The "special transporter for racing cars" was a unique piece of the Mercedes-benz test department. It was used in 1955 to transport Formula 1 racing cars and racing sports cars. It was powered by the three-liter six-cylinder engine from the 300 SL racing sports car, which produced 141 kW (192 hp ) M198. With a payload, it was capable of 170 km/h. It was thus predestined to demoralize the competition: If the race transporter was already going so fast, this gave rise to fears of bad things for the Silver Arrows being transported.

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source: AutoSL GmbH

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