Technical Breakthroughs: 1958 Seat Belts and Fuel Injection for the masses In every epoch the future of the car needs strong innovations for safety and comfort. 60 years ago, for…
Video: Genesis of the 123
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Luxury for the 1950’s elite: The ‘Adenauers’
Post War Luxury The “Adenauers” Designated model W186, the 300 was the first new model created by Mercedes-Benz after the destruction of industrial Germany during World War II. Most of…
What is hip? Evidently a mint 1975 240D…
What is hip? MB’s 240D finds glamour When women’s fashion portal ModCloth.com contacted me about using one of my cars for an upcoming Spring fashion shoot, I was in for…
40 years of the 123 Series
123 Series turns 40 MB’s 2nd ‘world car’ 1.9 million sold. Eight years in production. Models ranging from the most pedestrian 4-cyl diesels to fully equipped long wheelbase versions for…
123 Glamour
Diesel Glam Honoring the 123 Pity the 123 diesel. Often unwashed and rarely coddled, they have been the globe’s workhorse Mercedes-Benz for decades. We still see them trundling down the…
Making a case for the ‘Stroke 8’
October 2010 – updated January 2017 Making a case for the ‘Stroke 8’ 1968 Brings us the 200 Sedan How about a slight, well…large departure from the usual focus on…