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Freitag, 27.August 2010News Nr. 14 – September 2010
Bling, Bling!!
Need a model to impress your friends? In that case, may I recommend the latest in tackiness? Yes, you can buy yourself a 1:18 scale Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG made by Maisto, studded with no less than 7800 Swarovsky crystals.
And, at CAN $ 1500, (or US$ 1450), it is a [...]
In 60 Seconds: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
Sonntag, 22.August 2010A Mercedes with gull-wing doors and 420 kW – this is what a 2010 model super sports car look like.
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With a design that recalls the icon [...]
In 60 Seconds: Mercedes-Benz 75 HP
Sonntag, 8.August 2010The Mercedes-Benz 75 hp is a super sports car from a time when speeds of over 300 km/h were dismissed as fully unrealistic.
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Its 75 hp and [...]
Production figures for the Mercedes-Benz C 126 series (1981 to 1991)
Samstag, 7.August 2010At the Frankfurt International Motor Show in September 1981, Daimler-Benz presented the 380 SEC and 500 SEC Coupés. The new generation of Coupés was again based on the S-Class Saloon rather than an SL as in the case of the SLC models
Model
Internal designation
Production period Preproduction to end
Number of units
380 SEC
C 126 E 38
1980 – 1985
11,267
500 [...]
Dream cars of yesteryear are reborn at the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center in Irvine, California (USA)
Dienstag, 3.August 2010The Mercedes-Benz Classic Center in Irvine, California (USA). The first and only manufacturer-backed classic center of its kind, offers a full compliment of services including retail sales, restoration, and genuine spare parts sales for Mercedes-Benz models aged twenty years and older. This marks another chapter in the pioneering history of Mercedes-Benz which includes the invention [...]
Modern classics: the Coupés of the Mercedes-Benz 126 series
Montag, 2.August 2010Mercedes-Benz Coupés have always embodied elegance on four wheels. And exclusivity besides, since the vehicles attract a clientele that consciously opts for a body form with flowing lines, the classic two doors and who to a certain extent see their vehicle as a logical extension of a lifestyle often characterised by beauty and elegance.
These fundamentals [...]
Mercedes-Benz Modellauto Club (MBMC) – Newsletter Nr. 13 – August 2010
Donnerstag, 29.Juli 2010News Nr. 13 – August 2010
In Memoriam
Lothar Jacques – Feb 12, 1946 – July 20, 2010
Lothar was a true “Rheinländer”; he enjoyed life for all it was worth. In recent years, his health declined, until finally his asthma took him away from us.
He was very active in the MBMC, a great colleague, and a [...]
In 60 Seconds: Mercedes-Benz C 111
Dienstag, 20.Juli 2010It was a record breaking super sports car. The experimental vehicle with the magic code C 111 stood up to every challenge between 1969 and 1979.
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Mercedes-Benz Modellauto Club (MBMC) – Newsletter Nr. 12 – August 2010
Montag, 19.Juli 2010News Nr. 12 – August 2010
It’s hot out there!!!!
Just to be ready for all possible contingencies, Minichamps has released a new “TroLF” fire truck, based on its 1:43 Unimog 404S model. By the way, “TroLF” is the abbreviation for: Trockenlöschfahrzeug, i.e. a fire fighting vehicle using dry powder instead of water. Actually quite an interesting [...]
Modern classics: the Cabriolets of the Mercedes-Benz 124 series
Samstag, 10.Juli 2010In 1991 Mercedes-Benz breathed new life into an old tradition: after an interruption of exactly 20 years, the brand returned to the market with a four-seater cabriolet, developed as a derivative of the intermediate class 124 series saloon.
The debut vehicle was the 300 CE-24 Cabriolet, which was built until 1993. Its immediate successor was [...]
Carl Benz House in Ladenburg
Freitag, 9.Juli 2010On 21 June 1905, Carl and Bertha Benz acquired the estate on plot no. 4180 in Ladenburg, just a few steps from the river Neckar, at the proud price of 48,500 goldmarks. Carl Benz lived here until his death on 4 April 1929 and his wife Bertha until her death on 5 May 1944.
In the [...]
Production figures for Mercedes-Benz A 124 series (1991 to 1997)
Donnerstag, 8.Juli 2010In 1991 Mercedes-Benz breathed new life into an old tradition: after an interruption of exactly 20 years, the brand returned to the market with a four-seater cabriolet, developed as a derivative of the intermediate class 124 series saloon. Production began in 1992. Cabriolet development was based on the Coupé, and in terms of mechanical components [...]
In 60 Seconds: Vision SLR
Donnerstag, 8.Juli 2010The Vision SLR was introduced tot he world public in 1999, at the IAA in Frankfurt as a concept study of a supercar.
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Gottlieb Daimler House in Schorndorf
Mittwoch, 7.Juli 2010Gottlieb Daimler was born in Schorndorf on 17 March 1834. The Daimler family, also called Deumler or Teimbler, had for two hundred years been living in Schorndorf which had some 4,000 inhabitants at the time Daimler was born.
The Daimlers had been master bakers for generations. Since 1787, at the latest, the Daimler bakery had been [...]
The Mercedes-Benz Classic Center in Fellbach/Germany
Montag, 5.Juli 2010The Mercedes-Benz Classic Center in Fellbach near Stuttgart is the worldwide center for automotive Mercedes-Benz originality. It was opened on 19 May 1993, and it makes an important contribution – together with the Mercedes-Benz Museum, the Archive & Collection and Club Management – to the historic brand communication of Mercedes-Benz.
Its services include the servicing, [...]
Mercedes-Benz Classic Center Celebrates 75th Anniversary of The Rear Engine Drive by Restoring Rare Museum Car
Sonntag, 4.Juli 2010A business built on heritage, the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center in Irvine, California celebrates its fourth year in business by displaying a rare collection of rear-engine vehicles and successfully restoring its first museum car: a 1934 150 Sport Roadster, a rare mid-rear engine two seater that’s regarded as the only 150 known to exist. Two [...]
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