‘Weiß’ means white and meant German racing car, until it became silver. Chosen at the infamous Gordon Bennet Cup, Mercedes and Auto Union racing cars were white until the 1930s when white evolved into mythical silver and ‘Silberpfeil’, the Silver Arrows, were born. According to Alfred Neubauer, legendary Mercedes-Benz racing manager, he and his driver Manfred von Brauchitsch 1934 came up with the idea of saving weight on the W25 Grand Prix car by removing all the white paint and leaving the car in bare aluminium. The rest is legend.
Classic leather driving gloves. No-nonsense driving accessory. Tailored precisely to feel like a second skin, they create a grip on any steering wheel. Big knuckles and perforations let your skin breathe comfortably. A horseshoe opening with a closing strap makes the perfect fit. Metal press stud is placed in the centre for males or on a side for female models.
– 100% glacé lambskin 0.6 mm thick
– big knuckle holes and perforations
– horse shoe opening with closing strap
– saddle stitched in the colour of leather
– unlined
Photos courtesy of Fuji Motorsports Museum and Morgan O'Driscoll.
‘Weiß’ means white and meant German racing car, until it became silver. Chosen at the infamous Gordon Bennet Cup, Mercedes and Auto Union racing cars were white until the 1930s when white evolved into mythical silver and ‘Silberpfeil’, the Silver Arrows, were born. According to Alfred Neubauer, legendary Mercedes-Benz racing manager, he and his driver Manfred von Brauchitsch 1934 came up with the idea of saving weight on the W25 Grand Prix car by removing all the white paint and leaving the car in bare aluminium. The rest is legend.
Classic leather driving gloves. No-nonsense driving accessory. Tailored precisely to feel like a second skin, they create a grip on any steering wheel. Big knuckles and perforations let your skin breathe comfortably. A horseshoe opening with a closing strap makes the perfect fit. Metal press stud is placed in the centre for males or on a side for female models.
– 100% glacé lambskin 0.6 mm thick
– big knuckle holes and perforations
– horse shoe opening with closing strap
– saddle stitched in the colour of leather
– unlined
Photos courtesy of Fuji Motorsports Museum and Morgan O'Driscoll.