So does Mercedes still own the car? It was not exhibited in their museum when we were there.
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So does Mercedes still own the car? It was not exhibited in their museum when we were there.
Absolutely beautiful.
One of the most beautiful Mercedes cars ever?
[quote=henk4;951251]So does Mercedes still own the car? It was not exhibited in their museum when we were there.[/quote]
Manufactures often switch around in their cars displayed at museums, so they sometimes are at larger showrooms around the world.
ex. When i was at the Peugeot museum this summer, the Oxia and Proxima weren't there, as they where on display at the Paris showroom (unfortunately).
I think this car deserves a thread's title update :)
Not a big fan of the front-end, but the rest of the car is indeed [I]beauteous[/I].
[quote=LeonOfTheDead;951562]I think this car deserves a thread's title update :)[/quote]
Done, my man.
Thanks :)
Nice to see you around again (haven't been myself recently)
Good to have both of you back!
[quote=Kitdy;951628]Good to have both of you back![/quote]
was about time I guess
Here's the short story of the car FYI: :)
[quote][I](...) The car, which was built in the year 1969, was constructed by Bruno Sacco. Bruno Sacco was the chief stylist of Mercedes-Benz from 1974 to 1999. One of his projects was the C 111. The design study (...) is a layout of the C111. It is totally made out of wood. It has no enginge or any further technic inside. It was only built for design reasons - to get a feeling for the form. (...) The company decided to build the form of the orange C111. The design study was never shown on a trade show.
From 1969 to 2001 the car was stored in a garage of our design department. In 2001 Mercedes-Benz Classic discovered the sleeping beauty. We assured the car and for the next 9 years we stored the car in our warehouse in Fellbach. In 2010 we decided to show this beautifull car for the first time in a glasbox of the museums car park.[/I][/quote]
Thanks to C. Knecht @ Daimler AG Archives and Classic Car Collection
I want one of those warehouses. Really.