Celebrating the multitalented ‘Mog

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the hugely successful Unimog, Mercedes-Benz has not only shown a concept truck that’s garnered plenty of headlines, but they’ve also released a small batch of Unimog photos from the company’s archives. Recall that Unimog is a contraction of the truck’s full name, Universal Motor Gerät, and the photos do […]

Class of ’86 – Mercedes-Benz 300E

Image courtesy Mercedes-Benz We previously took a look at another Mercedes-Benz in the Class of 1986, the 560SL, a new car for that year, though one based on an aged chassis. In the same year, Mercedes-Benz also introduced another new car, but this one entirely new: the 300E. Based on the W124 chassis, the 300E […]

Indy history: Don Lee’s Mercedes and Alfa, 1947

We’re almost a month away from the centennial edition of the Indianapolis 500, which means we’re going to be seeing an awful lot of Indy history coming out of the woodwork over the next few weeks. Take, for instance, the above photo, recently posted over at The Old Motor, showing L.A. auto magnate Don Lee’s […]