100 years ago this month, the 200hp Blitzen Benz set a land speed record that would go unbeaten for 8 whole years...
At the beginning of 1909, Julius Ganss, working for Benz , was given permission to design a car [COLOR=#00... Read the rest of this article on DOGFIGHT!
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04-28-2011 02:12 PM #1General (Admin)
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The Blitzen Benz Remembered
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04-28-2011 02:16 PM #2General (Admin)
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"First firing of 1909 Blitzen Benz 21 liter engine after major restoration at Leydon Restorations in Lahaska, PA. Subsequent running proved smoother after discovery and correction of a magneto misfunction."
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04-28-2011 11:02 PM #3Airman
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Pebble Beach 2007
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07-30-2011 04:59 PM #4
MeadowBrook 2007,... the car was fired up every hour or so,... the ground shook.
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