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1934 AVUS Rennen - Berlin - Luigi Fagioli about to depart in his Mercedes-Benz W25 with an army of mechanics pushing the car. On the left, in flat cap, is mechanic and future Mercedes Grand Prix driver Hermann Lang. The Mercedes cars were withdrawn from the race. From the Zoltan Glass collection. Zoltan Glass (1903-1982) was a photographic artist of Jewish descent born in Budapest, Hungary. Initially beginning as a cartoonist and retoucher in 1925, he moved to Berlin and worked as a picture editor for the 5-8 Uhr Abdendblatt, a Berlin evening paper. As a motorsports enthusiast his work featured many images from Nürburgring and Avus and his photos of the Mercedes-Benz team received widespread acclaim. Due to the rise of fascism in Germany, Glass moved to London in 1938 and established the Zoltan Glass Studio at 183 Kings Road Chelsea, London, where his work concentrated on fashion and naturist photography. In 1964 he sold his studio (at this point based in Paradise Walk London SW3) and retired to France where he died in 1981.
Front view of mechanics pushing driver in Mercedes Benz race car
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