Check out what we have for this week’s AMG Monday Morning Wake-Up Call: You may have heard of the Isdera Commendatore 112i from Need for Speed II, but have you heard of the Isdera Imperator 108i? We’ll forgive you if you haven’t; only 30 were built from 1984 to 1993. The Isdera brand hails from Eberhard Schulz, a […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | August 5, 2013
For this edition of Photo of the Week, we have an entire gallery for you. Forum user 944j brought this 1992 500E to our attention, and boy, oh boy, did it get our attention. Euro Classic Motors has this car on its Web site, but it is not listed for sale. We also noticed Bring a Trailer has it […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | July 26, 2013
Car and Driver’s “Up Close & Personal” video series has taken a few steps back in time to an era when Mercedes’s exterior designs were a little softer on the eyes, their interior designs were a little harder with the plastics, and today’s technology was a bit more damp behind the ears. Technology like the […] More »
By: Manuel Carrillo III | July 9, 2013
The Mercedes-Benz Museum is celebrating the 125th anniversary of the epic journey of Bertha Benz using the Benz Patent-Motorwagen Type III. The Berta Benz Days at the museum will be from August 2 to August 4, wherein guided tours will highlight this pioneer in the automotive industry. The journey of Bertha Benz, who was joined by her sons, started in Mannheim and ended in Pforzheim.
By: BenzInsider.com | July 1, 2013
Stirling Moss told women they couldn’t. It’s quite sad to read his words. Sir Stirling is one of the greatest drivers to ever sit behind the wheel of a car. Moss’ own career was anything but easy. And that’s what makes his words all the more surprising and sad. Moss couldn’t win a world championship. […] More »
By: Lane Anderson | April 18, 2013
After World War I, life in Germany was grim. Defeat loomed over the nation. Acute shortages in nearly all resources brought the country to the brink of revolution. This certainly affected the German auto industry. They were down, but not completely out of the fight. Do you know what it took to win motor-races after […] More »
By: Lane Anderson | April 8, 2013
Can you name the fastest race run before World War II?
By: Lane Anderson | April 1, 2013
