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Steering wheel and cockpit detail of works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR, showing oil injection controls for device fitted to prevent the all-inboard drum brakes locking, or to unstick the brake shoes should they grab and lock-on.

24 Hours of Le Mans

  • Title 24 Hours of Le Mans
  • Source Rodolfo Mailander Photograph Collection  
  • Description Steering wheel and cockpit detail of works Mercedes-Benz 300SLR, showing oil injection controls for device fitted to prevent the all-inboard drum brakes locking, or to unstick the brake shoes should they grab and lock-on.
  • Years 1955  
  • Date 1955-06-11
  • Photographer Rodolfo Mailander  
  • City Le Mans  
  • Country France  
  • Marque Mercedes-Benz  
  • Model Mercedes-Benz 300SLR  
  • Event 24 Hours of Le Mans  
  • Venue Circuit de la Sarthe  
  • Entrant Daimler-Benz AG  
  • Identifier 2011-023MAIL-1955-b10_23.0_0017
  • Original Format black-and-white negatives  
  • Rights Copyright has been assigned to The Revs Institute. Although copyright was transferred by the donor, copyright in some items in the collection may still be held by their respective creator. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection.

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