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Mercedes-Benz History. More Than 100 Years of Tradition.

Mercedes-Benz New Museum.

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Corporate history. Mercedes-Benz Classic FAQs Corporate History.

Passenger cars. Mercedes-Benz Classic FAQs Passenger cars.

Commercial vehicles. Mercedes-Benz Classic FAQs Commercial Vehicles

Motorsport. Mercedes-Benz Classic FAQs Motorsport.

Oldtimer Service. Mercedes-Benz Classic FAQs Oldtimer Service.

Your Test

[ A ] From the above links, respond on following ?.Please don't hesitate to use copy & paste for your responses.

Where did the name Mercedes come from?
How did the idea to invent the car come about?
Who invented the safety passenger cell?
In what year was the first gasoline engine built?
Who designed the first horizontally-opposed piston engine?
When was the tubular radiator invented?
Who invented the first passenger car?
Who built the first motorcycle?
When did the first motorized taxi go into service?
When did the world’s first diesel passenger car go into production?
When was the world’s first five-cylinder diesel engine fitted to a series passenger car?
Where does the term Pagoda SL come from?
Why were the W 114/115 mid-sized models known as Stroke Eight sedans?
To which model series was the term S-Class first attributed?
When was the first C-Class series launched on the market?
In what year did Mercedes-Benz expand its product range to include the A-Class?
In what year was the new Maybach launched?
For how long has Mercedes-Benz been facing up to its ecological responsibilities?
In what year was supercharger technology first applied to car engines?
What do the different nomenclatures and abbreviations mean for the various model series?
What do the letters mean that designate the various Mercedes-Benz vehicle classes?
Where does the designation 190 come from for the W 201 series?
Why was the famous 300 SL designed with gullwing doors?
Why is the 300 better known today as the “Adenauer Mercedes”?
Which Mercedes-Benz models have been used as representational vehicles by popes?
What is the origin of the model designation “Nürburg”?
What are the design characteristics of the ponton-type (unitary structure) body?
What was the background to the tailfin design of the 1960s?
Who undertook the first long-distance journey in a car?
Since when has the SLK roadster been a part of the Mercedes-Benz sports car range?
Where does the term “Pullman sedan” come from?
Why did the first automobiles have three wheels?
When was the first M-Class series introduced?
How did the star come to be the Mercedes-Benz trademark?
When did the merger take place between Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie?
When did the merger take place between Daimler-Benz AG and Chrysler Corp.?
What is DaimlerChrysler AG’s current involvement in aerospace?
Is it true that Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft also produced bicycles, furniture and typewriters?
Were innovations in the field of motor racing also applied to other areas of production?
How successful was Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft’s early involvement in aviation?
When was the first aeroengine built and tested?
How long has there been a plant at Sindelfingen?
When did production at Daimler-Benz start up again after the Second World War?
What brands make up the product range of the DaimlerChrysler Group?
What role does the Safety Car play in motorsport?
When did the first ever car race take place?
Why was the Lightning Benz so called?
Which racing car was given the unusual ?
Which vehicles are known as White Elephants?
What is the legend surrounding the Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows?
What did the 750-kg Grand Prix formula mean?
Why did Mercedes Benz withdraw from motorsport in 1955?
When did the Silver Arrows celebrate their return to motorsport?
When did Mercedes-Benz racing cars start competing in touring car races again?
Which vehicle is known by the name of “Millipede”?
In which year did production of the Mercedes Benz Sprinter start and what were its particular characteristics?
Who is the “Father of the Unimog” and how did the design of the vehicle come about?
Who built the first truck?
When did the first omnibus enter service?
When did the first fire engine with internal combustion engine go into service in the German Reich?
When the New Mercedes Benz Museum will be open for public?

[ B ] Please inform, with profile, who was the most enthusiastic customer for Mercedes Benz you met this month, and why you have chosen him.

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Where did the name Mercedes come from?

How did the idea to invent the car come about?

Who invented the safety passenger cell?

In what year was the first gasoline engine built?

Who designed the first horizontally-opposed piston engine?

When was the tubular radiator invented?

Who invented the first passenger car?

Who built the first motorcycle?

When did the first motorized taxi go into service?

When did the world’s first diesel passenger car go into production?

When was the world’s first five-cylinder diesel engine fitted to a series passenger car?

Where does the term Pagoda SL come from?

Why were the W 114/115 mid-sized models known as Stroke Eight sedans?

To which model series was the term S-Class first attributed?

When was the first C-Class series launched on the market?

In what year did Mercedes-Benz expand its product range to include the A-Class?

In what year was the new Maybach launched?

For how long has Mercedes-Benz been facing up to its ecological responsibilities?

In what year was supercharger technology first applied to car engines?

What do the different nomenclatures and abbreviations mean for the various model series?

What do the letters mean that designate the various Mercedes-Benz vehicle classes?

Where does the designation 190 come from for the W 201 series?

Why was the famous 300 SL designed with gullwing doors?

Why is the 300 better known today as the “Adenauer Mercedes”?

Which Mercedes-Benz models have been used as representational vehicles by popes?

What is the origin of the model designation “Nürburg”?

What are the design characteristics of the ponton-type (unitary structure) body?

What was the background to the tailfin design of the 1960s?

Who undertook the first long-distance journey in a car?

Since when has the SLK roadster been a part of the Mercedes-Benz sports car range?

Where does the term “Pullman sedan” come from?

Why did the first automobiles have three wheels?

When was the first M-Class series introduced?

How did the star come to be the Mercedes-Benz trademark?

When did the merger take place between Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft and Benz & Cie?

When did the merger take place between Daimler-Benz AG and Chrysler Corp.?

What is DaimlerChrysler AG’s current involvement in aerospace?

Is it true that Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft also produced bicycles, furniture and typewriters?

Were innovations in the field of motor racing also applied to other areas of production?

How successful was Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft’s early involvement in aviation?

When was the first aeroengine built and tested?

How long has there been a plant at Sindelfingen?

When did production at Daimler-Benz start up again after the Second World War?

What brands make up the product range of the DaimlerChrysler Group?

What role does the Safety Car play in motorsport?

When did the first ever car race take place?

Why was the Lightning Benz so called?

Which racing car was given the unusual ?

Which vehicles are known as White Elephants?

What is the legend surrounding the Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows?

What did the 750-kg Grand Prix formula mean?

Why did Mercedes Benz withdraw from motorsport in 1955?

When did the Silver Arrows celebrate their return to motorsport?

When did Mercedes-Benz racing cars start competing in touring car races again?

Which vehicle is known by the name of “Millipede”?

In which year did production of the Mercedes Benz Sprinter start and what were its particular characteristics?

Who is the “Father of the Unimog” and how did the design of the vehicle come about?

Who built the first truck?

When did the first omnibus enter service?

When did the first fire engine with internal combustion engine go into service in the German Reich?