Von Brauchitsch sets records with "Cucumber"

Date:
22 May 1932
Description:
Manfred von Brauchitsch wins the AVUS race in Berlin in a Mercedes-Benz SSKL, setting a world record for its class of 200 km/h. The version used in this AVUS race has a streamlined body built by the firm Vetter in Fellbach, and its shape prompts von Brauchitsch to give it the affectionate nickname "Gurke" (cucumber).

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Avus race in Berlin, May 21, 1933. Manfred von Brauchitsch (start number 21) in a Mercedes-Benz SSKL racing sports car with streamlined body. Manfred von Brauchitsch finishes six overall after his win in 1932.