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Silver Arrows (German: Silberpfeile) is a nickname typically given to silver racing cars with a significant connection to a German car manufacturer. Although the term was coined in 1932, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] it came into popular usage regarding Germany's dominant Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union Grand Prix motor racing cars between 1934 and 1939.
When given to roadgoing production cars, this list only includes cars that had nicknames given to them during their racing career " Aero Warriors " = 1969 Ford Torino Talladega , NASCAR stocker [ 1 ]
From the beginning of organised motor sport events, in the early 1900s, until the late 1960s, before commercial sponsorship liveries came into common use, vehicles competing in Formula One, sports car racing, touring car racing and other international auto racing competitions customarily painted their cars in standardised racing colours that indicated the nation of origin of the car or driver.
The racing cars of Mercedes-Benz have been known as the “Silver Arrows” (Silberpfeile) since the 1930s in the years immediately preceding the Second World War.
In celebration of National Name Your Car Day, which falls on Oct. 2, Capital One released the results of a survey conducted with car owners -- and the findings are totally intriguing.
1980–2000 Silver Spirit/Silver Spur; Bentley models were produced mostly in parallel with the above cars. The Bentley Continental coupés (produced in various forms from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s) did not have Rolls-Royce equivalents. Rolls-Royce Phantom limousines were also produced. 1998–2002 Silver Seraph/Park Ward; 2000–02 Corniche V
Chassis no. 60551, registered AX 201, was the car that was originally given the name "Silver Ghost". Other 40/50 hp cars were also given names, but the Silver Ghost title was taken up by the press, and soon all 40/50s were called by the name, a fact not officially recognised by Rolls-Royce until 1925, when the Phantom range was launched.
The 1980s marked a period of increasing demand in America, personified by thousands of Grey-market imported cars, such as this Mercedes-Benz 500 SE shown here W123 , executive class car (1975-1986) MB100 , light commercial van (1981–1995)