***Mercedes-Benz Milestones of Automotive Design***

[SDNR]

ha ha

 

[BMW///MPower]

Great pictures Christian! It's good I didn't vist the exhibition, thanks to you I can visit it from behind my computer .
It was indeed a great meeting at the BMW museum and I will post the pics later this week!

 

[DaSilva]

Christian Wimmer

 

[SDNR]

He he ...yeah, I would agree with that

 

[cawimmer430]

Great pictures Christian! It's good I didn't vist the exhibition, thanks to you I can visit it from behind my computer .
It was indeed a great meeting at the BMW museum and I will post the pics later this week!

Thanks.

It was awesome meeting up with you and your wife in Munich. I hope you guys enjoyed the city and the museum.

 

[BMW///MPower]

Indeed it was very nice for us too . I am starting my holiday post now, with all the goodies I saw during the holiday and my best pic from the museum (IMO that is of course).

 

[7saen]

^ it finishes on September 14

NOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[modena_360stradale]

I think I said this before, but these two are just amazing!

 

[cawimmer430]

In the last Mercedes Classic there was a lenghty report on that 540K in the Pinakothek. I already scanned it but have to translate it into English. Patience.

 

[cawimmer430]

Thread Posted!

Thread 'Mercedes Classic: 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K "Autobahn Kurier"'

Dec 18, 2008

1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K "Autobahn Kurier"

In March of 1934, a new Mercedes debuted at the Berlin Car Show. The name of this car was "Autobahnen Kurierwagen 8-Zylinder Kompressor Typ 500". Only one model existed and the brochures informed the public that this car was designed for incredibly high-speeds on the Autobahns going as far to claim that the high winds at those speeds gave the car its defining shape. Mercedes built the new model on the existing W29 chassis. Talented craftsmen hammered and formed the metal into the shape you see in the photos. Back in the '30s...

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