Stuttgart, Germany - Mercedes Benz Museum
Didn't manage to get every square inch of footage I took into this 10 minute clip, however I made sure the part I considered interesting (LIKE THE S600 W140) fully presented. Hope fellow Benz enthusiasts enjoy it.
Mercedes-Benz plant production of cars part 1 (1/3)
Development of a Mercedes-Benz includes history,design,safety test,assembly of cars.
Mercedes-Benz plant production of cars part 2 (2/3) http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=QZfDp-2-8DA
Mercedes-Benz plant production of cars part 3 (3/3)
http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=kVYE3ZrXAKQ
The Daimler group
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGsTmjNku98
Mercedes Benz W108/W109
Mercedes Benz W108 W109
The Mercedes-Benz W108/W109 model series was a large luxury car line built by Mercedes-Benz from 1965 through 1972. The W108/W109 was a replacement for the higher end of the "Fintail" sedan range, with three-box styling similar to the W111/W112 coupes. The somewhat controversial fins of the so-called earlier W111 "Heckflosse" were eliminated by designer Paul Bracq.
The Range
The initial lineup featured three Straight 6 engined W108 (short-wheelbase, coil-sprung suspension) models: the 250S, 250SE and 300SE. The long-wheelbase W109 featured initially just one model, the 300SEL, which was equipped with self-levelling air suspension.
In 1967, the 250S and 250SE were replaced by the 280S and 280SE. The 300SE was deleted and the 300SEL received the 280's new 2.8-litre engine.
The 300SEL 6.3 was the most exclusive and extravagant Mercedes money could buy, except for the 600. The 6.3 engined V8 300SEL was launched in March, 1968: it used the engine first seen in the 600 model, which equipped the lighter bodied W109 for a claimed headline grabbing 0-60 mph (096 km/h) time of 6.3 seconds. US market detoxification requirements sapped the performance a little west of the Atlantic, but the 300 SEL 6.3 was nonetheless the flagship model in the Mercedes line-up. It was deemed by many the world's best car and fastest production saloon, and held this title for many years.
By 1970 the absence of a more mainstream V8 engined version was seen as a handicap in the US market, and this gap was plugged in the W108 and W109 versions with the introduction of a 3.5 litre V8 engines, to be joined a year later by a 4.5 litre V8 destined at this stage only for the US market. By this time development of the Mercedes-Benz W116 was well advanced, and the V8 engined W108s were differentiated from the forthcoming models by retaining the 280 and 300 designations. Thus the first Mercedes Benz 350 SE would be the W116, appearing only in 1972. The short wheel base version of the W108, when fitted with the 3.5 engine, was badged as the 280 SE 3.5.
The W108/W109 vehicles carried over many of the basic engineering principles from previous models, but had many refinements to make them some of the most well equipped cars of the era. The 300SE and 300SEL were especially well appointed, featuring burled walnut dashboards, automatic transmission and power windows. The 300SEL 4.5 featured a sophisticated and advanced 4.5L V8 petrol engine, which was carried over to the W116 S-class and R107 SL roadster, as was the smaller 3.5L unit.
The standard transmission for Europe was a four-speed manual gearbox. A four-speed automatic option was also available. Unusually among mainstream European auto-makers of the time, Mercedes developed and built their own automatic transmission system.[2] For the six-cylinder models only, a five-speed manual gearbox was also offered, from 1969, though few customers opted for it.
When the V8-engined cars were introduced in 1970, the default transmission was the four-speed automatic box, driven via a fluid flywheel rather than the more usual torque converter. Buyers could still opt for a four-speed manual box, however, and benefitted from a price reduction if they did so. The 4.5 litre version offered from 1971 but only in the USA, was fitted with a three-speed automatic box with a torque converter. This engine/transmission combination became more widely available when incorporated in the successor model.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W108
http://www.jaimekop.com/
http://mercedesw108w109.com/
http://www.pruebas.pieldetoro.net/web/pruebas/ver.php?ID=...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_S-Class
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W108
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bracq (less info)
Rolls Royce vs Maybach
It's a battle of the barges as The Sunday Times' InGear reviewers drive the Rolls Royce Phantom and the Maybach 62. Which limo best cossets a millionaire's backside?
Mercedes Benz W108 W 109 Gallery
Mercedes Benz W 108 W 109 Gallery
Thanks to all Mercedes Benz w109-109 owners whose cars apears in the video. They are helping to preserve the historic memory of these great cars
The Mercedes-Benz W108/W109 model series was a large luxury car line built by Mercedes-Benz from 1965 through 1972. The W108/W109 was a replacement for the higher end of the "Fintail" sedan range, with three-box styling similar to the W111/W112 coupes. The somewhat controversial fins of the earlier so-called "Heckflosse" W111 were eliminated by designer Paul Bracq.
The Range
The initial lineup featured three Straight 6 engined W108 (short-wheelbase, coil-sprung suspension) models: the 250S, 250SE and 300SE. The long-wheelbase W109 featured initially just one model, the 300SEL, which was equipped with self-levelling air suspension.
New engine
The engine in the W108 was based on that fitted in the earlier W111, but the availability of higher octane fuels allowed for a higher compression ratio while the modestly increased weight of the car called for more power. Cylinder bore and stroke both grew, giving rise to a total increase in cylinder capacity of 301 cc to 2,496 cc. A change from four to seven main bearings was necessary in order smoothly to handle the resulting increase in power. A larger capacity oil pump was also specified. Con-rods were slightly shortened, reflecting the 6mm longer stroke in a block of unchanged overall height. The redesigned cylinder heads incorporated larger ports, and the cylinder valve diameters were increased by 2mm. On the fuel injected cars a six-plunger pump replaced the previous car's two plunger pump and the injectors were repositioned to give a more direct angle towards the inlet valve heads. The engine cooling fan now had six blades instead of four and incorporated a viscous coupling which activated the fan only when engine speed exceeded 3,000 rpm or the radiator water temperature reached a preset limit.
The 2,996 cc aluminium-bloc unit fitted in the W109 in 1965 was very little changed from the unit fitted in the previous W112 Mercedes 300 SE, still delivering 170 PS. The cylinder capacity of the three litre Mercedes engine was indeed unchanged since 1951. However, in the two years till 1967 during which the larger engine was listed for the W109 fewer than 3,000 of these cars were produced, the plant concentrating instead on producing approximately 130,000 of the less powerful 250 S/SE models during the first two years of the W108/109's existence. By 1967 the fuel consumption of the 3 litre unit in this application was becoming increasingly uncompetitive.
Source
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W108
If your Mercedes is Here Please send me a message And I will write your credits here.
Music:
Originally Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio - I Was Doing All , later I swop to other available in you tube swap service
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W108
http://www.jaimekop.com/
http://mercedesw108w109.com/
http://www.pruebas.pieldetoro.net/web/pruebas/ver.php?ID=...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_S-Class
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W108
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bracq (less info)
