Mercedes-Benz W196

Mercedes-Benz W196 Streamliner plateado con carrocería cerrada en Reims 1954

Mercedes W196: The Machine That Thought Like Fangio This site told you about the man. Now it’s time for the machine. When this site covered Fangio, the line was that he made the car good, that he didn’t depend on the machine, that the talent lived in him. And it’s true. But it would be … Read more

MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL Gullwing

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing plateado con ambas puertas de ala de gaviota abiertas al atardecer en aeródromo vintage

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing: Aviation on Wheels There is a photograph from 1954 that says it all. A Mercedes-Benz 300 SL with its doors open to the sky, parked in front of a DC-3 on an airstrip. The message was clear: this is not a conventional automobile. This is aviation on wheels. Seventy years later, … Read more