The second half of the 1950s gave Mercedes customers an exciting line of new cars that offered them everything from the frugal 180 diesel to the iconic 300SL. This reference work covers them in great detail from the 180 and 220 ponton series to the 190SL and 300SL. An earlier volume talks about the 170, 220 and 300 series. Superbly illustrated with recent non-Daimler AG photography, this guide explains the cars' features and talks about their interesting racing history. It continues with full technical details and the annual production history of each model. A separate chapter highlights the importance people such as Uhlenhaut, Wilfert and Nallinger had on the fate of Daimler-Benz in those days. If you want to know more about the Mercedes cars of the late 1950s, then you want to read this book.
Why is this book not available as hardcover? Even today with modern digital printing services available, books with many color photos are expensive to produce. This book comes with over 300 photos, many of them in color, and would cost retail as hardcover version around US$ 70 (or the corresponding amount in or ), which the author finds excessive. That is why the choice to offer the more reasonable to produce soft cover option.
FREE BONUS: When you have bought this book, you are eligible for a free pdf file of any Mercedes model (such as W111 or W186 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."