The success of the C111 and of the sparsely modified C 111-II in Nardo spurred the developers on to new heights. But it wasn’t enough. They wanted to break the 300 kmh barrier. For this to happen, the engineers knew that they had to “transform” the road-going version of the C111 into a “proper” racing […]
Nov 18 2013
1977 Mercedes-Benz C111-III
The success of the C111 and of the sparsely modified C 111-II in Nardo spurred the developers on to new heights. But it wasn’t enough. They wanted to break the 300 kmh barrier. For this to happen, the engineers knew that they had to “transform” the road-going version of the C111 into a “proper” racing […]
By Catalin Varvara • C111, MB Research Vehicles 1 • Tags: c111, c111 III, c111-3, mercedes benz c 111, mercedes benz c 111 3, nardo world record