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The Mighty Mercedes-Benz 500 SL AMG 5.0

Jon Branch December 5, 2022
Mercedes Benz 500SL AMG
  • Cars
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The Mercedes-Benz 500 SL AMG 5.0 was to be a marriage made in heaven: a joining together of a Mercedes-Benz 500 SL with the best…

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German Mystery Wagon: A 1979 Mercedes-Benz 500 TE AMG

Ben Branch January 30, 2019
Mercedes-Benz 500 TE AMG
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Mercedes-Benz

The exact origins of this 1979 Mercedes-Benz 500 TE AMG are unknown – it’s a mystery that many in the Mercedes community have tried…

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Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC AMG 6.0 Wide-Body – 385 HP German GT

Ben Branch December 19, 2018
Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC AMG 6.0 Wide-Body Front
  • Cars
  • German
  • Mercedes-Benz

The Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC AMG 6.0 “Wide-Body” was developed by the German tuning house as an all-out muscular German GT car with almost 400 hp…

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1960 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster

Ben Branch July 17, 2017
  • Cars
  • German
  • Mercedes-Benz

The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL in both Roadster and Gullwing configurations is considered by many leading automotive minds to be one of the most beautiful…

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1954 Documentary: Mercedes-Benz Races Again

Ben Branch May 14, 2017
  • Films
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Racing

This documentary from 1954 shows the victorious return to racing by Mercedes-Benz after 15 years of non-participation, it was an extraordinary achievement that went…

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing

Ben Branch February 18, 2017
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Luxury
  • Mercedes-Benz

When the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing was released in 1954, it was the fastest production car money could buy. The name was derived from…

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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Alloy Gullwing

Ben Branch August 11, 2015
  • Cars
  • Design
  • German
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Vintage

Mercedes-Benz produced 1,400 300 SL Gullwings between 1954 and 1963, of this number just 29 were aluminium alloy bodied like the car you see…

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The Red Pig Print

Ben Branch September 15, 2014
  • Art
  • Cars
  • German
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Racing

The story of the Red Pig is one of those automotive legends that deserves its own feature film, for those unfamiliar with the story…

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Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster Wallpaper

Ben Branch August 3, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • German
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Vintage
  • Wallpapers

The Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster is one of the enduring icons of automotive design, in fact it’s a shame that it’s often overshadowed by its…

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1934 Mercedes-Benz 500K/540K Spezial Roadster

Ben Branch July 9, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Rare

The Mercedes-Benz 500K was first shown to the public at the 1934 Berlin Motor Show, the car caused a stir not just in Germany but…

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Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster

Ben Branch July 7, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Engineering
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Vintage

The Mercedes-Benz 300SL is one of those hugely significant cars that’ll forever be remembered as one of the top 10 greatest vehicle designs of all time…

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1960 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Roadster

Ben Branch February 5, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Vintage

  The Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Roadster is a car that was built to fill the niche in the Mercedes product catalogue that existed beneath…

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