– Jan. 23, 1951 (75 years ago):<\/strong> Patent application for the safety carriage by B\u00e9la Bar\u00e9nyi. Serial introduction followed in 1959 in the W 111 sedans with tail fins. <\/p>\n – Jan. 27, 1976 (50 years ago):<\/strong> Presentation of the Mercedes-Benz model series 123. The Estate and Coupe completed the model program a short time later. <\/p>\n – Jan. 29, 1886 (140 years ago):<\/strong> Carl Benz filed a patent application for his three-wheeled “gas engine-powered vehicle” – the beginning of the automobile.<\/p>\n – February 3 to 8, 1986 (40 years ago):<\/strong> Mercedes-Benz presented the ASR and ASD assistance systems in Finland, as well as the 4MATIC all-wheel drive system.<\/p>\n – March 8, 1886 (140 years ago):<\/strong> Gottlieb Daimler ordered a carriage. Based on this, the first four-wheeled car was built, equipped with a high-speed internal combustion engine. <\/p>\n – March 25 to 29, 1901 (125 years ago):<\/strong> The Mercedes 35 PS dominated Nice Week. “We have entered the Mercedes era,” summed up the General Secretary of the Automobile Club de France. <\/p>\n – April 19 to 29, 1951 (75 years ago):<\/strong> Premiere at the Internationale Automobilausstellung (IAA) of the prestigious Mercedes-Benz 300 (W 186) and the Mercedes-Benz 220 (W 187) – the forerunner of the S-Class.<\/p>\n – May 19, 2006 (20 years ago):<\/strong> Opening of the Mercedes-Benz Museum at the gates of the Untert\u00fcrkheim plant – a fixture for the brand that has enjoyed enormous popularity worldwide ever since.<\/p>\n – April 25 to May 5, 1996 (30 years ago):<\/strong> The Mercedes-Benz SLK (R 170) made its debut at the Turin Motor Show. With its steel variable roof, the roadster opened a new market segment. <\/p>\n – June 12 to 15, 1976 (50 years ago):<\/strong> The C 111-II D set three world records and 16 class records in Nard\u00f2 – where in 2025 the Concept AMG GT XX also set a world record.<\/p>\n – June 28\/29, 1926 (100 years ago):<\/strong> Benz & Cie. and Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft merged to form what was then Daimler-Benz AG. The Mercedes-Benz brand was born. <\/p>\n – June 30, 1996 (30 years ago):<\/strong> A Mercedes-Benz C 36 AMG acted as the brand’s first official Safety Car during the Formula 1 race at Magny-Cours. Since then, Mercedes-Benz has supplied this important vehicle continuously. <\/p>\n – July 31, 2001 (25 years ago):<\/strong> The Mercedes-Benz SL of model series R 230 celebrated its premiere at the Deichtorhallen in Hamburg. The roadster was equipped with numerous innovations. <\/p>\n – Aug. 18, 1896 (130 years ago):<\/strong> Gottlieb Daimler presented the world’s first motorized truck. He sold the first one to the British Motor Syndicate in London. <\/p>\n – August 24, 1986 (40 years ago):<\/strong> The Sauber-Mercedes C8 Group C racing car took its first victory at the N\u00fcrburgring. This gave the brand the impetus for its return to motorsport. <\/p>\n – Sept. 12, 1926 (100 years ago):<\/strong> During the Solitude race, race director Alfred Neubauer first used his signaling system to communicate with the drivers.<\/p>\n – October 4 to 14, 1951 (75 years ago):<\/strong> The sporty and luxurious 300 S (W 188) was presented at the Paris Motor Show as a two-part version of Type 300 (W 186), as a Coupe, Cabriolet A and Roadster. It was the fastest production car built in Germany. <\/p>\n – Oct. 9, 1946 (80 years ago):<\/strong> Testing of the Unimog prototype begins. Former Daimler-Benz AG engineers develop the “Universal-Motor-Ger\u00e4t f\u00fcr die Landwirtschaft. The Unimog was initially built from 1949 by Boehringer and from 1951 at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Gaggenau. <\/p>\n – Oct. 15, 2006 (20 years ago):<\/strong> Bernd Schneider captured his fifth DTM title at the DTM race at Le Mans. This made the current brand ambassador a record champion. <\/p>\n – Dec. 5, 1896 (130 years ago):<\/strong> Benz & Cie. delivered a “delivery vehicle” – the world’s first van. The “Velociped” was also available with cargo space. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Below is a summary of important anniversaries for 2026 for Mercedes-Benz: - Jan. 23, 1951 (75 years ago): Patent application…","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":160856,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94,93],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-160879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-background-en","category-car-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n