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- Why Americans Flocked to Catch a Glimpse of Hitlers Car
In his new book The Devil’s Mercedes: The Bizarre and Disturbing Adventures of Hitler’s Limousine in America, Robert Klara takes readers across the country with two Mercedes-Benz limousines
- A Brief History of the Popemobile - Smithsonian Magazine
The first “official” popemobile is often considered to be a Mercedes-Benz Nürburg 460 Pullman given to Pope Pius XI by the German car manufacturer in 1930
- A Rally to Remember - Smithsonian Magazine
British racing legend Stirling Moss set the all-time Mille Miglia average speed record of 97 9 miles per hour in 1955 in this Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR (parading through Florence)
- These Sleek, Sexy Cars Were All Inspired By Fish
Such attributes made it an ideal inspiration for a commuter car, which is why Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Bionic in 2005—a concept car that took technical and even cosmetic inspiration from the
- Six Cars Raced to the Finish Line of the U. S. ’s First Automobile Race . . .
Four of the cars were gasoline-fueled; three were manufactured by Karl Benz, the German namesake of Mercedes-Benz, and the fourth was made by the Duryea Motor Wagon Company of Springfield
- The Epic Quest to Ride the World’s Biggest Wave
A year passed, during which Garrett continued to train in Hawaii, and in 2012 a new sponsor, Mercedes-Benz, commissioned one of its renowned designers to create the ultimate big-wave board
- The True Story of “Operation Finale” - Smithsonian Magazine
Every morning, he took the bus to his job as a foreman at a Mercedes-Benz factory, and every evening, he returned to his wife and two children in their suburban home
- Jay Leno’s Airplane Engine Collection - Smithsonian Magazine
Updates include a Lincoln front axle with disc brakes, rear drum brakes, and a four-speed Mercedes-Benz transmission between the mighty Fiat engine and the chain-driven rear wheels
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