Rudolf Uhlenhaut

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Rudolf Uhlenhaut was a German engineer and key Mercedes-Benz designer and test engineer, renowned for creating some of the company’s most iconic high-performance sports and racing cars.

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Rudolf Uhlenhaut canonical 5

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instanceOf Mercedes-Benz designer
automotive engineer
human
mechanical engineer
activeYears 1930s
1950s
associatedWith Silver Arrows era of Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix racing
countryOfCitizenship Germany
dateOfBirth 1906-07-15
dateOfDeath 1989-05-08
designed Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé company car for personal use
drivingSkill capable of lapping racing circuits at near-professional driver speeds
education studied mechanical engineering in Germany
employer Daimler-Benz
linked to: Daimler AG

Mercedes-Benz
era 20th century
familyName Uhlenhaut
fieldOfWork automotive engineering
motorsport engineering
givenName Rudolf
knownFor designing high-performance Mercedes-Benz racing cars
development of desmodromic valve system in Mercedes-Benz racing engines
development of spaceframe chassis for Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
test-driving his own racing car designs
languageSpoken English
German
legacy considered one of the most influential engineers in Mercedes-Benz racing history
credited with blending racing technology into Mercedes-Benz road cars
name Rudolf Uhlenhaut
nationality German
notableWork Mercedes-Benz 300 SL racing car (W194)
linked to: Mercedes-Benz W194

Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé
Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR racing car (W196S)
linked to: Mercedes-Benz W196

Mercedes-Benz W125 Grand Prix car
linked to: Mercedes-Benz W125

Mercedes-Benz W154 Grand Prix car
linked to: Mercedes-Benz W154

Mercedes-Benz W196 Formula One car
linked to: Mercedes-Benz W196

Mercedes-Benz W196R racing car
linked to: Mercedes-Benz W196
parent English mother
German father (businessman for Daimler in London)
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
placeOfDeath Germany
Stuttgart
positionHeld chief engineer for racing car development at Mercedes-Benz
head of passenger car development at Mercedes-Benz
workLocation Stuttgart
Untertürkheim

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing designer Rudolf Uhlenhaut
subject linked to: 300 SL Gullwing
Mercedes-Benz W125 designer Rudolf Uhlenhaut
Rudolf Uhlenhaut name Rudolf Uhlenhaut
Mercedes-Benz W196 designer Rudolf Uhlenhaut
Mercedes-Benz W194 designer Rudolf Uhlenhaut