The exterior looks super fancy. Tried to bring bottled water in, got straight-up denied (bounced), so I went out and came back in. We took the elevator up to the top floor and went down floor by floor, which was a cool way to experience the flow of time/history.
Carl Benz’s ultra-ancient 2-cylinder engine, showcasing the majestic power of 2 horsepower.
Benz's patent document for his first automobile.
It’s gone from the company name now, but there was a time they were called Daimler-Benz. This is the motorcycle made by Daimler, one of the founders of today’s Benz. It’s the world's first gasoline-powered mode of transportation and the first motorcycle. Kinda like the great ancestor of MotoGP, huh?
Busts of the three Benz founders: Benz, Daimler, and Maybach. The Maybach luxury sub-brand that exists today is named after this dude.
Ancient cars from Daimler and Benz back then, shot from above.
The origin of 'Mercedes' in the current Mercedes-Benz comes from the name of the daughter of one of the directors at Daimler (the company) at the time.
Daimler's Mercedes 75 hp (that's the car name), 1908 model.
Mercedes-Benz 320 Limousine from 1939, after Daimler and Benz merged. Given the time period, it feels like it should have a Nazi flag painted on it or something.
1980 Mercedes-Benz O305 bus. Seems like it was used on the route traveling between Wagenburg-Ostend in Stuttgart.
Medieval bus. Since the London Omnibus existed in London between 1855 and 1933, this bus looks like it was manufactured somewhere in the middle of that era.
1952 Mercedes-Benz O3500 bus. Compared to that medieval bus earlier, it looks way more advanced.
The photo order got messed up, but this is the same car as the one above the bus. It’s a 1972 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3, a kind of muscle car where they stuffed a V8 engine into a regular 4-door sedan. An ancestor of today’s S-Class.
1985 Mercedes-Benz 300 TD wagon. Maybe this is the beginning of the E-Class wagon that's often used as a taxi now?
1940 Mercedes-Benz O2600 bus. As prominently displayed on the front, it uses a diesel engine.
The next floor, shot from above. Mein Führer.
Germany's biggest dark history era.
Mercedes-Benz 260 D (1938). This design looks exactly like something out of a movie from that time.
Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet B (1937).
Mercedes-Benz 540K Roadster. A variant derived from the car above.
Looks like a 1928 model, but I don't know what it is, sorry.
Rear view of the 540K above. Classic cars from this time really have beautiful asses.
1932 Mercedes-Benz OM59 diesel engine, flexing a massive 55 horsepower.
1924 Mercedes M836 engine. It’s a 6-cylinder engine equipped with a first-generation supercharger.
Snapped a pic since it had the super familiar Shell logo on it.
The evolution of the truck.
This is a modified Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR W196, the 1955 World Sportscar Championship winning vehicle. This legendary car achieved 1st and 2nd at Mille Miglia, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd at Tourist Trophy, 1st, 2nd, and 4th at Targa Florio, 1st and 2nd at the Swedish GP, 1st, 2nd, and 4th at Eifel Race (Nürburgring), and 84 KILLS at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was driven by Juan Manuel Fangio and Sir Stirling Moss. Mercedes pulled out of racing for a long time after this car. The note on the rear saying it never lost due to mechanical issues seems quite poignant considering the 24 Hours of Le Mans...
Cute minibus.
Took a shot of that famous gullwing door from the upper floor.
Section commemorating the glorious World Championship achieved by the W196 and Fangio.
1952 Mercedes-Benz 300, which was Benz's flagship model at the time.
Soft top version.
1955 Mercedes-Benz 180, Benz's main model at the time.
Damn, F**K! Hit the photo limit and it's almost bedtime, so I'll upload the rest when I wake up. - Mercedes-Benz Museum Visit Review (2) (Image heavy/Scroll pressure).
The 300SL, rocking that impressive gullwing door. It's divided into the standard model with gullwing doors and the Roadster model without them. The red one is the Roadster. The streamlined design in the middle of the picture, which looks identical to the SLR, is the Uhlenhaut Coupé, a modified 300SLR and a more direct predecessor to the 300SL.
If you look at the frame next to the 300SLR, you can see there’s no room for a door. The gullwing door was introduced to solve this problem.
Mercedes-Benz C32 AMG (2001) Medical Car, often confused with the Safety Car. You can see a photo of it lined up to follow the first lap during the 2002 US Grand Prix (Indianapolis Circuit). The far right photo is the SL55 AMG used as the Safety Car.
"The 300SLR is fire, but the comment section is fixated on the '84 kills' meme and whether the museum had Hitler's actual ride. Straight jealous of the OP’s dope trip!"
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