Mercedes-Benz works racing driver Ewy Baroness von Korff-Rosqvist has died aged 94

• • • • • Successful in endurance races in the 1960s as a Mercedes-Benz works racing driver
        • Victory in the 1962 Argentinian Touring Car Grand Prix with a “tailfin” racing touring car
        • Popular figure and role model for women in motorsport

Mercedes-Benz works racing driver Ewy Baroness von Korff-Rosqvist has died aged 94

Sculpture in bright red: The Mercedes-Benz 500 K Special Roadster

• • • • • • A public favourite at the Mercedes-Benz Museum
          • Numerous details testify to elegance and sublime craftsmanship
          • Powerful supercharged engine and innovative suspension
          • Debut of the 500 K 90 years ago, at the motor show in Berlin
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  The Mercedes-Benz 500 K Special Roadster

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL

• • • • • • • • • • The brand presented the super-sportscar in February 1954 – 70 years ago
                  • The upward-opening doors were a striking feature
                  • Spaceframe, outstanding suspension and six-cylinder engine with direct injection
                  • The silver “Gullwing” in the Mercedes-Benz Museum is a most popular photo motif

               

  Mercedes-Benz 300 SL

Mercedes-Benz Classic Notes 2024 01

• • • • • • • • • • 1954: Weltpremiere von 300 SL (W 198) und 190 SL (W 121)
                  • 1934: Mercedes-Benz 500 K (W 29) mit Kompressormotor debütiert in Berlin
                  • 2004: Zweite SLK-Generation (Baureihe R 171)
                  • 1954: Mercedes-Benz 220 (W 180)
                  • 2004: Mercedes-Benz CLK DTM AMG ist ein Sportwagen der Extraklasse
                  • Wichtiger Service: Mercedes-Benz Classic Original-Teile für ersten SLK der Baureihe R 170
                  • Geburtstage: Gottlieb Daimler und Bertha Benz

               

  2024 01 Classic notes