Sport Poster Mercedes Benz 300SL Le Mans Double Victory New ...

Hammer

£120

Sport Poster Mercedes Benz 300SL Le Mans Double Victory New Record Racing. Original vintage motorsport poster celebrating the double victory of Mercedes-Benz 300SL in the 24 hour Le Mans car race featuring a dynamic illustration by the Austrian graphic designer, painter and artist Hans Liska (1907-1983) depicting a race official updating the timing score as a Mercedes car numbered 21 races past at speed driven by the German racing driver Hermann Lang (1909-1987) and Fritz Riess (1922-1991) taking first place in their Mercedes-Benz 300 SL with Mercedes Benz in bold blue letters and the Mercedes logo above, the text on the side in French for this 24 heures du Mans auto racing victory listing the winners and Theo Helfrich (1913-1978) and Helmut Niedermayr (1915-1985) in second place, also in a 300SL, with the speed at the bottom - Nouveau record absolu de parcours / New absolute course record 3733,780 km in 24 hours. Very good condition, minor creasing, small tears. Country of issue: Germany, designer: Hans Liska, size (cm): 30x21, year of printing: 1952.