MERCEDES-BENZ, The 1950s, Volume 2: W120, W121, W180, W128, W198

This 260 pages book is the thirdand thoroughly revised edition, published in February 2014 . It is backed by detailed information sourced directly from Daimler AG. It covers the history of the ponton Mercedes, the 190SL and the 300SL coupe/roadster. It also deals with such interesting models as the South African "Bakkie" or a turbo-charged 190SL. It covers the exciting, sometimes adventurous racing history of the individual models with rare period photos and it takes the reader back to the 1950s, so that he can experience how it was to own a Gullwing and drive it for over 400,000 km on its first engine even to such remote locations as Moscow in Russia. .The book comes with over 250 pictures, the majority of them in color. Most of the color pictures are recent. They are non-Daimler AG photos and have never been published in a book before. .The author Bernd S. Koehling has more than 20 e-books and books about Mercedes-Benz to his credit. For a FREE BONUS please scroll to the bottom of this description.. The Mercedes 180/190 covers:- the development of the 180/190 petrol and diesel versions- the racing history with resp. photos-  coach-built versions such as the South African "Bakkie" and - how it is to drive a 180D with 700k km on the clock in today's world.The Mercedes 219/220a, S, SE includes:- the development of the 220 and 219- the Hydrak transmission and its pitfalls- the first fuel injected ponton car - the coupe/cabriolet- the racing history with resp. photos and - how the drive of a 220S sedan feels today .The Mercedes 300SL part deals with: - the market situation that led to the introduction of the 300SL Gullwing - the development and launch of the coupe - the 300SL coupe - the development of the roadster- the secret SLS - the 300SL roadster - the sales history of both cars - the racing history, incl. races at the Mille Miglia, Liege-Rome-Liege and in Macao with resp. photos- which similar cars were available at that time and - how it was in the 1950s to use the 300SL Gullwing as daily driver, even on trips as far away as Moscow, the capital of Russia..In the Mercedes 190SL chapter one can read about - the history and development of the 190SL - the development of a bigger engine - the racing history, mainly the 1956 Macao race with resp. photos- the sales history - a 1959 comparison of a turbo-charged and a standard 190SL. Detailed technical specifications and the production history of each car can be found at the end of the book. The history of the 300SL and 190SL is also available together with the pagoda SL in the book: MERCEDES-BENZ, The early SL cars..FREE BONUS: When you have bought one of the author's printed books, you are eligible for a free pdf file of any Mercedes model (such as W111 or W198 or R107 for example) the author has covered in one of his books. Please contact the author through his website (inside the book) and stipulate, which free pdf file you want him to send to you.