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Mercedes Benz Heritage June

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24 June 1909 – 100 years ago:
Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft filed a registered design application for its trademark three-pointed star, adding the four-pointed star to its application four days later.
6 June 1919 – 90 years ago:
First issue of the Daimler-Werkzeitung newspaper. Edited by cultural philosopher Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy, it was aimed in particular at the workers and provided a perspective on the revised commercial thinking that took shape during the political and social upheavals following the First World War.
3 June 1934 – 75 years ago:
Start of the Silver Arrow era with the W 25 Grand Prix racing car. At its debut event, the International Eifel Race on the Nürburgring, Manfred von Brauchitsch won in record time – the first in a long succession of victories for the Silver Arrows.
29 June 1989 – 20 years ago:
Mercedes-Benz AG was founded as part of the new corporate structure. Werner Niefer was appointed Chairman of the Board of Management.

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17 June 1904 – 105 years ago: Three Mercedes 90 hp racing cars proved very successful at the fifth Gordon Bennett Race in the Taunus, finishing second, third and fifth.
4 June 1974 – 35 years ago: Daimler-Benz presented its newest experimental safety vehicle, the ESF 24, at the International ESV Conference in London.
12 June 1989 – 20 years ago: Two Sauber-Mercedes C9 cars scored a one-two win at the Le Mans 24-Hour Race in France – 37 years after the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupé took victory in the same race.

Mercedes-Benz Heritage May 2009

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14–17 May 2009 – Mille Miglia Storica in Italy:
The Mille Miglia Storica takes participants and their classic cars on a 1,000-mile route, which even today is not without adventure.

20–30 May 1949 – 60 years ago:
The Mercedes-Benz 170 S and 170 D made their debut at the Hanover Technology Fair. These were the first Mercedes-Benz passenger cars to be developed after the Second World War. The L 3250 truck and the O 3250 bus were also exhibited, heralding a new era in commercial vehicle production at Daimler-Benz. The new OM 300 diesel engine model series for commercial vehicles made its debut in the L 3250 with the OM 312. Continuously developed and modified to meet latest demands, this model series is still produced today.

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Mercedes-Benz Heritage April 2009

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1–5 April 2009 – Techno Classica in Essen:
Mercedes-Benz will have a large stand at the world’s largest classic car show. Traditionally the show brings together a great many classic cars under a common theme.

April 1909 – 100 years ago:
Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft finished building the sleeve-valve engine, based on the principle developed by the American Charles J. Knight. The first copy of a prototype series was produced on 23 June 1909.

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Mercedes Heritage – March 2009

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23 March 1909 – 100 years ago:
Luftfahrzeug-Motorenbau GmbH was founded in Bissingen, a predecessor of Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH, and thus manufacturer of vehicles for the Maybach brand.

March 1979 – 30 years ago:
As part of its “long-term production order” (LPO), the board of management at Daimler-Benz AG decided to shift van production from Bremen to Düsseldorf and to produce the soon-to-be-launched Mercedes-Benz 190 passenger car in several variants at Bremen.

9–19 March 1989 – 20 years ago:
The new SL series from Mercedes-Benz (R 129) celebrated its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show. The 300 SL, 300 SL-24 and 500 SL were all exhibited.

15 March 1994 – 15 years ago:
Mercedes-Benz exhibited its new dynamic handling control system (FDR) in Arjeplog, Sweden. This was to be launched on the market a year later as the Electronic Stability Program (ESP), developed in collaboration with Bosch.

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