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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.
The Silver Arrows of the two German teams (Mercedes-Benz and Auto Union) dominated not only GP car racing from 1934 onwards but set records that would take decades to beat, such as the fastest speed ever attained on a public road (at 432.7 km/h (268.9 mph), a record lasting until 2017.
With this new electric concept car, Mercedes pays homage to the Silver Arrows and in particular the Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen which established the speed record for a kilometre, achieving 432.7 km/h in 1938. Unlike its predecessor, the 2018 Silver Arrow is 100% electric, it swaps the 5,573cc V12 for a 750hp electric motor with a 80 kWh ...
Streamlined W25K #36 of Manfred von Brauchitsch in the banked AVUS north turn, 1937. For the 1934 season, Grand Prix racing's governing body AIACR introduced a formula limited mainly by a maximum weight of 750 kg, [3] which was considerably less than the weight of Daimler's previous car used in racing, the outdated seven litre Mercedes-Benz SSK.
Silver Arrow, Silver Arrows or The Silver Arrow may refer to: The Pierce Silver Arrow, a luxury car introduced in 1933; Frecciargento (Italian for SilverArrow), the brand name for 200-250 km/h Italian high speed trains; Silver Arrow (rail-air service), a former intermodal passenger transport service between London and Paris
Racing the Silver Arrows: Mercedes-Benz versus Auto Union 1934-1939 (revised ed.). Isleworth, Middlesex, UK: Transport Bookman Publications. ISBN 0851840558. Sugahara, Louis (2004). Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Race Cars 1934–1955. Fredericksburg, TX, USA: Mercedes-Benz Classique Car Library. ISBN 1933123001.
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The Pierce Silver Arrow is a luxury car produced by American luxury automaker Pierce-Arrow in 1933. Designed by Phillip O. Wright, it was introduced at the 1933 New York Auto Show . Five were built in a record three months.