The Klenk-Meteor was a

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which competed in the 1954 German Grand Prix. The car was based on the established German marque of

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which was active between 1948 and 1953. Veritas is chiefly remembered as a manufacturer of sports cars and successful

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racing cars. The company closed when its founder,

Ernst Loof Ernst Loof (4 July 1907 in Neindorf near Oschersleben – 3 March 1956 in Bonn) was an automotive engineer and racing driver from Germany. He contributed to the design of the BMW 328 sports car in the late 1930s. Biography Loof participated in ...

, became ill. He subsequently died in 1956. The Klenk-Meteor entered for the 1954 German Grand Prix was essentially a Veritas

car from the previous year. The car was owned and prepared by the noted German racing driver

Hans Klenk Hans Klenk (28 October 1919, in Künzelsau – 24 March 2009, in Vellberg) was a racing driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. A ...

who intended to race it himself in the Grand Prix. However, Klenk's career as a racing driver came to an end when he suffered injuries in an accident while working as a test driver for Mercedes-Benz. The car was driven in the Grand Prix by another German, Theo Helfrich. He retired on lap 8 with engine failure.

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References

Klenk profile at Grand Prix Encyclopedia
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