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Mercedes-Benz

Carl Benz built the first car with 3 wheels and a gas engine in 1885, Gottlieb Daimler built the first 4 wheel car in 1886. Both started serial production a few years later. Daimler renamed his cars to Mercedes in 1901, and Benz merged with Mercedes in 1926 to Mercedes-Benz.


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pre-1900

	Benz until '26 1885 Patent-Motorwagen 93-96 Vis-à-Vis 93-96 Vis-à-Vis 93-96 Vis-à-Vis 94-98 Velo/Velociped 94-98 Velo/Velociped 94-98 Velo/Velociped 94-98 Velo/Velociped 94-98 Velo/Velociped 94-98 Velo/Velociped 1898 Ideal 99-00 Dos-à-Dos	Daimler until 1900 1886 Motorkutsche 1886 Motorkutsche 1889 Stahlradwagen 92-95 Schroedter 95-99 Riemenwagen 97-00 Geschäftswagen 1900 Phoenix Rennwagen
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1900-1909

	Benz until '26 99-00 Dos-à-Dos 1900 14PS Rennwagen 05-07 18PS/18HP 1908 Grand Prix 1909 "Blitzen Benz" 09-10 20/35PS	Mercedes until '26 01-05 28/32PS 01-05 28/32PS 01-05 28/32PS 01-03 40PS 02-05 60PS 05-09 35PS 06-10 37/70PS 06-10 39/75PS 1908 Grand Prix
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1910's

	Benz until '26 09-10 20/35PS 1912 10/25PS 18-23 27/70PS	Mercedes until '26 09-12 14/30PS 10-12 22/40PS 10-12 28/50PS 12-15 25/65PS 12-20 22/50PS 14-24 28/95PS 14-24 28/95PS 1914 Grand Prix 16-23 16/45PS
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1920's

	Benz until '26 18-23 27/70PS 21-26 10/30PS 8/38PS 26-28 2door sedan	Mercedes until '26 14-24 28/95PS 14-24 28/95PS 16-23 16/45PS 21-24 10/40/65PS 23-25 6/25/40PS 12/55PS/14/60PS 26-29 4door sedan	racecars 1924 2-l-Rennwagen 1924 2-l-Rennwagen	400/630/Modell K 24-29 Typ 400 24-29 Typ 400 24-29 Typ 630 24-29 Typ 630 26-29 Modell K 26-29 Modell K 28-29 Typ 630K 28-29 Typ 630K 1929 Typ 630K 1929 Typ 630K S/SS/SSK/SSKL 26-28 Typ S 26-28 Typ S 26-28 Typ S 26-28 Typ S Saoutchik 26-28 Typ S 28-34 Typ SS 28-34 Typ SS 28-34 Typ SS 28-34 Typ SS 28-34 Typ SS Saoutchik 1928 Typ SS Schw. Prinz 28-32 Typ SSK 28-32 Typ SSK 28-32 Typ SSK 28-32 Typ SSK 28-32 Typ SSK 28-32 Typ SSK 28-32 Typ SSK
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1930's

	130/150/170H 33-36 130 33-36 130 36-39 170H Cabrio-Lim. 36-39 170H Cabrio-Lim. 36-39 170H 2door sedan W15 170 31-36 2door sedan W136 170V 36-42 Cabriolet A 36-42 Cabriolet A 1937 Sodomka 38/39 Kamm K3	Typ Mannhiem 29-34 Tourenwagen 29-34 Pullman-Limousine 29-34 Pullman-Limousine 30-33 Sport-Cabrio 230/260D 34-36 200 lang 36-37 230 Cabrio B 37-40 260D 37-40 260D 37-40 260D 1937 230 n Roadster 37-41 230 sedan 37-41 230 Pullman-Lim. 37-41 230 Cabriolet A 37-41 230 Cabriolet A 37-41 230 Cabriolet A 38-39 230S 290 35-37 Cabriolet A swb 35-37 Cabriolet A lwb 35-37 Cabriolet A lwb 34-37 Cabriolet B lwb 36-37 Roadster lwb 36-37 Roadster lwb 36-37 Roadster lwb 320 37-42 Stromlinie 37-42 Cabriolet A 37-42 Cabriolet A 37-42 Cabriolet A 37-42 Cabriolet B 37-42 Cabriolet B 37-42 Cabriolet B 37-42 Cabriolet B 37-42 Cabriolet D 37-42 Cabriolet F 37-42 Roadster 37-42 ambulance	Nürburg 31-32 Typ 500 31-33 Typ 500 380S/380 33-34 Cabriolet A 33-34 Cabriolet B 1934 Kombinationswagen G4 34-39 convertible W07 770 30-38 open tourer 30-38 Pullman-Limousine 30-38 Cabriolet F W150 770 38-43 4door sedan 38-43 Cabriolet D 38-43 Cabriolet F racecars 1934 W25 1937 W25 "AVUS" 1937 W125 1938 W125 record 1938 W154 1939 W154 1939 W165 1939 T80	S/SS/SSK/SSKL 28-34 Typ SS 28-34 Typ SS 28-34 Typ SS 28-34 Typ SS 28-34 Typ SS Saoutchik 28-32 Typ SSK 28-32 Typ SSK 28-32 Typ SSK 28-32 Typ SSK 28-32 Typ SSK 28-32 Typ SSK 28-32 Typ SSK 500K/540K 34-36 500K Cabriolet A 34-36 500K Cabriolet A 34-36 500K Cabriolet A 34-36 500K Cabriolet B 34-36 500K Cabriolet C 34-36 500K Cabriolet C 34-36 500K Roadster 34-36 500K Spez.Roadst. 35-36 500K Autobahn-K. 1936 500/540K Cabrio C 36-39 540K 2door sedan 36-39 540K Cabriolet A 36-39 540K Cabriolet A 36-39 540K Cabriolet A 36-39 540K Cabriolet A 36-39 540K Cabriolet A 36-39 540K Cabriolet A 36-39 540K Cabriolet B 36-39 540K Cabriolet B 36-39 540K Cabriolet B 36-39 540K Cabriolet B 36-39 540K Roadster 36-39 540K Spez.Roadst. 1938 Erdmann & Rossi 1939 540K/600 Cabrio C
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1940's

	170V/170D 36-42 Cabriolet A 36-42 Cabriolet A 47-50 4door sedan	230/260D 37-41 230 sedan 37-41 230 Pullman-Lim. 37-41 230 Cabriolet A 37-41 230 Cabriolet A 37-41 230 Cabriolet A 320 37-42 Stromlinie 37-42 Cabriolet A 37-42 Cabriolet A 37-42 Cabriolet A 37-42 Cabriolet B 37-42 Cabriolet B 37-42 Cabriolet B 37-42 Cabriolet B 37-42 Cabriolet D 37-42 Cabriolet F 37-42 Roadster 37-42 ambulance	770 38-43 4door sedan 38-43 Cabriolet D 38-43 Cabriolet F
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1950's

	W136 170V/170D 47-50 4door sedan 50-53 4door sedan 50-53 4door sedan 50-53 4door sedan 50-53 170V Coupe 51-52 170D OTP 51-52 170D OTP 51-53 panel van W136/W191 170S 49-52 W136 170S 49-52 W136 170S 49-52 W136 170S 49-52 W136 Cabriolet A 49-52 W136 Cabriolet A 49-55 W136/191 wagon 52-53 W191 170S 52-53 W191 170DS 53-55 W136 170SV 53-55 W136 170SD W120/W121 Ponton 53-58 Typ 180 56-61 Typ 190 56-61 Typ 190 56-61 Typ 190 56-61 Typ 190 58-59 180 Miesen	W187 220 51-54 4door sedan 51-55 Cabriolet A 51-55 Cabriolet A 51-55 Cabriolet A 51-54 Cabriolet B 54-55 Coupe W105/W128/W180 54-60 Typ 220 54-60 Typ 220 54-60 Typ 220 54-60 Typ 220 56-60 Coupe 56-60 Coupe 56-60 Coupe 56-60 Coupe 56-60 Cabriolet 56-60 Cabriolet 56-60 Cabriolet	W188 300S/300Sc 51-55 Coupe 51-55 Cabriolet A 51-55 Cabriolet A 51-55 Cabriolet A 51-55 Roadster 51-55 Roadster 51-55 Roadster 55-58 Coupe 55-58 Roadster 55-58 Roadster W186/W189 300 51-54 4door sedan 51-54 4door sedan 51-54 Cabriolet D 51-54 Cabriolet D 54-57 Cabriolet D 54-57 Cabriolet D 55-57 300c 55-57 Cabriolet D 57-62 300d 57-62 300d 57-62 300d 57-62 300d 57-62 300d 57-62 Cabriolet D 57-62 Cabriolet D 1960 Landaulet 1960 Landaulet 1960 Messwagen	W121 190SL 55-63 190SL 55-63 190SL 55-63 190SL 55-63 190SL 55-63 190SL W198 300SL 54-57 300SL 54-57 300SL 54-57 300SL 54-57 300SL 54-57 300SL 54-57 300SL 54-57 300SL 54-57 300SL 54-57 300SL 54-57 300SL 54-57 300SL 54-57 300SL 57-63 Roadster 57-63 Roadster 57-63 Roadster 57-63 Roadster 57-63 Roadster 57-63 300SLS 57-63 300SLS racecars 1952 W194 300SL 54-55 W196R 54-55 W196R 54-55 W196R 54-55 W196R 1955 300SLR Roadster 1955 300SLR Roadster 1955 300SLR Roadster 1955 300SLR Uhlenhaut Schnelltransporter 1955 Schnelltransporter
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1960's

	W110 61-68 Typ 190-230 61-68 Typ 190-230 61-68 Typ 190-230 61-68 Typ 190-230 W114/115 67-73 4door sedan 67-73 4door sedan 67-73 4door sedan 67-73 4door sedan 67-73 4door sedan 67-73 4door sedan 67-73 220D Binz 69-73 2door coupe 69-73 2door coupe 69-73 2door coupe 69-73 2door coupe	W111/112 S-Class 59-68 S-Class 59-68 S-Class 59-68 S-Class 59-68 S-Class 59-68 S-Class 59-68 S-Class 59-68 S-Class 63 300SE Rally 61-71 Coupe 61-71 Coupe 61-71 Coupe 61-71 Coupe 61-71 Coupe 61-71 Coupe 61-71 Cabriolet 61-71 Cabriolet W108/109 S-Class 65-72 S-Class 65-72 S-Class 65-72 S-Class 65-72 S-Class 65-72 S-Class 65-72 S-Class 65-72 S-Class 65-72 S-Class 69-72 300SEL 6.3 69-72 300SEL 6.3 69-72 300SEL 6.3 1969 300SEL 6.3 AMG	W100 Typ 600 64-81 600 64-81 600 64-81 600 64-81 600 64-81 600 64-81 600 64-81 600 Pullman 64-81 600 Pullman 64-81 600 Pullman 64-81 600 Landaulet	W121 190SL 55-63 190SL 55-63 190SL 55-63 190SL 55-63 190SL 55-63 190SL W198 300SL 57-63 Roadster 57-63 Roadster 57-63 Roadster 57-63 Roadster 57-63 Roadster 57-63 300SLS 57-63 300SLS W113 230-280SL 63-71 230-280SL 63-71 230-280SL 63-71 230-280SL 63-71 230-280SL 63-71 230-280SL 63-71 230-280SL 63-71 230-280SL 63-71 230-280SL 63-71 230-280SL
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1970's

	W114/115 67-73 4door sedan 67-73 4door sedan 67-73 4door sedan 67-73 4door sedan 67-73 4door sedan 67-73 4door sedan 67-73 220D Binz 69-73 2door coupe 69-73 2door coupe 69-73 2door coupe 69-73 2door coupe 73-76 4door sedan 73-76 4door sedan 73-76 4door sedan 73-76 4door sedan 73-76 4door sedan 73-76 2door coupe 73-76 2door coupe 73-76 230.6/240D lang 1973 hearse 1975 hearse 1976 hearse W123 75-82 4door sedan 75-82 4door sedan 75-82 4door sedan 75-82 4door sedan 75-85 4door sedan 75-85 4door sedan 1977 280E Rally 77-85 2door coupe 77-85 2door coupe 77-85 2door coupe 78-82 station wagon 78-82 station wagon 78-85 station wagon 78-85 station wagon 78-85 hearse	W108/109 S-Class 65-72 S-Class 65-72 S-Class 65-72 S-Class 65-72 S-Class 65-72 S-Class 65-72 S-Class 65-72 S-Class 65-72 S-Class 69-72 300SEL 6.3 69-72 300SEL 6.3 69-72 300SEL 6.3 1971 300SEL 6.3 AMG W116 S-Class 72-80 S-Class 72-80 S-Class 72-80 S-Class 72-80 S-Class 72-80 S-Class hearse 75-80 450SEL 6.9 75-80 450SEL 6.9 78-80 300SD 78-80 300SD	W100 Typ 600 64-81 600 64-81 600 64-81 600 64-81 600 64-81 600 64-81 600 64-81 600 Pullman 64-81 600 Pullman 64-81 600 Pullman 64-81 600 Landaulet	R/C107 SL/SLC 71-81 SLC 71-81 SLC 71-81 SLC 71-81 SLC 1979 450SLC 6.0 AMG 71-85 SL 71-85 SL 71-85 SL 71-85 SL 71-85 SL 71-85 SL C111 1970 C111-II 1970 C111-II 1970 C111-II 1976 C111-II Diesel 1978 C111-III 1978 C111-III Concepts 1973 ESF 22
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1980's

W201 190 82-88 4door sedan 84-88 190E 2.3-16 84-88 190E 2.3-16 1984 190E 2.3 AMG 88-93 190E 2.5-16 88-93 4door sedan 1989 190E Evo I 1989 190E Evo I DTM 1989 190E 3.6S Brabus	W123 75-82 4door sedan 75-82 4door sedan 75-82 4door sedan 75-82 4door sedan 75-85 4door sedan 75-85 4door sedan 77-85 2door coupe 77-85 2door coupe 77-85 2door coupe 78-82 station wagon 78-82 station wagon 78-85 station wagon 78-85 station wagon 78-85 hearse W124 84-89 4door sedan 84-89 4door sedan 84-89 4door sedan	W126 S-Class 85-91 4door sedan 85-91 4door sedan 85-91 4door sedan 85-91 4door sedan 85-91 4door sedan 85-91 560SEL 85-91 420-560SEC 85-91 420-560SEC 85-91 420-560SEC 85-91 420-560SEC 85-91 420-560SEC 85-91 420-560SEC		R107 SL 1980 500SLC Rally 71-85 SL 71-85 SL 71-85 SL 71-85 SL 71-85 SL 71-85 SL 85-89 SL 85-89 SL 85-89 SL 85-89 SL 85-89 560SL racecars 1986 Sauber C8 1989 Sauber C9 W460 G-Class 79-90 W460 short 1980 230G Popemobile 1980 280GE Sondersch.
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1990's

W168 A-Class 97-01 4door hatchback W201 190 88-93 190E 2.5-16 88-93 4door sedan 1990 190E Evo II 1990 190E Evo II 1992 190E Evo II DTM W202 C-Class 93-97 4door sedan 1995 W202 DTM 97-00 4door sedan	W124 91-93 500E 93-95 4door sedan 93-95 station wagon 93-95 E500 93-95 E36 AMG 93-94 E60 AMG 93-96 2door coupe W210 E-Class 95-99 4door sedan 96-99 station wagon	W140 S-Class 91-94 4door sedan 94-98 4door sedan 96-98 2door coupe W220 S-Class 98-02 4door sedan 98-02 4door sedan		R129 SL-Class 89-95 2door roadster 89-95 2door roadster 99-01 SL73 AMG W461 G-Class 92-01 W461 lwb racecars 1990 Sauber C11 1994 Penske PC23 1997 CLK-GTR Concepts 1991 F100 1994 Eco Speedster 1996 F200 1997 F300 Life Jet 1999 Vision SLR
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2000-2009

W168 A-Class 97-01 4door hatchback 02-04 A210 Evolution L W169 A-Class 04-08 4door hatchback 08-10 4door hatchback W245 B-Class 05-08 4door minivan 05-08 4door minivan 05-08 4door minivan W203 C-Class 00-04 Sportcoupé 00-04 4door sedan 01-04 station wagon 2001 C32 AMG T 03-07 Brabus CV8S 04-07 station wagon 04-07 station wagon 2005 W203 DTM 08-10 CLC W204 C-Class 07-10 sedan Classic 07-10 sedan Avantgarde 07-10 station Avantgarde 07-10 C63 AMG 07-10 C63 AMG 07-10 C63 AMG station 07-10 Brabus Bullit 07-10 Brabus Bullit 2007 W204 DTM R170 SLK-Class 00-04 SLK 01-04 SLK32 AMG 2003 Carlsson 24Hours R171 SLK-Class 04-08 SLK 08-10 SLK X204 GLK-Class 08-10 X204 GLK	W211 E-Class 02-06 4door sedan 02-06 4door sedan 02-06 E55 AMG 03-06 station wagon 05-09 Lorinser E05 06-09 4door sedan 06-09 4door sedan 06-09 station wagon 06-09 station wagon 06-09 E63 AMG 02-09 Brabus EV12 02-09 Brabus EV12 02-09 Brabus EV12 W212 E-Class 09-10 4door sedan 09-10 4door sedan 09-10 Brabus D3 09-10 Brabus 6.1 09-10 Brabus one of ten 09-10 station wagon 09-10 station wagon C208 CLK-Class 2000 CLK DTM concept 2001 C208 CLK DTM C209 CLK-Class 02-05 2door coupe 02-05 Brabus CLK 02-05 Brabus CLK 03-05 Brabus CLK 07-09 AMG Black S C207 E-Class Coupe 09-10 2door coupe 09-10 Brabus 6.1 C219 CLS-Class 04-08 4door coupe 04-06 CLS55 AMG Carlsson 05-10 Brabus Rocket 05-10 Brabus Rocket 05-10 Brabus Rocket 08-10 US-specs.	W220 S-Class 98-02 4door sedan 98-02 4door sedan 02-05 S600 Lang 03-05 S55 AMG W221 S-Class 05-09 4door sedan, swb 05-09 4door sedan, lwb 06-09 Carlsson 06-09 Brabus Business 09-10 4door sedan, swb 09-10 Brabus S V12 R Bit. C216 CL-Class 06-09 2door coupe 06-09 2door coupe 07-09 Brabus SV12S 07-09 Carlsson CK65	W251 R-Class 2005 Vision R63 AMG 05-09 Brabus B7 W163 ML-Class 01-05 4door wagon 01-05 Brabus D8S W164 ML-Class 05-08 4door wagon 07-08 Brabus Widestar 09-10 Brabus ML63 Bit. X164 GL-Class 07-10 Brabus Widestar	R129 SL-Class 99-01 SL73 AMG R230 SL-Class 01-06 SL55 AMG 01-06 Carlsson 05-06 Brabus SV12S 06-08 SL55 AMG 08-10 SL63 AMG 08-10 SL63 AMG 09-10 Brabus S V12 R Bit. 09-10 CLP SR 650GT SLR 03-09 SLR McLaren 03-09 SLR McLaren 03-09 SLR McLaren 07-09 SLR Roadster 08-09 Hamann Volcano 2009 Roadster 722 Ed. 2009 Stirling Moss W461 G-Class 92-01 W461 lwb W463 G-Class 01-08 Brabus G6.1 02-08 G55 AMG 03-06 G-Class long 05-09 Brabus GV 12 05-09 Brabus G V12 09-10 Brabus G V12S Concepts 2001 F400 Carving 2003 F500 Mind 2003 Vision CLS 2007 F700 2009 F-Cell Roadster 2009 BlueZERO E-Cell 2009 BlueZERO E-Cell + 2009 ESF 2009
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2010's

W169 A-Class 08-10 4door hatchback W203 C-Class 08-10 CLC W204 C-Class 07-10 sedan Classic 07-10 sedan Avantgarde 07-10 station Avantgarde 07-10 C63 AMG 07-10 C63 AMG 07-10 C63 AMG station 07-10 Brabus Bullit 07-10 Brabus Bullit R171 SLK-Class 08-10 SLK X204 GLK-Class 08-10 X204 GLK	W212 E-Class 09-10 4door sedan 09-10 4door sedan 09-10 Brabus D3 09-10 Brabus 6.1 09-10 Brabus one of ten 09-10 station wagon 09-10 station wagon C207 E-Class Coupe 09-10 2door coupe 09-10 Brabus 6.1 C219 CLS-Class 05-10 Brabus Rocket 05-10 Brabus Rocket 05-10 Brabus Rocket 08-10 US-specs.	W221 S-Class 09-10 4door sedan, swb 09-10 Brabus S V12 R Bit. C216 CL-Class 06-10 2door coupe 06-10 2door coupe 07-10 Brabus SV12S 07-10 Carlsson CK65	W164 ML-Class 09-10 Brabus ML63 Bit. X164 GL-Class 07-10 Brabus Widestar	R230 SL-Class 08-10 SL63 AMG 08-10 SL63 AMG 09-10 Brabus S V12 R Bit. 09-10 CLP SR 650GT C197 SLS AMG 2010- SLS AMG 2010- SLS AMG W463 G-Class 09-10 Brabus G V12S
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