Feb 12 2015
1997 Mercedes-Benz Penske PC26
The Penske PC-26 was designed by Nigel Bennett and manufactured by Penske Cars in Poole, Dorset for the 1997 CART Championship. Being a development of the PC-25, the PC-26 was designed to address the twitchy nature of the previous year car. Five chassis were produced and driven by Al Unser Jr. and Paul Tracy. The Ilmor produced 850 bhp Mercedes-Benz IC108D engine served as the powerplant driving through […]
Feb 12 2015
Mercedes-Benz 300B by Pininfarina, 1955
Creating a one-off Adenauer Coupe The general ’50s era design ethos of Italian coachbuilder Pininfarnia and that of Mercedes-Benz could be politely described as divergent. Sober and generally functional designs marked Mercedes sedan offerings while Pininfarina penned more voluptuous, often less functional but more emotional designs. When Pininfarina indicated to Mercedes in late 1954 their […]
By Catalin Varvara • Concept Cars 0 • Tags: 1955, italian Mercedes, mercedes benz 300 b, Mercedes-Benz 300B by Pininfarina, Pininfarina