weren't aware. During the 1st German Grand Prix at the Nurbergring ( I can usually spell better than this), Nazi Storm Troopers were part of that event, before the race began. Crazy Huh? Thank you. Bye...
lol... nazi sign on the merc.
haha.. with the swastika on the car.. hahaha!.. we all know how that turned out huh??
No thank you mind sir I have to go home and polish my shoes, wot wot wot. (sorry) can't help but make fun of his posh voice, it's so over the top.
looks like ufos lol
First sentence?
180 mph?
I think the announcer is smoking the crack pipe........
650 bhp engines on sub-tonne cars could easily have done it, especially at a time when mile-long straights were commonplace
they reached 200 mph on the Avus racetrack in Berlin
180 on wide bends 100 on corners, 200 on straights they were doing 100 by 1908 so thirty years later...no surprise.Many Auto Union Mercedes lap records stood till 1954-1955.