Daimler museum blogposts geschreven door Alex

Milestone: An atmosphere of research and development envelops visitors to the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Legend Room 5: Visionaries – Safety and the Environment. One of the exhibits with a podium all to itself is the Experimental Safety Vehicle ESF 22. The large …

Increased power: What is the function of the circular component with the hole pattern on the front of the 1899 Daimler motorised business vehicle? The inlets behind the sieve-like plate are the air ducts of a tubular radiator invented by mobility pioneer …

Race champion: The bright red giant high up on the banked curve in Legend Room 7: Silver Arrows – Races and Records of the Daimler musuem in Stuttgart certainly attracts attention. It looks unusual amongst the low, slender motorsport cars. A tractor …

A work of art: Visitors to the Mercedes-Benz Museum can see the “Blue Wonder” in Collection Room 2: Gallery of Carriers. The high-speed Mercedes-Benz racing car transporter for 1955 is displayed here to Museum visitors almost as a sculptural interpretation of speed. …

In the spotlight this time: the mobile Austrian post office based on the Mercedes-Benz O 10000 bus from 1938. Post it:A letter box with a shiny polished metal flap, customer counters for buying stamps or sending parcels – and also the option …

“Close-up” – the name of this series from the Mercedes-Benz Museum says it all. Each instalment tells a surprising, exciting or behind-the-scenes story by shining a spotlight on details of a vehicle, an exhibit or an architectural or design feature. In the …

Without blue flashing lights and siren: With its inconspicuous grey paintwork, the Mercedes-Benz ambulance built in 1937 differs significantly from today’s standard. This is demonstrated by its immediate neighbours in the Mercedes-Benz Museum: a few vehicles further on, in the Collection Room …

At the Paris Motor Show in October 1996, Mercedes-Benz presented an exciting, almost unimaginable concept of future motoring, the Mercedes-Benz F 200 Imagination. Today, many of the technologies presented in the concept car have long since become part of everyday life in …

A real all-rounder: Snow blower at the front, heavy snow chains on all four wheels and a spreader at the rear: the Unimog U 500 of the model 405 series in the Mercedes-Benz Museum would be well prepared for harsh winters – …

Close-up – the name of the series by the Mercedes-Benz Museum says it all. Each instalment tells surprising, exciting, profound stories. To this end, it shines a spotlight on details of a vehicle, exhibit or element of architecture and design. In the …