benz
13 photos tagged benz, from 5 members of Flickr Commons.
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- libraryofcongress
- 1910s
- burman
- blitzenbenz
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- bobburman
- auto
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- daimler
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- history
- man
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- professional
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- 1911
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- The Library of Congress
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- State Library of New South Wales
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Mastering the curve from Liberas uploaded 14 August
Tankauto from Archief Alkmaar Commons uploaded December 2016
Tankauto from Archief Alkmaar Commons uploaded December 2016
Philip Babcock Collection_000337 from SDASM Archives uploaded March 2014
Richard Denbo Special Collection Photo from SDASM Archives uploaded October 2013
Charles M. Daniels Collection Photo from SDASM Archives uploaded March 2013
Charles M. Daniels Collection Photo from SDASM Archives uploaded March 2013
Charles M. Daniels Collection Photo from SDASM Archives uploaded March 2013
Start of the Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race, 1971 from State Library of New South Wales uploaded September 2008
Burman & his "Benz" (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
Burman in car (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
[Race car driver Bob Burman and his "Blitzen Benz"] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
[Bob Burman, race car driver] (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
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[Bob Burman, race car driver] (LOC)
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- M T said:
[Race car driver Bob Burman and his "Blitzen Benz"] (LOC)
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Duane Tate said:
This picture appears to have been taken at Daytona Beach, Florida. Long before Daytona was associated with NASCAR it was the place to go to set land speed records. The hard-packed sand was excellent for this purpose. Actually, most racers started in Ormand Beach and drove toward the pier at Daytona. As speeds increased, it became difficult to negotiate the tight fit under the pier. Eventually those attempting land speed records turned to the Bonneville Salt Flats. Burnam set speed records for the mile (137.83 mph) and the kilometer (138.3 mph) at Daytona on April 22, 1911. At the time, it was the fastest a human had ever traveled.
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stumblng.tumblr said:
Please see stumblng.tumblr.com/post/25353354, where I've added a link to a comparative photo.
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The Library of Congress said:
Thank you both for the information, and yes stumblng.tumblr, this photograph does seem to exhibit the phenomenon of focal plane shutter distortion.
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Bruno Guerreiro said:
nice!
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dw3844 said:
fabulous photo...reminds me of the fabulous movie "The World's Fastest Indian"!
Burman in car (LOC)
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synchmaster500 said:
Bob Burman. He set speed marks for the mile in 1911 while driving the Blitzen Benz.
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Robert Carrier said:
Amazing photo.
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Art Siegel said:
that is one monster car
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Jellibat said:
"Burman duly lined up at Daytona Beach on April 23, 1911, this long, wide expanse of coastline providing the perfect venue for high-speed trials. Tapping the car’s full potential, he squeezed out an average 225.65 km/h for the mile with flying start and 228.1 km/h over the kilometre with flying start – a new land-speed record which was to remain unbroken until 1919." www.autospeed.com/cms/A_2745/article.html
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Howard33 said:
It's interesting to see that it is driven by a sprocket chain.