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The new SL didn’t have an easy start when the “Pagode” was first introduced at the Salon on Geneva in March 1963. It was recognized as a modern successor to the 190 SL but it got rejected as a successor to the 300 SL. The 230 SL represented a new generation of sports car: A two-seater with high performance engine and an elegant and comfortable driving experience. On special order, one could ...

The decades-long tradition of Daimler-Benz has always included state cars: In the twenties the Model K, in the thirties the imposing 770, then they became modest. After the war, the Mercedes 300 “Adenauer” was the benchmark. But from 1956 onwards they were already working on a “Big Mercedes”, the Type 600. There were no design restrictions. A dream for engineers! The International Motor Show ...

The models of the 2600 series from Alfa Romeo were upper class in Italy. Vehicles with an engine capacity of more than 2 litres were taxed particularly heavily. As successor of the four-cylinder Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider, which was considered too weak, the Alfa Romeo Spider 2600 with 145 hp now guaranteed a lot of driving pleasure. The beautiful body came from Carozzeria Touring, but the company closed ...

Paul Daimler was passionate about technology even as a child. The challenges his dad, Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach had with the management of the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG), inspired Paul Daimer to join Austro Daimler in Austria. He became Technical Manager and General Manager but in the end still became Wilhelm Maybach?s successor at DMG. The model 15/ 20 PS was the smallest and most ...

Who is still familiar with the brand N. A. W. (Norddeutsche Automobil-Werke)? This respectable manufacturer was located in the middle of Hameln/ Germany and produced cars until 1929. Burkard Manufactories built many of their models, including the Sperber (Sparrowhawk) 6/ 20, a successful car with solid 20 PS. After World War I, Walter von Selve bought the company and continued manufacturing successfully. ...

In the 1930s, the Ford Motor Company was the second largest car manufacturer in the world. From 1925, the famous Ford Estate was also assembled in Berlin. On 2 October 1930, Henry Ford personally laid the foundation stone for the production facilities in Cologne. After the war, the Ford Taunus models rolled off the production line there again from 1948. The Taunus 17 M P 2, a new design, was launched ...

At the end of 1984 Mercedes-Benz introduced a completely new middle class, the series W 124. This model was an instant success as it was much more modern than its predecessor, the W 123. It came in many engine types and the elegant coupé was introduced in 1987. Everybody talked about the convertible but it wasn’t available until 1991. The 300 CE-24 was a pretty much perfect, open model with a six ...

In the 1960s the "PS race" with medium sized cars came from the US to Europe. Mercedes was in one of the leading positions with its 300 SEL 6. 3. The effort was minimal: They took the body from the S-series and implanted the super strong engine from the Mercedes 600. The standard air suspension gave the high powered saloon flawless road positioning. The market welcomed the new luxury Mercedes with ...

After Moritz Straus took over the majority of shares in Horch in 1920, he developed Horch into a premium manufacturer for cars with large engines. He hired Paul Daimler as chief designer. Irony of fate: what Gottlieb Daimler’s son was not allowed to do at DMG (Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft), he was able to achieve at Horch by designing a modern in-line eight-cylinder engine with two overhead camshafts. ...

The most successful model series from Mercedes-Benz was the long-lasting SL series R 107, produced from 1971 to 1989. The 500 SL is one of the last series, only 11, 812 examples were built from 1985 onwards.

Our Mercedes-Benz 500 SL Roadster is a German delivery in the sought-after colour combination smoke silver metallic with the interior in brazilian leather. The classic car is in very ...

In the summer of 1949, some Porsche employees began to set up a sports car production facility as subtenants at Reutter-Karosserie. The first coupés and convertibles of the Type 356 1100 with 40 hp were largely hand-built. With the Porsche 356 C, built from 1963 to 1966, the Type 356 was fully developed. A total of 76, 302 vehicles were produced.

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The successor to the Jaguar E-Type, the brand new XJS was introduced at the IAA in Frankfurt/ Germany in 1975. The media was confused: The XJS, initially only offered as a coupé, was a Gran Turismo in its best sense but not really a successor to the sporty E-Type. At first, the impressive coupé was only available with a 12-cylinder engine but starting in 1983, one could also buy the newly developed ...

Right after the new Mercedes 230 SL was introduced in Juli 1963, Mercedes started working on upgrades and in December 1965 its successor, the 250 SL arrived. There were three significant changes: disk brakes for front and rear axles, oil cooler, an engine with 2. 5 l capacity and seven-layer crank shaft. With only 5, 196 models, the 250 SL is a rarity since in January 1968 Mercedes already introduced ...

With the Bentley S 2 the V8 engine was introduced in November 1959, which was installed in the Bentley S 3 from autumn 1962. The crowning glory were the sporty Continental models, which were available with bodies by Mulliner Park Ward as limousins, coupés and Continental convertibles. What they all had in common were the slanted double headlights (“Chinese Eyes”). The S 3 series was pure luxury. ...

The founder of the S. S. (Swallow Sidecars) brand, William Lyons, continued to develop the company with determination. In 1945, the company was renamed Jaguar. The Jaguar XK 120 was a stroke of genius. The sports car was actually only created because the new six-cylinder engine was ready, but the corresponding limousine was not yet. This appeared in 1950 as the Jaguar MK VII and, with a top speed ...