100 YEARS AGO in June 1906, the first ever
grand prix took place at Le Mans. Among the competitors, it is impossible to overlook the name of Daimler. Even before then, and more so since, Mercedes and Benz, who came together as a single concern in 1916, have shaped the face of motor sport like no other marque - and sport has shaped the marque in equal measure.
The man who create the sports and racing cars that bear the Mercedes star, or who put them through the ultimate test on the track, are but fleeting figures of history, though they, too, are duly celebrated within
these pages. Yet the cars themselves remain with us, and new masterpieces are being created all the time. They are the trua stars of this book, witnesses to the thrilling story of an ongoing quest for the superlative.
FOREWARD
It is a great pleasure for me to write a foreword to such a comprehensive book focusing on the sports history of Mercedes-Benz and the marque's marvellous road-going sports cars. After all Mercedes has been instrumental in my winning two Formula One world championships and I take pride in having contributed my due to the sporting fame of the illustrious Stuttgart enterprise both in grand prix racing and their professional and successful DTM effort. Joining Norbert Haug and many familiar faces again after my three-year sabbatical was like coming home and I am still enjoying myself tremendously. I consider notching up victory in the 2,005 DTM Spa round as one of my most satisfying achievements as a racing driver.
But I am also proud of being part and parcel of an outfit whose name is forever linked to greats of the past such as Rudolf Caracciola and Juan Manuel Fangio. Obviously I have long since been interested in the racing heritage of Mercedes-Benz and I appreciate that this book offers such an impressive review of it in terms of excellent photography and the informative text. As to the road-going Mercedes sports vehicles I must say that I consider some of them to be the most beautiful ever, particularly those from the thirties and mid-fifties but also the third millennium such as the SL-Class.
I am sure that Mercedes Sport will be a bedside table "must" for me as well as other friends of the make for quite some time.
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CONTENTS
Foreword by Mika Hakkinen
The Sport of the Century -
Engines and Inspiration
Allegro in White 1901-1933
Under Orders: Silver in the Service of the System 1934-1939
The Rebirth of a Phenomenon 1952-1955
The Road as Test Rig - or Torturing the Product 1956-1980
The Master Tailor, Mr. Clean and the Flying Finns - the Third Quick Silver Generation 1984-2005
Birth of the Silver Arrows
The Passing of the Last Titan
(Manfred von Brauchitsch)
Protocol of a Passion
(Rudolf Caracciola)
Fearless and Beyond Reproach
(Rudolf Uhlenhaut)
Flying Finnish
(Mika Hakkinen)
Always the Same Number
(Mercedes-Benz SS GP10)
Specifications
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
A Parallel Universe
Daimler Rennwagen Phoenix - 1899
Benz Rennwagen 8 PS - 1899
Mercedes Rennwagen - 1906
Benz Rennwagen 120 PS - 1908
Blitzen-Benz - 1909
Mercedes 18/100 PS Grand Prix - 1914
Mercedes Rennwagen Targa Florio - 1924
Mercedes-Benz W25-W165 - 1934
Mercedes-Benz Rekordwagen W125 - 1938
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (W194) - 1952
Mercedes-Benz W196R - 1954
Mercedes-Benz 300SLR - 1955
Sauber-Mercedes C8 - Mercedes-Benz C291 - 1985
Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5- 16 Evolution II - 1990
Sauber C13 - 1994
Penske-Mercedes PC-23 - 1994
McLaren-Mercedes MP 4/10 - 1995
AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse - 1996
McLaren-Mercedes MP 4/12 - 1997
McLaren-Mercedes MP 4/13 - 1998
McLaren-Mercedes MP 4/14 - 1999
McLaren-Mercedes MP 4/15 - 2000
Mercedes-Benz CLK-DTM - 2000
McLaren-Mercedes MP 4/17D - 2003
McLaren-Mercedes MP 4/20 - 2005
AMG-Mercedes C-Klasse - 2005
The Charm of Imprudence
Mercedes Simplex - 1902
Benz Spider - 1902
Mercedes 28/95PS - 1914
Mercedes 10/40/65PS - 1922
Mercedes 400-630K - 1924
Mercedes-Benz S-SSKL - 1927
Mercedes-Benz Mannheim 370S Roadster - 1930
Mercedes-Benz 500K & 540K - 1934
Mercedes-Benz 150 Sport-Roadster - 1934
Mercedes-Benz 300SL - 1954
Mercedes-Benz 190SL - 1955
Mercedes-Benz 230SL - 280SL - 1963
Mercedes-Benz C111 - 1969
Mercedes-Benz 350SL - 560SL & SLC - 1971
Mercedes-Benz 300SL -SL600 - 1989
Mercedes-Benz SLK200 - SLK32 AMG - 1996
Mercedes-Benz CLK - GTR - 1997
Mercedes-Benz SL500 - SL65AMG - 2001
Smart Roaster & Roaster-Coupé - 2002
Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren - 2003
Mercedes-Benz SLK 200 Kompressor - SLK 55 AMG - 2004
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Rainer W. Schlegelmilch - Hartmut Lehbrink
MERCEDES SPORT
editore KONEMANN
edizione 2006
pagine 400
formato 26x31
cartonato con sovracoperta colori
tempo medio evasione ordine
ESAURITO
39.00 €
39.00 €
ISBN : 978-3-8331-2350-4
EAN : 9783833123504
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