Anniversaries

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Benz Victoria with double-pivot steering system

28 February 1893

Carl Benz registers a "vehicle steering device with steering circles arranged in a tangent to the wheels" with the Imperial German Patent Office (patent no. DRP 73 515 issued on 14 March 1894). This double-pivot steering system is used in the Victoria and Vis-à-Vis models – the first four-wheeled motor cars from Benz & Cie, which supersede the three-wheeled Patent Motor Car

60-hp Mercedes-Simplex as new top model

17 February 1903

Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft delivers the first 60 hp Mercedes-Simplex to Emil Jellinek. The new model is the most powerful Mercedes yet.

New products at IAMA in Berlin

11 - 23 February 1933

The International Automobile and Motorcycle Show in Berlin sees the launch of the new 200 (W 21), 290 (W 18) and 380 (W 22) car models. The 380 marks the start of the tradition of sporty and elegant cars with eight-cylinder supercharged engines, which is later continued by the world-famous successor models 500 K and 540 K. The 380 features independent front suspension using two parallel wishbones and coil springs – a world first which is to spread throughout the automotive world.

"Grand Mercedes" is presented as a revised version

18 February - 6 March 1938

An extensively reworked version of the 7.7-litre Grand Mercedes 770 (W 150) is presented at the International Automobile and Motorcycle Show in Berlin. Its supercharged 7.7-litre eight-cylinder in-line engine develops 155/114 kW, and with the supercharger engaged even 230 hp / 169 kW. Among its new features are an oval tubular frame, front axle with double wishbones and coil springs, and a De Dion rear axle (known internally as the parallel wheel axle). Another new product is a special cross-country vehicle with four-wheel drive and four-wheel steering. It is shown in chassis form and a short time later comes on the market as MercedesBenz G 5 "colonial and hunting car".

Front seat belts available as optional extra February 1958

Mercedes-Benz offers front seat belts on all cars as an optional extra ex factory

The lap belts are available for all vehicles with individual seats. From November, belts are also available for rear bench seats and one-piece driver's benches.

Last 300 SL and 190 SL built

8 February 1963

The last 300 SL and last 190 SL are completed at the Sindelfingen plant.