London to Brighton, 2010

Mercedes and Daimler-Benz are among the very few automakers still extant that were around to partake in the original London to Brighton drive, of which more than 30 cars participated on November 14, 1896, as England’s Emancipation Run. This event celebrated the Locomotives on the Highway Act, which raised the road speed limit from the walking pace of […]

Taking the Long Road

The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance has announced that a 28hp, 1902 Mercedes Simplex, the oldest Mercedes on the road today, will be making an epic journey of 1,500 miles to arrive in central California for the August 15 event. This car, driven by Arturo and Deborah Keller and John Bentley, will be one of an […]