Accord escribió:Arghhhh!!! maldito batero de Floyd, en los últimos días ha aparecido demasiado por estos foros y me destruye la envidia!!!
En cuanto al color, lo que siempre he escuchado es que los carros como era la costumbre corrían bajo el color representativo a nivel de motores del país de origen en la mayoría de los casos. Se suponía que los alemanes fueran blancos pero en algún momento se supone que les volaron la pintura para que quedaran bajo el peso máximo, y de ahí en adelante siguieron con el metálico que cobró popularidad.
Preguntémosle al wiki...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Arrows
A story exists that the origin of the Silver Arrows was accidental. The international governing body of motor sport prescribed for 1934 onwards a maximum weight limit of 750 kilograms for Grand Prix racing cars, excluding tyres and fuel. It is said that when in spring 1934 the Mercedes-Benz team placed its new Mercedes-Benz W25 on the scrutineering scales prior to the Eifelrennen at the Nürburgring, it allegedly recorded 751 kg (1,656 lb). Racing manager Alfred Neubauer and his driver Manfred von Brauchitsch, who both later published their memories, claimed that they had the idea of scraping all the white paint from the bodywork. The story continues that next day the shining silver aluminium beneath was exposed and scrutineering was passed. After the 350 hp (260 kW) car of v. Brauchitsch won the race, the nickname Silver Arrow was born, according to the legend. However, this story did not appear until Alfred Neubauer's biography was published in 1958, and no reference to it has been found in contemporary sources. It since has been established that von Brauchitsch in 1932 had raced a streamlined SSKL on the AVUS which was called Silver Arrow in live radio coverage. Also, in 1934, both Mercedes and Auto Union had entered the Avusrennen, but the Mercedes cars were not able to start, and Auto Union did not succeed either. The next big event was the Eifelrennen, but as few cars complying to the new rules were ready, it was held for Formule Libre, so weighing couldn't take place at that time.
) Victor Kulbergs, president of Antique Automobile Club of Latvia, brought it to Riga and in 1997 it was fully restored and rebuilt by Crostwhite & Gardiner in England.
