Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Coupé and Cabriolet W112

Mercedes-Benz 300 SE Coupé and Cabriolet W 112, 1962 to 1967.

Zenith of Mercedes-Benz’s coupé and cabriolet tradition in the 1960s

The premiere that was celebrated for two luxurious premium-class cars from 15 to 25 March 1962 at the 32nd Geneva Motor Show was a brilliant one: Mercedes-Benz presented the 300 SE Coupé and the 300 SE Cabriolet of the W 112 series. Because both these two-door four-seater cars were the result of the consistent combination of technical brilliance, impressive performance and very high standards of style and elegance.

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The history of representative vehicles 1951 – 1962

The history of representative vehicles 1951 – 1962

Mercedes-Benz 300 to 300 d (W 186 II to W 189)

By the end of the Second World War, the benchmarks had changed in Germany and Western Europe. People were suffering greater hardship, their needs were existential, their standards more modest, the newly elected Federal government in West Germany was closer to the people and democratic.

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Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Roadster W121

The history of the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Roadster, W 121 series, (1955-1963)

An elegant, open-top sports car with the Mercedes star on its radiator: That is model 190 SL (W 121), which Mercedes-Benz presented in New York in 1954 and whose market launch was in 1955.

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Mercedes-Benz coupés of the C 124 series

Mercedes-Benz coupés of the C 124 series

Elegant-sporty touring car with a personality of its own.

Sporty-elegant, two-door and with seductively modern lines: this is how the new Mercedes-Benz upper medium-class coupé presented itself at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1987. Model series C 124, which was to be designated “E-Class Coupé” from 1993 onwards, was – after the saloon and the estate – the third body variant of the 124 series. The A 124 Cabriolet, based on the coupé, was to follow only in 1991.

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Rétromobile 2012 International trade fair in Paris

Rétromobile 2012: A meeting of the Le Mans winners

International trade fair in Paris 1 – 5 February, 2012

At the 2012 Rétromobile, Mercedes-Benz Classic commemorates a very special victory this year: 60 years ago the legendary 24-hour Le Mans race ended with a spectacular double victory, achieved with 300 SL (W 194 series) racing cars. The impressive racing successes of the “gullwing” became the basis for the worldwide fascination for the SL model series from Mercedes-Benz which has continued undiminished to the present day. The trade fair presentation is organised in coordination with Mercedes-Benz France.

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