But the C111-III did not represent the end of the story. A world circuit record of 355.854 km/h had been in existence since August 9, 1975, established by Mark Donohue with a Porsche 917-30 racing car from the American Can-Am series, that had 1,000 HP , at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. Though not recognized […]
8. The C111 design study was originally baptized , the C101 project. However, the “0 (zero)” in the middle had to disappear , since this number combination has long been protected by....
Nov 19 2013
1978 Mercedes-Benz C111-IV
But the C111-III did not represent the end of the story. A world circuit record of 355.854 km/h had been in existence since August 9, 1975, established by Mark Donohue with a Porsche 917-30 racing car from the American Can-Am series, that had 1,000 HP , at the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama. Though not recognized […]
By Catalin Varvara • C111, MB Research Vehicles 2 • Tags: C111 - 4, C111-IV, Mercedes-Benz C111