This publicity film “Tough Miles to Victory” is presented by Daimler-Benz A.G and produced by Cinecontact Film, West-Berlin. It covers the 8th Argentine Touring Car Grand Prix in 1964, considered to be the toughest road race in the world at the time. A total of 268 vehicles entered the race and drove thousands of miles along many unsurfaced roads, resulting in a triple Mercedes-Benz victory.

Credits (00:08). Birds-eye-view of buildings (00:19). Cars driving (00:25). People walking (00:27). Bird flying (00:29). Views of Buenos Aires, Argentina (00:32). A crowd (00:44). Views of Buenos Aires (00:55). “Tough Miles to Victory” title banner (01:02). Footage of the race’s roads and a 1964 Mercedes-Benz 300 SE racing (01:07). Cheering bystanders (01:47). Car no. 617, a Mercedes-Benz 300 SE, driven by Eugen Böhringer and Klaus Kaiser, are in the lead (02:03). Car no. 605, a Mercedes-Benz 300 SE, driven by Dieter Glemser and Martin Braungart, is in second place (02:15). Car no. 607, a Mercedes-Benz 300 SE, driven by Hans Hermann and Manfred Schiek, is in third place (02:20). Car no. 609, a Mercedes-Benz 300 SE, driven by Ewy Baronin von Korff-Rosqvist and Eva-Maria Falk, is in fourth place (02:28). Footage of the race’s roads spanning from Buenos Aires to Carlos Paz, to San Juan, to Catamarca, to Salta, to La Falda, and finally returning to Buenos Aires (02:36). Views of car no. 617 driving on dirt roads (03:17) followed by car no. 607 (03:50), and no. 609 (03:55). Footage of the rally cars racing on the dirt roads (04:23). A “Carlos Paz” sign (06:11). Officers on horses are clearing audience members from the racetrack (06:14). Rally cars pass the finish line of the first lap in Carlos Paz as bystanders cheer (06:18). The audience is contained behind ropes and the drivers are surrounded by reporters, etc. (06:33). A driver crosses the finish line in a damaged car (07:32). A parking lot with many rally cars (07:39). Car no. 429 is damaged (07:50). Other damaged rally cars are parked in the parking lot (08:00). The four Mercedes-Benz 300 SE participating in the race are parked next to each other (08:07). Views of other cars in leading positions, including multiple Lancia Flavia cars (08:16). The rally cars are positioned to start the next lap, bystanders surrounding them (08:27). The drivers prepare themselves (08:33). The first Mercedes-Benz 300 SE begins the race (08:43). The others follow (08:59). Mountains (09:16). The rally cars drive down mountain roads (09:34). The four Mercedes-Benz are in the leading position as they drive through water and bystanders cheer (13:38), followed by a Lancia Flavia (14:25), a Mini Cooper (14:37), and a Peugeot model 403 (14:49). The lap continues (14:52). Drivers are attempting to repair damaged cars with the help of local Argentinians (17:52). All remaining participating rally cars are parked in a parking lot (18:09). Some cars are inspected for repairs (18:24). Hans Hermann (19:14). Juan Manuel Fangio (19:16). The race’s director is supervising the repair on the Hermann’s car (19:20). The cars exit the repair shop (20:48). Balloons (20:52). “Largada” banner (20:57). The race continues (21:30). Salinas Grandes salt flat (21:51). An airplane (22:12). The rally cars are racing through the salt flat and the Valley of Achaval (22:14) and the Indio Comahue Monument (24:35). Spectators cheer the drivers as they pass (25:00). They are barbecuing on the sidelines (25:19). Footage of the race (25:32). Vies of the spectators and reporters at the finish line (27:03). Three Mercedes-Benz cars pass the finish line as the winners (27:34). The drivers pass through the crowd (27:47). Views of the crowd, commentators, and reporters (28:01). Cars racing and bystanders cheering (28:33).

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