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Mercedes-Benz Museum Focuses on New SL for 2012

Mercedes-Benz Museum Focuses on New SL for 2012

02 January 2012

If you weren't one of the 701,000 visitors to the Mercedes-Benz Museum last year for the 125th anniversary of the automobile, you truly missed out on a great experience. Visitors from over 175 countries around the globe made the...  Read More »

Behind the Scenes Video at Mercedes-Benz Classic Center

Behind the Scenes Video at Mercedes-Benz Classic Center

27 October 2011

Restoring cars has long been a hobby for father and son, but for a small group of mechanics at the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center, it's an incredibly unique job.  The job is to make the classic Mercedes-Benz vehicles exactly what they...  Read More »

An Overview of Mercedes-Benz Research Vehicles

An Overview of Mercedes-Benz Research Vehicles

18 October 2011

Carl Benz designed his famous Patent Motor Car 125 years ago in 1886 based on the principal that research is a motor of progress. He calculated, tinkered, discarded ideas – and in the end went on to build...  Read More »

New ‘Fintail’ from Mercedes-Benz Classic to Compete at the Nürburgring

New ‘Fintail’ from Mercedes-Benz Classic to Compete at the Nürburgring

14 October 2011

A 'Fintail' based on the Mercedes-Benz 220 SE model (W 111 series) will compete in the season final of the long-distance cup organised by Fahrergemeinschaft Historischer Rennsport e.V. (FHR) on 22 and 23 October 2011 at the Nürburgring. Its participation...  Read More »

Mercedes-Benz Classic On Display at the Goodwood Revival 2011

Mercedes-Benz Classic On Display at the Goodwood Revival 2011

09 September 2011

No other brand dominated the golden age of classic grand-prix racing in the mid-20th century in the same way as the Silver Arrows from Mercedes-Benz. Juan Manuel Fangio was the driver who best embodied the racing outfit's strength after the...  Read More »

Mercedes-Simplex Cars at the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run

Mercedes-Simplex Cars at the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run

06 September 2011

The London to Brighton Veteran Car Run in England will close out the international classic calendar. Mercedes-Benz is a primary sponsor of the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run and will be entering two vehicles into the annual event that will take...  Read More »

Mercedes-Benz at 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

Mercedes-Benz at 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

11 August 2011

Mercedes-Benz Classic and Mercedes-Benz USA will be showing off some of their finest vehicles at the upcoming Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on August 21, 2011. This year's Concours d'Elegance is marked among other things by the 125 years of...  Read More »

Mercedes-Benz 4MATIC Vehicle History

Mercedes-Benz 4MATIC Vehicle History

02 August 2011

In the mid-1980s, the time was right to introduce four-wheel drive in other Mercedes-Benz passenger cars; to meet the requirements for saloon cars, however, it would be necessary to redesign the system. At the 1985 International Motor Show (IAA) in...  Read More »

2012 Mercedes-Benz Classic SL legend Calendar

2012 Mercedes-Benz Classic SL legend Calendar

20 July 2011

The year 2012 is the year of the SL legend. Excitement mounts in expectation of the market launch of the new Mercedes-Benz SL (R231) in 2012. The 2012 Classic Calendar takes up this theme and presents the models of the...  Read More »

A Look Inside the U.S. Mercedes-Benz Classic Center

A Look Inside the U.S. Mercedes-Benz Classic Center

13 July 2011

A typical day at the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center based in Irvine, California includes a 1950s Gullwing vehicle restoration, researching the owner history of a 1937 540K and finding a spare part among the 50,000 available for classic Mercedes-Benz cars. With...  Read More »

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