Press infos en anglais – CLUB MERCEDES BENZ FRANCE

Mercedes-Benz Classic at Le Mans Classic 2022: Motor racing successes in France since 1894

- - - - 70 years ago: Double victory in the 300 SL racing sports car at the “24 Hours of Le Mans”
      - 1894: First ever motorsport events in France – first victories in the brand’s history
      - Highlights from the successful Mercedes-Benz tradition at the Le Mans Classic
      - Original automobiles in action and on display – plus interviews with racing drivers

- - - Anniversary drive of the brand at the long-distance classic race: 70 Years of the SL
    - From 15 to 18 June 2022, the field of noble classics will take to the road for the demanding 1,600 kilometres between Brescia and Rome
    - Also at the start in the historic SL: Ellen Lohr and Karl Wendlinger
    - Mercedes-AMG presents the new SL

- The new design dominates “Nice Week” in 1902
- Developed with a passion for innovation, visionary power and technical design drive
- Coveted by the upper echelons of society

- In 1952, the 300 SL racing sports car became the first vehicle in a unique and uninterrupted tradition
- The latest generation of the icon: The new Mercedes-AMG SL (R 232)
- The consistent Performance Luxury model offers a driving experience at the highest level
- Special exhibition extended: “The Fascination of the SL – a Dream Car for 70 Years” at the Mercedes-Benz Museum with ten SL sports cars until 9 October 2022

- The so-called measuring car (in German “Messwagen”) is connected by cable to a prototype travelling in front of it
- One-off model in the Mercedes-Benz Museum based on the Mercedes-Benz 300 “Adenauer”
- Mercedes-Benz Museum Close-Up: Cars, Architecture and Exhibition Design – No. 3/2022

- The second production vehicle of the 1990s product campaign
- In 1993, the coupé study had already presented design elements to the public
- Bold and successful transformation of the brand with new vehicles in new segments

- World premiere at the NAIAS in Detroit from 11 to 19 January 1992
- Top models of the Mercedes-Benz passenger car range based on the S-Class
- Exclusive modern classics (or “youngtimers”) are among the contenders for H-plates (reserved for historic vehicles) in 2022

- Anniversary of the trademark: 100 years ago, Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft applied for trademark protection of the Mercedes star in the ring
- The signet became one of the world’s best-known trademarks
- As early as 1909, DMG had the three-pointed star and Benz had the laurel wreath placed under protection
- The star from the Stuttgart station tower is currently on loan to the Mercedes-Benz Museum
- The marketing campaign for the anniversary will begin on 5 November 2021 on social media

70 years ago: With this vehicle, Mercedes-Benz once again achieved “one of the very highest ranks that international automotive engineering has to award”
The 300 S was the star of the Paris Motor Show (4 to 14 October 1951)
As coveted then as it is now – and highly exclusive
Expert report by Mercedes-Benz Classic on the original exhibition vehicles from 1951