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Event: Mercedes-Benz Classic at the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, 5 to 7 November 2011.
75 years ago – on 11 November 1936: Rudolf Caracciola broke five international class records and one world record in a fully streamlined Mercedes-Benz “Rekordwagen” on the Frankfurt – Darmstadt motorway. He attained a record speed of 333.48 km/h from a flying start over a distance of 10 miles.
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125 years ago – on 9 October 1886: Gottlieb Daimler filed a patent application for his marine engine (German Reich patent office registration no. 39 367, issued on 1 June 1887).
75 years ago – from 1 to 11 October 1936: The model 540 K (W 29) was presented as the successor to the 500 K at the Paris Motor, featuring an uprated 5.4 litre supercharged engine. The model 230 (W 143) was also premiered. Its 2.3 litre six-cylinder engine was rated at 55 hp (40 kW).
50 years ago – from 26 October to 5 November 1961: The team comprising Walter Schock and Manfred Schiek won the Argentinian Road Grand Prix for touring cars in a Mercedes-Benz 220 SE (W 111).
25 years ago – on 1 October 1986: The PROMETHEUS research project initiated by Daimler-Benz, which aimed to establish new prospects for the future of transport, was launched as part of the “EUREKA” European research initiative , with the involvement of 14 European automobile manufacturers. Various electronic assistance systems which are standard today first arose in the course of this project.
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Programmed Events: - Mercedes-Benz Classic at the Schloss Dyck Classic Days, 5 to 7 August 2011.- Mercedes-Benz Classic at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, 21 August 2011.125 years ago – in August 1886: Gottlieb Daimler undertook initial trial trips on the Neckar near Cannstatt with a motorboat powered by his high-speed single-cylinder engine. The same engine was also installed in his first four-wheel automobile in 1886. With this drive assembly and its successors, Daimler kept his sights firmly set on developing engines for land-bound, water- and air-borne transport.Source: Daimler AG
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