Carl Benz – A Life Dedicated to Cars in Comic Book Form
05 February 2013
The very first comic book, titled "Carl Benz – A life dedicated to cars", covers how the car was invented in colorful images how the car was invented as well as providing an insight into the fascinating life of car... Read More »
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Classic Auto Owners Will Benefit from New Turin Charter
31 January 2013
On the 127th birthday of the automobile, the Fédération Internationale des Véhicules Anciens (FIVA) has introduced important guidelines for owners of historical vehicles. The Turin Charter, presented at the Mercedes-Benz Museum, provides guidance on questions of authenticity. "As the inventor of... Read More »
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Mercedes-Benz World Speed Record Stands for 75 Years
23 January 2013
On January 28, 1938, the Mercedes-Benz W 125 car set a world speed record on a public road, a record which still stands to this day. With a speed of 268.8 mph (432.7 km/h) and Rudolf Caracciola as pilot,... Read More »
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Prince Albert II of Monaco and Princess Charlène Visit Mercedes-Benz Museum
11 July 2012
As part of their two-day visit to Germany, H.S.H Prince Albert II of Monaco and H.S.H. Princess Charlène today toured the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart. During an exclusive guided tour of the exhibition the princely couple was able to experience... Read More »
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Mercedes-Benz Museum Offers a One of a Kind Look at Automotive History
10 July 2012
The Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany is the only museum in the world that can document, in a single continuous timeline, over 125 years of automobile history from its very beginnings to the present day. On nine levels and covering... Read More »
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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 »
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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 »
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Commemorative Stamp and Coin for the 125 Year Anniversary of the Automobile
05 May 2011
125 years ago the Kaiserliche Patentamt (Imperial Patent Office) in Berlin granted Benz & Co. in Mannheim the patent No. 37,435 for a "vehicle with a gas engine drive system". This patent is see as the birth certificate of the... Read More »
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Mercedes-Benz History: Diesel Passenger Car Premiered 75 Years Ago
16 February 2011
The Mercedes-Benz 260 D in the W 138 series was the world's first series-production diesel passenger car. Seventyfive years ago in February 1936, 50 years after the invention of the petrol-powered automobile by Carl Benz, Mercedes-Benz presented this revolutionary vehicle... Read More »
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Mercedes-Benz Museum Opens New Exhibition Featuring Emission Free Mobility
26 January 2011
This coming Saturday, January 29, marks 125 years of automotive history, it was in 1886 that Carl Benz received the patent for the first motor car, heralding the birth of the automobile. From January 30, 2011, in addition to experiencing... Read More »
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