40 years of the Iconic 126 series Debuts in Frankfurt Sept 1979 I don’t think we can overstate the importance of the 126 series sedans in the evolution of the…
140 Sedans: Outsized luxury
S-Class Heavyweight The controversial 140 Series Imagine that you’re the globe’s premiere mainstream European luxury automobile manufacturer in 1989: Mercedes-Benz. And imagine that your dealer network is reporting an alarming…
S-Class re-defined: Replacing the Fins
Safe, fast and comfortable Fins give way to the 108 Prior to the 108 series, upmarket sedans from Mercedes were required to share their platform with 4 cylinder diesels and…
The 108 S-Class debuts
W108/109 series 250S to Legendary 6.3 The new premium-class model generation consisting of the 250 S, 250 SE and 300 SE were presented in August 1965, establishing succession to the…
The “S” class debuts in 1959
Opulent Fintails Sleek coupes, Limos and a wagon In August 1959, Mercedes-Benz announced a thoroughly revised passenger car range. Under the slogan: “The new six-cylinders in a class of their…
Mercedes-Benz Racing: 1969
Competition 1969 Making do with sedans May 2015 It had been a good fourteen years since Mercedes was absolutely “all in” regarding their global motorsport commitments. Le Mans 1955 emphatically…
300SE 2-doors: Worth the headaches?
300SE 2-Doors: Friend of Foe? April 2012 (Daimler Media recently published a piece on the 112 series 300SE two-doors. We’ll publish it as part of our Daimler Learning Series at…
Fading Fintails
The neglected Fintail As we search the United States for unique vintage Mercedes-Benz, one recurring discovery is the vast number of sad looking 110/111 sedans, also known as the ‘Fintails.’…