Classic Car News

Benz Patent Motor Car, 1886 – 1894 The Benz patent motor car is the world’s first automobile. Carl Benz designed it in 1885 and filed for a patent on January 29, 1886. The patent No. […]

Cadillac of the Teens 1910 Cadillac Model Thirty President Woodrow Wilson standing in a 1919 Cadillac Type 57, seven passenger car, marking the first American President on foreign soil. 1915 Cadillac Type 51 with a […]

Ferrari 250 GT wins best restoration in 2009 April 26th 2009 –The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este celebrated its 80th anniversary this year, once again attracting 50 stunning cars built between the 1920s and 1970s to […]

The evolution of Audi In 1885, the two mechanics Johann Baptist Winklhofer and Richard Adolf Jaenicke opened a repair business for bicycles in Chemnitz. Shortly afterwards they began to make bicycles of their own, since […]

Mercedes 15/70/100 hp – MB 24/110/160 hp Model K, 1924 – 1930 In 1922, there were differences of opinion between chief designer Paul Daimler and the supervisory board of DMG. Whereas Daimler was intent on […]

A Tribute to Ferrari Spiders In front of Casa Ferrari at Pebble Beach today, a concours of Ferrari Spiders graces the First Fairway. The newest 488 Pista Spider joins the line-up as the 50th drop-top […]

The Digital Archives of Mercedes-Benz Classic The archives of Mercedes-Benz Classic are a unique treasure-trove covering more than 130 years of automobile history. With Classic M@RS (Multimedia Archive and Research System), all interested parties are […]

“Fintail Mercedes”, six-cylinder models (W 111, W 112), 1959 – 1968 In August 1959, a profoundly revised passenger car range was presented. According to the motto “The New Six Cylinder Model – A Class Of […]

Steve McQueen’s 275 GTB4 Ferrari Classiche recently took delivery of one of the more interesting cars ever to leave the factory – a 275 GTB4 that originally belonged to legendary American star, Steve McQueen who […]

Plymouth of the 50’s and Virgil Exner In 1957 Plymouths were available in three series – Plaza, Savoy and Belvedere – with the limited production “muscle car” version – the Plymouth Fury – available mid-year. […]