https://velocetoday.com/1939-tripoli-grand-prix-the-race/ The Online Magazine for Italian and French Classic Car Enthusiasts Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:15:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://velocetoday.com/1939-tripoli-grand-prix-the-race/comment-page-1/#comment-96823 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:40:12 +0000 https://velocetoday.com/?p=172762#comment-96823 As ever with you Rob, such diligent research and a superbly told story that I so very much enjoyed !

]]> https://velocetoday.com/1939-tripoli-grand-prix-the-race/comment-page-1/#comment-96819 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:40:27 +0000 https://velocetoday.com/?p=172762#comment-96819 Loved your great report on the ’39 Tripoli race Robert. All that happened pre-WW2 was fascinating because racing had not yet descended into the commercialized maelstrom we suffer today. I wonder what happened to those two gorgeous Mercedes Benz Tripoli racers, especially the one that went to Switzerland for Caracciola and never made it to Indy? As for Charley Seavey’s question regarding Maserati’s further experiments with aerodynamic bodied GP racers, I know of one car that remains in a private collection. Here’s a shot of it in Italy. Peter Brock

]]> https://velocetoday.com/1939-tripoli-grand-prix-the-race/comment-page-1/#comment-96814 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:33:32 +0000 https://velocetoday.com/?p=172762#comment-96814 Great article! I’ll have a little more discussion about Tripoli in an upcoming article. The picture of the Maserati streamliner inevitably invites comparison to the later, Mercedes Benz W-196 of 1954. Of which, more in the aforementioned article. Were there any other attempts at streamliners for Grand Prix racing? There’s an interesting article for somebody.

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