On May 29, 1921, Max Sailer drove the Mercedes 28/95 hp Sport under the piercing Sicilian sun for a little less than...
It’s interesting how things evolve. While I have had no personal experience with the Invicta marque there has always been...
In 1951, Mercedes-Benz’s successful return to the automotive industry in the post-war years was marked by two passenger cars in the form of the Mercedes-Benz 300 (W 186) and 220 (W 187). From April 19-29, 1951, then Daimler-Benz AG launched two new models at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt....
The French Grand Prix; Reims, July 4, 1954. Karl Kling rounds Thillois corner in the Mercedes W196 streamliner. He finished...
To be honest, I’ve had a lot of great racecars in my career and it’s very difficult to select just...
Over the last 27 years, the Italian Car Day at the Brooklands Museum (May 4, 2013) has grown to become not only the UK’s top event for owners and admirers of all things Italian, but also the largest gathering of Italian cars in the country. Anyone arriving in any Italian...
The second annual Benedict Castle Concours D’Elegance was held in Riverside, Calif. on March 28. An eclectic mix of more than...
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster (W 198) made its premiere 60 years ago at the Geneva Motor Show from 14...
The Mercedes CLK GTR was once the world’s most expensive production car and it rarely gets the recognition that it deserves. Owning a single CLK GTR is an impressive achievement in itself, but the opportunity to acquire both versions simultaneously is truly exceptional. RM Sotheby’s is set to offer this...
A special class of Mercedes-Benz 500K – 540K will take center stage at the 24th annual Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance...
Christie’s is offering Andy Warhol’s Mercedes-Benz W 196 R Grand Prix Car at its upcoming Post-War and Contemporary Art sale,...
Gigi Villoresi. Jean-Marie Balestre.Photo: Ercole Colombo 1 Willi Kauhsen, driving the Bosch-sponsored Porsche 917/10, wins both heats of the Interserie race on the Nürburgring in West Germany (1973). 3 Vern Schuppan and Naohiro Fujita drive the Nova Engineering Porsche 956 to victory in the 500-kilometer Japanese Sports Car Championship race...
Luigi Fagioli Dan GurneyPhoto: Roger Dixon 1 Mario Andretti and Bruce McLaren drive a Ford GT40 MkIV to victory in...
Jim Clark Peter Bryant 2 Four-time 500-cc Motorcycle Grand Prix World Champion and auto-racer Mike “The Bike” Hailwood is born...
Benz ‘Tropfenwagen’ Car: Benz/ Engine: Inline 6 Cylinder / Maker: Tropfenwagen Typ RH (RH = Rennwagen mitt Heckmotor) / Bore...
The 1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C “Goutte d’Eau” owned by Peter and Merle Mullin (above) has won the inaugural Peninsula Classics Best...
Mike Lawrence There is a minor industry in new James Bond novels and if we include Young James Bond and...
The debut Bonhams Mercedes-Benz auction was held 12th July 2014 at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, resulting in €11,855,925...
The Bonhams Mercedes-Benz 2015 auction was held 28 March at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, resulting in total sales of €13 million and a 92.9% sell-through rate. Malcolm Barber, Bonhams Co-Chairman and auctioneer for the day, said, “With a full sale room, active internet bidding, and international bidders both...
Bonhams held its Motor Cars and Automobilia auction on 1 December 2011 at Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey, England, resulting in...
The final Bonhams automobile auction in 2012 was held 3rd December at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge, Surrey, UK, resulting in...
The first Rolls-Royce Phantom III to be sold to America, which featured in the award-winning 2006 film Pan’s Labyrinth, is to be sold at Bonhams traditional end of year sale of Important Motor Cars and Fine Automobilia on 6 December, 2010, which this year takes place at Mercedes-Benz World at...
Bonhams held its traditional end of year sale of Important Motor Cars and Fine Automobilia on Monday, December 6, 2010...
Here’s a video of a 1990 Mercedes Sauber C11 and its 750hp biturbo V8 roaring around the track during Le...
The original winning car from the 3rd Carrera Panamericana Mexico in November 1952 is to return to the scene of its great triumph. The 300 SL racing sport car (W 194) was temporarily removed from the “Races and Records” display at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, in order to join...
On 18 June 1992, Klaus Ludwig driving an AMG-Mercedes 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II won both races of the German...
The Andes adventure started in Antofagasta, on the coast of Northern Chile with 15 cars and teams from Belgium, Finland,...
The Mercedes-Benz Museum is holding its first collectors fair for models, brochures, literature, pins and accessories on November 28th, 2009 from 9:00am to 6:00pm. To mark the occasion of the first Mercedes-Benz collectors fair, two strictly limited Silver Arrow pins will be available on fair day....