One of the fastest cars in Nazi Germany was restored

Mercedes engineers have restored one of the most spectacular designs in automotive history. Mercedes-Benz 540 K Streamliner was built in 1938 and had a top speed up to 185 km / h.  "540 K Streamliner is the embodiment of perfection in its purest form," said Michael Bock, head of Mercedes-Benz Classic and CustomerCenter.
 
The model who was one of the most important achievements of Nazi Germany, was painstakingly restored by experts of giant Daimler Benz and will be shown on August 17th at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. 

540 K Streamliner was built in 1938 in Sindelfingen plant. It was designed especially for the Berlin-Rome race cars. But never got to compete because, meanwhile, the war began and the rally was canceled. During the war, the car was used to test the new Dunlop tires, and in 1945 was withdrawn in garages. At 76 years away, the Mercedes  decided to ignore the association of the model with Hitler. So they went to restore it with many original parts.