| |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | Since its invention in 1886, the automobile's performance potential and reliability have been put to the test time and time again: right from the very early days, Daimler and Benz vehicles were taking part in all notable events in Europe as well as in other countries around the world. They won races and repeatedly set new speed records in record-breaking runs. Motor sport was born some 120 years ago in France – and the success of the winning vehicles was all down to their two-cylinder "Système Daimler" engines. These first moments of glory were followed by numerous other motor racing events that were to prove significant in the success story of the Mercedes-Benz brand. Follow our activities on Facebook and have a look back over the company's involvement in motor sport that makes clear the extent to which this became the driving force behind the rapid developments made in motor vehicle technology.
Follow us on Facebook  | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | If you are looking for something unique to add to your model car collection, these select 1:43 Mercedes-Benz prototype models may just be what's missing in your collection. From left to right, the F100, F200, F300, F500 and F600 research vehicles all paved the way for new, groundbreaking technological advances that we enjoy in our standard production cars today. Going back as far as 1991, the first car of the "F" series, the F100, introduced concepts like voice control, autonomous intelligent cruise control and distance radar. Order your prototype model today for just $48.00 (was $69.00). Call 1-866-622-5277 click below and send us an email to classicparts@mbusa.com
Get your 1:43 prototype models | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | Eternal youth is a miracle bestowed on only a small number of cars, and the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupe is definitely one of this elite group. The Stuttgart-based brand unveiled its new sports car together with the 190 SL at the International Motor Sports Show in New York in February 1954, and in so doing lit the fuse for an icon of the automotive world. With its flat, graceful body, the 300 SL had lost nothing of its freshness even as the millennium drew to a close and was voted "Sports car of the Century" in 1999.
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