With modern “pontoon” body: The forefather of all “Erlkönig” prototype cars is 70 years old

• • • • • • • Prototypes in the automotive industry are commonly known by this name in German
            • Mercedes-Benz 180: A departure from traditional construction methods, plus other innovations
            • The spacious, clean-cut, comfortable and economical saloon made its debut in 1953
            • Almost 450,000 vehicles of the W 120/121 model series were built
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  With modern “pontoon” body: The forefather of all “Erlkönig” prototype cars is 70 years old

Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16 (W 201) “Nardò record car” of 1983

• • • • • • • • 40 years ago, the Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16 set a record over 50,000 kilometres
            • • Around the clock on the Nardò circuit, in outside temperatures of 40 degrees C
            • • Impressive proof of reliability for the new engine with four-valve technology
            • • Full service on the hot engine and tyre change in just five minutes

  Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16 (W 201) “Nardò record car” of 1983

Mercedes-Benz mobile post office

• • • • • • • The Mercedes-Benz O 10000 long-distance bus was built 85 years ago
            • In use for four decades – first as a long-distance bus, then as a parcel carrier
            • As a mobile post office until the end of the 1970s, it appeared as a guest at festivals and other events
            • Austrian Postʼs livery has a long historical tradition

Mercedes-Benz mobile post office