MERCEDES-BENZ, The 1960s, Volume 2: W100, W108, W109, W113
Book Details
Author(s)Bernd S. Koehling
ISBN / ASIN1480237221
ISBN-139781480237223
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Description
This is the second, revised edition, published in Feb. 2014. Next to the history of the W113 Pagoda SL, the 600 W100, plus the W108 and W109 sedans from the250S to the 300SEL 6.3, it deals with a 230SL owners' survey back in the 1960s and offers insights into the 300SEL and pagoda racing history. It also lets the reader experience the ride in a 250SE and 6.3 and tells how it was in those days to drive a 600 Pullman for the German government.
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Over 230 photos, many of them in color, give a detailed view of these great vehicles. Most of the color pictures are non-Daimler-Benz photos and have never been used in a book before.Â
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The author Bernd S. Koehling has over 20 e-books and books about Mercedes-Benz cars to his credit. For a FREE BONUS, please scroll to the bottom of this description.
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The part about the pagoda SL deals with:Â
- the development of the 230 SLÂ
- the technical aspects
- the 230SL
- the 250 SLÂ
- the 280 SLÂ
- the racing history of the 230SLÂ
- the coachbuilders such as Frua, Pininfarina and SchallerÂ
- the in-house conversions with Wankel and 6.3 V8 enginesÂ
- the sales performance andÂ
-Â how owners of a Mercedes 230 SL saw their cars back in the 1960s
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The Mercedes 600 chapter offers:
- the development of a new super car
- the 600 Grosser Mercedes
- the prices
- the owners
- the coachbuilders incl. the Count Berkheim landaulet, the Middelhauve coupe and pick-ups, a hearse and the Buchmann 1930s-style 600 version for a Middle-East potentate
- the sales performance and
- how it was to drive a 600 Pullman in the 1960sÂ
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The Mercedes W108 and W109six-cylinder part illustrates:
- the development of the W108 series
- the technical aspects
- the 250S, SE and 300SE series
- the 280 seriesÂ
- the sales performance
- how it was to own a 250SE
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In the Mercedes W108 and W109 V8 chapter one can read about:
- the birth of a crazy idea
- the 300SEL 6.3
- the 300SEL 3.5 and 4.5
- the 280SE 3.5 and 4.5
- the coachbuilders
- the racing history of the 6.8 "Red Sow", the in-house 6.3 in Macao and Spa and a private entry that has survived till today
- the sales performance
- how it is to drive a 6.3 today
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Detailed techical information of all cars is available at the end of the book. The pagoda SL history is also available in the book: Mercedes-Benz, The early SL cars.
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FREE BONUS:Â 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.
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