The 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed will pay tribute to 120 years of achievement in motor sport by Mercedes-Benz with...
The Grand Prix Mercedes that won the “Race of the Century” will be featured at the 2014 Amelia Concours d’Elegance,...
A selection of post-war Mercedes-Benz will be among the featured offerings at the 2014 Gooding & Company Scottsdale Auction, to be held January 17-18 at the Scottsdale Fashion Square in Scottsdale, Arizona. Among the 20 Mercedes-Benz examples spanning nearly four decades, notable consignments include a 300 SL Gullwing barn find...
Christie’s is offering Andy Warhol’s Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix Car at its upcoming Post-War and Contemporary Art sale,...
A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R shattered auction records at the Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed 2013 auction, selling for £19,601,500 (USD...
Mercedes-Benz has signed on as the main automotive sponsor of Mille Miglia. An agreement was reached between Mercedes-Benz Classic and 1000 Miglia S.R.L. in Brescia (Italy), with the aim of establishing a long-term collaboration. Mercedes-Benz Classic will be represented at the 2013 event with a number of vehicles, as well...
The Mercedes-Benz Club of America (MBCA) will host StarFest 2013 on May 18-22 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The event will bring...
Fascination with miniature versions of something grand, like an automobile, may seem frivolous, silly even. Items like this, arguably little...
A 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 driven to racing success by the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio will be offered for sale at the 2013 Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed auction, scheduled for Friday 12 July at Goodwood House in Chichester, Sussex. The 2.5-litre straight-8 W196 Mercedes-Benz einsitzer — chassis number 00006/54 —...
The current world speed record on a public road was set January 28th, 1938 by Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz...
Mercedes W125 Car: Mercedes W125 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line Supercharged / Maker: Daimler-Benz / Bore X Stroke: 94 mm X...
The final Bonhams automobile auction in 2012 was held 3rd December at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge, Surrey, UK, resulting in total sales of £4.4 million. The top result at the 2012 Bonhams Mercedes-Benz World auction went to the 1931 Invicta 4 1/2-litre S-Type Low-Chassis Tourer, which made £466,300,...
Mercedes 1908 GP Car: Mercedes 1908 GP / Engine: 4-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Mercedes / Bore X Stroke: 155 X...
New cars are constant objects of study in the wind tunnel. They are subjected to tests in order to optimise...
A recently discovered 1928 Mercedes-Benz 26/120/180 ‘S’ Type Sports Tourer will headline the Bonhams Goodwood Revival 2012 auction, scheduled for 15th September at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in West Sussex, England. The S Type, which has been in the same family ownership from new, is expected to sell for more...
A 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster will be among the featured offerings at the Gooding & Company Pebble Beach...
The 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans was staged June 14-15 at Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France....
The 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Autobahn Kurier owned by Arturo and Deborah Keller was named winner of the 2011 Louis Vuitton Classic Award. The Louis Vuitton Classic Award is given annually to an automobile judged Best of the Best by the jury of specialists at Louis Vuitton....
Mercedes-Benz will showcase its motorsport heritage at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed, scheduled for June 28 to July 1...
“Dear editors – The new Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (Super Light) sports car will complete test drives in public for the...
By Leigh Dorrington The Mercedes-Benz Museum at the company’s headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany is a depository of the history of the automobile, motorsport, commercial transportation and the Twentieth Century altogether, presented in one of the most modern museums in the world. Two names, Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz, stand above...
Bonhams held its Motor Cars and Automobilia auction on 1 December 2011 at Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey, England, resulting in...
Mercedes SSKL Car: Mercedes SSKL / Engine: 6-Cylinder In-line supercharged / Maker: Mercedes / Bore X Stroke: 100 mm X...
Mercedes W 196 Car: Mercedes W196 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Mercedes-Benz / Bore X Stroke: 76 mm X 68.8 mm / Year: 1954 / Capacity: 2,496 cc / Class: Formula 1 / Power: 257 bhp at 8,200 rpm / Wheelbase: 2350, 2210 and 2150 (Monaco) mm / Track:...
The design department at Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG) – which had not yet merged with Benz & Cie – began developing Mercedes...
Mercedes-Benz Classic will be an integral part of the celebration of Juan Manuel Fangio at the 2011 Goodwood Revival, scheduled...
Mercedes W 25 Car: Mercedes W25 / Engine: 8-Cylinder In-line / Maker: Daimler-Benz / Bore X Stroke: 78 mm X 80 mm / Year: 1934 / Capacity: 3,360 cc / Class: Grand Prix / Power: 354 bhp at 5,800 rpm / Wheelbase: 107.2 inches / Track: 58.0 inches front, 56.0...
Mercedes W 165 Car: Mercedes W165 / Engine: 600 V12 / Maker: Daimler-Benz / Bore X Stroke: 64 mm X 58...
A collection of significant Mercedes-Benz will be offered at the upcoming RM Auctions Monterey auction. The two-day Monterey sale, scheduled August 19 – 20, 2011, will present 13 examples from the German marque, spanning over 80 years of production. The headline consignment is a 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Spezial Roadster,...
