1924 Targa Florio and the winning 2 liter supercharged Mercedes

Targa Florio and Coppa Florio, 27 April 1924. The subsequent winner Christian Werner with his co-driver Karl Sailer in the Mercedes 2-litre supercharged racing car during the race

The Mercedes 2-litre Targa Florio supercharged racing car, 27 April 1924. It was in this car that Christian Werner won the Targa and Coppa Florio in 1924

Christian Werner (1892 to 1932). Racing driver for the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and subsequently Daimler-Benz.

A mountainous course along narrow roads with over 7,000 bends before the gates of Palermo in Sicily, Italy: welcome to the Targa Florio. This was a highly popular and demanding road race especially in the first half of the last century. In 1924, one lap was 108 kilometers in length.

The Mercedes 2-litre Targa Florio supercharged racing car, 27 April 1924. It was in this car that Christian Werner won the Targa and Coppa Florio in 1924.