Mercedes, Benz and
Mercedes-Benz
at Brooklands – part two
by Tony Hutchings
Malcolm Campbell’s 38/250 SS at the Track... (Brooklands Society Archive).
In the last Bulletin Tony took us through the activities of cars from Daimler, Benz and Daimler- Benz during the Track’s ‘live’ era. Here he looks at some that have returned in more recent times.
Amongst the many Benz, Mercedes and Mercedes- Benz cars that still exist and at times appear in the Brooklands Paddock or on the Track, there are still a few which appear to have a Brooklands back- ground or history. They may have taken part in competitions, were owned by a Brooklands driver or tuned and developed in a Brooklands workshop. However, there are bound to be mysteries, strange provenances and inconsistencies, so any additions and corrections would be welcome. A précis of each car with its Brooklands connection follows. The headings for each provide the following data in order: Date, type/model, registration, chassis number and engine number.
Mercedes and Mercedes-Benz 11914, 4½-litre/GP, FN 3392, DD 982, N/A Thought to be the Lautenschlager car. Owned by Count Louis Zborowski c1919. Also driven at Brooklands by Hartsthorne-Cooper in 1921 and by the Robinson brothers, S W and A W, in 1922. Now owned by George Wingard in the USA.
1924, two-litre, XY 4876, 23012, 1275X2 A Grand Prix car associated with Raymond Mays, who raced it in 1927 at the BARC September meeting.
1929, 38/250 SS, GP 10, N/A, N/A Driven by Malcolm Campbell, this car won the 1930 Mountain Handicap at 64.8mph and came third a year later in the same race, setting the Class B lap record at 73.86mph. Campbell also drove this Mercedes in the 1932 Junior Car Club 1,000-Mile race. Now with Markus Kern in Germany.
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...and the same car in nearly the same spot at the Track’s centenary (Chris Bass).
Bill Evans’ Blitzen Benz back at the Track for the centenary (Chris Bass).
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