The First Century (1886-1986): Portfolio by Ken Dallison

– 1885 Daimler: THE FIRST FIRST—A MOTORIZED BICYCLE
– 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen: HORSES TAKE HEED THE CAR IS BORN
– 1886 Daimler Motor Carriage: FROM FOUR LEGS TO FOUR WHEELS
– 1888 Benz Patent Motorwagen: BERTHA GOES VISITING AND A FIRST IS RECORDED
– 1895 Benz – The First Omnibus: AMONG THE MANY FIRSTS, MASS TRANSIT ON WHEELS
– 1901 Daimler: THE FIRST MERCEDES WINS AND HISTORY IS MADE
– 1904 Mercedes 90 – Daytona Record Car: WILLIE K. WAS FASTER THAN ANYONE ELSE
– 1906 American Mercedes 40-45 Tourer: DAIMLER AND STEINWAY HAD AN AGREEMENT
– 1908 Mercedes – Grand Prix Winner: HOW IT FEELS TO DRIVE A 1908 RACING CAR
– 1911 "Blitzen" Benz – Barney Oldfield: BARNEY HAD STYLE. THE BLITZEN HAD SPEED
– 1913 Mercedes 50-Horsepower Phaeton: PHAETONS WERE FASHION AS AN ERA ENDED
– 1914 Mercedes – French Grand Prix 1-2-3 Sweep: VENI, VIDI, VICH THEY PLANNED IT THAT WAY
– 1915 Mercedes – Ralph DePalma Indianapolis 500 Winner: DE PALMA GIVES MERCEDES THE INDIANAPOLIS 500
– 1922 Mercedes Supercharged 10/40/65 Roadster: THE SUPERCHARGER APPEARS FOR THE FIRST TIME
– 1923 Benz "Tropfenwagen": THE BENZ TEARDROP A NEW RACING CONCEPT
– 1924 Mercedes – Targa Florio Winner: SUPERCHARGERS, SICILY AND PROFESSOR PORSCHE
– 1927 Mercedes-Benz Model S – Eifelrennen Winner: THE NÜRBURGRING OPENS AND THE WHITE CARS WIN
– 1928 Mercedes-Benz Stuttgart: THE TIMES CHANGE AND SO DOES STUTTGART
– 1929 Mercedes-Benz SS: AN AMERICAN ABROAD: "CARACCIOLA DELIVERED IT"
– 1930 Mercedes-Benz 460 – The Papal Nürburg: DAIMLER-BENZ GOES FORMAL AND PIUS XI GETS A CAR
– 1931 Mercedes-Benz SSKL – Caracciola Wins The Mille Miglia: ONE LAP OF ITALY GOES TO CARACCIOLA
– 1933 Mercedes-Benz Mannheim Cabriolet: "MY FATHER COULD MAKE THE PARTS EVEN BETTER"
– 1934 Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows – Manfred von Brauchitsch Wins Eifelrennen: THE SILVER ARROWS ARE BORN OF NECESSITY
– ?1935-1936-Mercedes-Benz 500K Autobahn Kurier: AUTOBAHNS, AERODYNAMICS AND HIGH-SPEED COUPES
– 1936 Mercedes-Benz 170H Sedan: PORTENTS OF THE FUTURE: THE VW'S PRECURSOR
– 1936 Mercedes-Benz 260D – First Diesel Production Car: RUDOLF DIESELS CREATION IS GIVEN A NEW JOB
– 1936-1937 Mercedes-Benz 540K Roadster: THE LAST OF THE BREED, AN ENTHUSIAST'S DREAM
– 1938 Mercedes-Benz W154 – Richard Seaman Wins German Grand Prix: "YOU'RE NOT HERE TO THINK, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DRIVE!"
– 1939 Mercedes-Benz W154 – Caracciola's Dessau Record Car: "THE THING DOESN'T GO." AND THEY ALL LAUGHED
– 1939 Mercedes-Benz 770 – Field Marshal Mannerheim's "Grosser Mercedes": POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE, DARLING OF THE NEWSREELS
– 1939 Mercedes-Benz W165 – Lang Wins Tripoli Grand Prix: SAME RACE, SAME DRIVER AND A ONE-TIME CAR
– 1951 Mercedes-Benz 170S Cabriolet A: STILL SOME GLAMOUR LEFT: THE CABRIOLET RETURNS
– 1952 Mercedes-Benz 300SL – Kling Wins Carrera Panamericana: SOUTH OF THE BORDER AND KLING HAS HIS WAY
– 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 – The Return To Racing: GRAND PRIX RETURN: FANGIO WINS IN FRANCE
– 1954-1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Coupe: THE QUINTESSENTIAL MERCEDES, MADE FROM OLD COMPONENTS
– 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SLR – Moss/Jenkinson Win Mille Miglia: SIX METERS OF PAPER AND 1,000 MILES OF ITALY
– 1955-1963 Mercedes-Benz 190SL Roadster: THE GULLWING'S LITTLE BROTHER: IT STARTED A NEW CLASS
– 1955-1958 Mercedes-Benz 300Sc Cabriolet: GABLE, COOPER AND CROSBY HAVE A SUITABLE CAR
– 1957-1963 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster: THE QUINTESSENTIAL MERCEDES LOSES ITS GULL WINGS
– 1960 Mercedes-Benz 220SE – Schok/Moll Win Monte Carlo Rally: MERCEDES BREAKS THE BANK WITH A THREE-CAR MONTE
– 1962 Mercedes-Benz 300d Cabriolet: OPEN AND CLOSED FORMALITY: SHIPS OF STATE AND STATESMEN
– 1963-1964 Mercedes-Benz 300SE – Bohringer Wins in Argentina—Twice!: DOWN ARGENTINE WAY FOUR YEARS, FOUR VICTORIES
– 1965 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman Limousine – Queen Elizabeth Visits Germany: HYDRAULICS AND HIGHNESSES THE HIGH-TECH LIMOUSINE
– ?A "NEW" SL SERIES: NOT BIG, FASTER A TO B
– 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5 Cabriolet: THE LAST OF THE CLASSICS, THE FIRST IN THE SETTLEMENT
– 1972 Mercedes-Benz 350SL Roadster: THE NEW SL—16 YEARS AND STILL GOING STRONG
– 1976 Mercedes-Benz C111 – Diesel Records: THE WONDERFUL WANKEL AND A 200-MPH DIESEL
– 1978-1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TD Station Wagon: AN AMERICAN FROM STUTTGART
– 1980-1985 Mercedes-Benz 500SEL Sedan: BIGGER CAN BE BETTER, IF IT'S PLANNED THAT WAY
– 1984 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16 Sedan: SMALL CAR, BIG PERFORMANCE