June 1968: The 300SEL 6.3 debuts in Monterey
Laguna Seca June 27, 1968 New $14,000 300SEL 6.3 debuts in California Legend has it that sometime in 1966 Mercedes engineer, Erich Waxenberger, hatched a plan whereby he would install…
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…