The Silver Arrow: Mercedes-Benz SSKL Avus Racing Car.

In 1931, there were four original vehicles, which were manufactured at a total cost of 150,000 Reichsmark. “An SSK from our collection provided the basis for the streamlined car, for which we had individual parts specially fabricated,” Plag adds. The engine block, vertical shaft, racing conrod, oil pump, fan and intake manifold as well as the large elephant compressor with its 18 ribs are, however, original. As was the case with the former SSKL – and in contrast to SS and SSK standard vehicles – it can permanently run alongside the engine.