When owner Marc gladly informs me that we are allowed to photograph a great 50 year old 7 seater station wagon, it could be German, French, Swedish or American, but in any case something beautiful. When a few days later I'm in a neighborhood in Amstelveen where a garage door slowly has a pointed nose with a split […] More
At the time, it was considered the fastest diesel passenger car in the world. A top speed of 148 km/h and a time span of 19,9 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h were sufficient for that qualification. More importantly, the Mercedes-Benz 240D 3.0 was the first passenger car in the world to have a five-cylinder diesel engine. […] More
The Mercedes-Benz 300E (W124) is seen by friend and foe as a determining factor within the upper middle class of the eighties. The Benz is also highly regarded by us. When the opportunity arises to drive this type of car, we will of course not pass it up. Certainly not in the […] More
When you get behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz 240 D (W123), you know it. A beautiful ride awaits you, where you can enjoy quality and comfort undisturbed. A while ago - as part of an extensive report - we drove a piece with a copy from 1977. So an early one, […] More
In 1977 the world became acquainted with the station wagon variant of the W123: the Mercedes-Benz S123. The T-model will be made public at the IAA in Frankfurt. Like the W123 sedan, the presentation of the 'Mercedes-T' unleashes high demand, leading to long delivery times. Production starts in Bremen in 1978. It is the beginning of an era in which no one at Mercedes-Benz is in any doubt about the importance of a Combi variant within the model range. More
Austria is home to many special car and traffic museums. A set of photos told the story of a special museum in the Alpine country. Historama in Felsbach is a show room that makes pure history tangible in an unpolished way. More
It is Saturday March 20, the digital time indication in the Astra indicates that it is 16.10 pm. More than half an hour earlier I said goodbye to Peter and Mike in Roden. I decide to pull over at a gas station between Drachten and Leeuwarden. I get coffee […] More
In his working life, Christian has been an ambulance driver as well as manager of the UMCG fleet in Groningen. So he contributed to the health of the University Medical Center by keeping the large ambulance fleet up-to-date. Part of the concern is also that the urgent transport is carried out perfectly. More
Special coupes and convertibles have developed throughout the history of Mercedes-Benz as a constant within the history of Das Haus. For more than 10 years, the Baureihe W111 was the ideal basis for the Opera Coupé, which saw the light of day in 1961 and was built until 1971. More
The diesel was the trendsetter of its time. It was not only powerful, but also thirty percent more efficient than a petrol version. The Mercedes-Benz 260 D forms the basis for the name that the brand still has in the field of innovative diesel technology to this day. More
From 22 to 28 January 1976 Mercedes-Benz showed its long-awaited new offshoot, the Mercedes-Benz W123. Under the southern French sun, the new Stuttgarter trump card in the upper middle class was shown to the trade press on the Paul Ricard circuit. The introduction marked the start of a successful episode in the history of Mercedes-Benz 40 years ago. The media are very enthusiastic and this favorable call is not without consequences. More
This money-truck from the Mercedes collection of the now 83-year-old R. Janssen is notable for its special design: separate doors, double-thick glass, super thick sheet steel to scare off people with less good intentions. More
