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Mercedes Benz Heritage July

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3-5 July 2009 – Goodwood Festival of Speed:
This years Goodwood Festival of Speed will be a celebration of 75 years of the Silver Arrows. Mercedes-Benz will presesnt six original works race cars.
 
Other notable events:
16–22 July 1894 – 115 years ago: Theodor von Liebieg embarked on the first long-distance journey in the history of motoring with his Benz Victoria. He drove from Reichenberg in Bohemia via Mannheim and Gondorf an der Mosel to Reims and back.
22 July 1894 – 115 years ago: The world’s first automobile race – a reliability trial – was staged from Paris to Rouen in France.
4 July 1914 – 95 years ago: Christian Lautenschlager won the French Grand Prix in Lyons driving a 4.5-litre Grand Prix Mercedes. Louis Wagner and Otto Salzer took second and third place respectively driving the same model.
4 July 1954 – 55 years ago: Mercedes-Benz returned to Formula 1 racing with the W 196 R racing car. Juan Manuel Fangio and Karl Kling pulled off a spectacular double victory in Reims, France.
July 1969 – 40 years ago: Daimler-Benz and MAN (Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG) established the MTU Group, combining the product fields of high-performance diesel engines and turbojet aero engines.
July 1974 – 35 years ago: The world’s first passenger car with a five-cylinder diesel engine, the Mercedes-Benz 240 D 3.0 (W 115), made its debut. It was also the most powerful diesel passenger car.

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.

Other notable events:

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.

Quickpark Parking Assistance

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Mercedes-Benz is now offering Quickpark parking assistance on vehicles that do not have Parktronic installed.  The included vehicles are the w204, x204, and w211 (GLK, C Class, E Class).  It can be added to all vehicles except AMG models. 

Through the use of ultrasound signals, the Quickpark system employs an audible tone to detect and warn of obstacles in the system’s rear field of view, allowing for easier parking and damage avoidance.

– Distance sensors can be painted to match vehicle color
– System engages when in reverse gear
– Quickpark will disengage when towing a trailer.

It should list for around $450 plus install from your local dealer.  As usual let me know if you have any questions.


Adam Denault

mybenzguy.com


May 2009 Mercedes Programs

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Lease Loyalty Accelerator Program:
3 payments credited on C, E, M, R, SLK, and CLK towards the purchase or lease of a new Mercedes-Benz vehicle.

Premium Luxury Loyalty Accelerator Program:
3 payments credited on CLS, CL, S, SL, G, and GL towards the purchase or lease of a new CLS, CL, S, SL, G, or GL.

APR Payment Credit Program:
Mercedes-Benz will give you 2 Payment Credits towards the purchase of a new C, E or ML.

C300w, C300w4, or C350w 2 credits or $1300 in credit.
E350w, ML350w2, or ML350w4 2 credits or $1500 in credit.

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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New car buyers sales tax deduction

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Those who buy a new passenger car this year may be able to deduct state and local sales and excise taxes on the purchase in their 2009 tax returns next year, the Internal Revenue Service said Monday.

The deduction is limited to the state and local sales and excise taxes paid on up to $49,500 of the purchase price of a qualified new car, light truck, motor home or motorcycle. The amount of the deduction is phased out for taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income is between $125,000 and $135,000 for individual filers and between $250,000 and $260,000 for joint filers.

The IRS also said the vehicle must be purchased after Feb. 16, 2009, and before Jan. 1, 2010, to qualify for the deduction.

The special deduction is available regardless of whether a taxpayer itemizes deductions on their return.

The deduction may not be taken on 2008 tax returns.

Adam

www.mybenzguy.com