May 24 2015
Karl Friedrich Benz (25th November 1844 – 4th April 1929) Karl Benz was born as Karl Friedrich Michael Vaillant, on November 25, 1844 in Mühlburg, (now a part of Karlsruhe, Baden) Germany, to Josephine Vaillant and a locomotive driver, Johann George Benz. They got married at St. Stephan’s Catholic Church on November 16, 1845 and moved to 13 […]
Apr 1 2015
McLaren Mercedes presented its 2002 challenger, the MP4-17, at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. Following the unveiling Alexander Wurz took the MP4-17 for its first run of the day. With only a few FIA Formula One regulation changes for the technical team to take into consideration, the MP4-17 is an evolution of last […]
Mar 21 2015
Like a fairytale There was once a king. This king was immensely rich, for his kingdom was in tomorrowland. Here flowed not only milk and honey but also petroleum. And so was our king, very rich. Whenever the time allowed this king was going into his garage to look at the “stars”. He loved stars […]
Mar 21 2015
Bring back the 30’s. In 2006 Eberhardt Schulz, the founder and the owner of the brand Isdera, introduced a totally new car. And what a car! Eberhardt Schulz is the inventor of Isdera Imperator 108i, based on Mercedes-Benz Studie CW 311 (this car appearing in the famous movie CarNapping.) and the Isdera Commendatore 112i (both […]
Mar 17 2015
Avant-garde design in the evolutionary successor In February 1938, at the IAMA International Motor Show in Berlin, the evolutionary stage of the Grand Mercedes was launched, internally designated W 150. Largely redesigned, the car, which continued to be called the Mercedes-Benz 770, manifested the art of automobile manufacture in perfection, the creativity of its engineers, […]
Mar 15 2015
In the first race of the 2015 season, Australian Grand Prix 2015. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are the winners in this first grand prix of 2015 F1 Championship. With no reliability problems for the F1 W06 Hybrid and with faultless driving from both of the drivers, Mercedes-AMG Petronas kicks off the season in style. […]
Mar 14 2015
Uke is a night guard at Mercedes-Benz Museum. Watch him presenting some of the Mercedes-Benz finest. Episode 1: Trailer Season 1 Episode 2: A Horse Without a name Episode 2: Record RUN Episode 3: Safety First Episode 4: Aerodynamics Episode 5: Night of the Stars
Mar 9 2015
Los Angeles Design Challenge Adapting one of the most successful story , the “Cinderella and the Maybach Berline” brings attention to a movie star Cindy, a simple and downtrodden young lady who spends her days working at her father’s workshop while her stepmother and her spoiled princess of a daughter spend theirs living it up at the […]
Mar 9 2015
Smart 341 Parkour concept features not only futuristic design but also interesting reporter story. Because this year, LA Design Challenge was not just about designing and developing car of the future, but also inventing a story worthy of Hollywood. These designers have convinced the jury of the LA Design Challenge 2011 with their film “Annie get […]
May 25 2015
Bertha Benz (1849 – 1944)
Bertha Benz (maiden name Ringer) May 3, 1849 – May 5, 1944 Bertha Ringer was born in 1849 in Pforzheim, Grand Duchy of Baden. She was the daughter of a wealthy family from the southwestern German town of Pforzheim. Not too many things are known until 1871 when she became the fiancee of Karl Benz. During the same […]
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