Classic car find: a 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL discovered in a UK garage

2012 marks the 60th anniversary of the legendary SL range from Mercedes-Benz. A new generation of the sports roadster series has already been unveiled, whereas last year an important number of classic models built in the early and mid 1950s were brought to light after many years during which they were forgotten in dark barns and garages across the world. Just lately, a new crown jewel was discovered in the United Kingdom. We're talking about a rusty 300 SL version of 1957, that needs a complete and expensive restoration process in order to regain most of its past motoring glory. Apart from the original 6-cylinder 215 hp engine, left dismantled in a corner of the garage, this particular Gullwing looks to be a in rather decent state, even though the long decades of inactivity put some serious marks over the car. We pray this 300 SL finds a dedicated owner as soon as possible, to make sure one day, after great efforts, it will shine on roads again as it did once upon a time.

Image Credits: BarnFinds


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Rock solid: A Mercedes-Benz 190 D model from UK celebrates a major milestone

While travelling on the M40, a journey it has done literally hundreds of times, Mr & Mrs Lipscomb’s 20 year old Mercedes-Benz 190D 2.5 reached a significant milestone – 250,000 miles – and what an interesting journey it’s been.


Now living in Farnham Common, Mr & Mrs Lipscomb previously lived and travelled throughout Europe in their Mercedes-Benz 190D. Over the years the sturdy car had a tow bar fitted to tow Mrs Lipscomb’s horse box to various locations across the country. Still used on a daily basis around town, the 190D also frequently travels to and from the New Forest (nearly a 200 mile round trip).

Mr & Mrs Lipscomb have been loyal customers of Hughes of Beaconsfield for over 45 years and bought their first Mercedes in 1975. They purchased the Mercedes-Benz 190D from new at Mercedes-Benz of Beaconsfield in 1992 and have been back every year since to regularly maintain it and keep it running in tip top condition.

Mr Lipscomb said “We have built a great rapport with the service team here at Beaconsfield, and over the year’s characters such as Fred Greenwood and Raj Silva have taken great care of both our car and us.”

Since the introduction of the 190 in 1982 – the progenitor of today’s C-Class - the Mercedes-Benz compact saloon has been one of the most innovative and best-selling models in the company’s range. With over 8.5 million models sold over the last 29 years, its success has been rooted in delivering Mercedes-Benz core values of peerless engineering, understated styling, cutting edge technology and four-season dependability. The 190D is well known for its extreme reliability and ruggedness doing many miles without any major work.

“At the time the 190D was the best car around for our needs and it has been totally reliable ever since. We have always found Mercedes-Benz to be the first to have the best technology, one of our favourites was the introduction of air-conditioning!” said Lipscomb.

When asked for their tips on keeping such a reliable and well looked after car they advised “we always look after our car by keeping to the vehicles service intervals and taking it to a dealer that knows it the best. We also keep our car protected from the elements in a garage as much as possible and drive carefully.”

Louise Jenkins, Mercedes-Benz of Beaconsfield Service Manager comments “it is a pleasure to look after Mr & Mrs Lipscomb and their vehicles including the 190D. We look after many young classics and it is exciting to help them get to 250,000 miles and beyond. We are determined to help keep these classics on the road so our customers can enjoy them for many years to come.”

Credits: Mercedes-Benz UK

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The showroom experience becomes fully interactive with the new iPad Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupé Brochure app

Mercedes-Benz UK has unveiled its first iPad Brochure App – an innovative, interactive experience that compliments traditional paper brochures with a more engaging way to experience the C-Class Coupé. This new approach to customer engagement enables customers and prospects to experience more of the C-Class Coupé design, performance and technology. With all the information of the brochure and the price list combined, the app carries a wealth of content. But that is not all: the interactive section makes use of the iPad’s capabilities and informs as much as it entertains.


David George, Marketing Director Mercedes-Benz Cars said: “We live in a culture that’s almost always on-line, and is used to rich media experiences, and our new iPad Brochure app really brings the C-Class Coupé to life.

“Rather than having to wait for a brochure to be delivered, or read a pdf of a paper product, the new app is instant, and it shows the vehicles’ features and functions in attention-grabbing ways.”

The model lines section shows off the new car in all its glory and, at the same time, allows the reader to compare all engine and trim combinations; from the Sport to the C 63 AMG. Using the slider function the reader can compare every detail of two selected cars at three different angles. The app also contains a gallery of images and a driving video for each variant, allowing the customer to be completely satisfied with their choice of styling options before committing to buy.

The configurator is a great way to display the exterior and interior choices that are available. Configuring the C-Class Coupé together with a customer offers showroom staff a great opportunity to stay in touch with a prospective customer. Optional data capture enables the sales teams to send an email to their customers with their personally configured C-Class Coupé, as well as new car offers for 2012.

Explaining features such as the Intelligent Light System is extremely simple, thanks to this app. Even the different lighting modes are easily explained with a real life video and illustrations pointing out the difference between Intelligent Light System (ILS) and regular lights.

The interactive part of the app is split into three sections: Design, Performance and Technology.

Each section has three or four topics to explore:

- Design features the information on the Panoramic sunroof, the ability to compare Model lines, and the interactive Configurator.

- The Performance section allows customers and prospects to explore the engine options available on the C-Class Coupé, as well as information on systems such as Dynamic Handling Package. This section also features an in depth look at BlueEFFICIENCY – efficiency technology that’s standard on every car.

- Technology looks at in-car Multimedia, and state of the art safety features, including Driving Assistance Package, and a demonstration of the Intelligent Light System.

The Read more section in the app holds all the information of the brochure. From anywhere in the app the user can go to ‘Read more’, offering in-depth information on any of the related section topics. There is also a search function which allows the customer to search for any topic.

The section ‘Contact and pricing’ holds all the pricing information and technical tables, as well as standard and optional specification tables.

To make it easy for customers to find the nearest Retailer, there is a built in Retailer locator. The customer can either use GPS to determine closest retailer to current location or use a typed in address.

The app launched today and is available from the iTunes APP store as well as the download page on the Mercedes-Benz UK public website: mb.co.uk/ccoupeapp .

Credits: Mercedes-Benz UK

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