{"id":491989,"date":"2011-09-01T04:00:53","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T04:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=32718"},"modified":"2024-12-28T23:41:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T23:41:37","slug":"mercedes-benz-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mercedes-benz-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes-Benz Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The typically Teutonic efficiency of this site suits the image of Mercedes-Benz, and any apparent austerity quickly gives way to a wealth of information once your investigation begins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the left side of the page is a listing of options for exploration, and clicking on \u201cHow It All Began\u201d opens a page where the components of the company\u2019s earliest history can be found among the row of bullets along the bottom of Gottlieb Daimler\u2019s photo. Each one brings up another segment of that story from Daimler\u2019s 1834 birth through the 1926 merger that created Mercedes-Benz AG.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/HD201109-p2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-723043 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/HD201109-p2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/HD201109-p2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/HD201109-p2-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/HD201109-p2-1024x604.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/HD201109-p2-100x59.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/HD201109-p2-770x454.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/HD201109-p2-293x173.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>Next choice is \u201cGallery of Legends,\u201d where can be found thumbnail profiles of the many milestone machines that\u00a0 mark the marque\u2019s passage through time, from the original 1886 Benz Patent\u00a0 \u00a0 Motor Car to 2003\u2019s Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren supercar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finally, Magic Moments in Racing History will provide access to a string of vignettes documenting the transition of the company\u2019s competition cars from the early \u201cWhite Elephants\u201d through the subsequent \u201cSilver Arrows\u201d and beyond.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anyone seeking to expand their appreciation for the history of Mercedes-Benz should benefit from a visit to this site.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mercedes-benz-classic.com\/content\/classic\/mpc\/mpc_classic_website\/en\/mpc_home\/mbc\/home\/knowledge\/mythos.flash.html\">link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The typically Teutonic efficiency of this site suits the image of Mercedes-Benz, and any apparent austerity quickly gives way to a wealth of information once your investigation begins. 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