Petermax Müller Weltrekordwagen - 1949
Record-breaking cars : 8 world records & 22 national speed records.
The basis for any successful sports car between 1948 and 1950 was substantiated in getting the most out of a 1.100 cc VW engine and developing an aerodynamic body. Four carburetors and high compression brought in up to 78 bhp with methanol fuel. The self-designed body with its low-level aerodynamic drag produced an average speed of 152 km/h in 72 hours over a distance of 10.968 km during the record drive in Monthéry.
The engine, which is still fitted in the car today, was built form 'leftovers' from the engine of the legendary Porsche 64 Berlin-Rome car built by engineer Gustav Vogelsang.
1.100 cc
78 PS
Vmax : 215 km/h
550 kg
Automuseum Prototyp
Hamburg-Hafencity
Deutschland - Germany
March 2017
Petermax Müller Weltrekordwagen - 1949
Record-breaking cars : 8 world records & 22 national speed records.
The basis for any successful sports car between 1948 and 1950 was substantiated in getting the most out of a 1.100 cc VW engine and developing an aerodynamic body. Four carburetors and high compression brought in up to 78 bhp with methanol fuel. The self-designed body with its low-level aerodynamic drag produced an average speed of 152 km/h in 72 hours over a distance of 10.968 km during the record drive in Monthéry.
The engine, which is still fitted in the car today, was built form 'leftovers' from the engine of the legendary Porsche 64 Berlin-Rome car built by engineer Gustav Vogelsang.
1.100 cc
78 PS
Vmax : 215 km/h
550 kg
Automuseum Prototyp
Hamburg-Hafencity
Deutschland - Germany
March 2017