This year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance will open on the 21st of August and it will be particularly special due to the fact that in 2011 we celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the Automobile, which is 125 years since the Benz Patent Motorwagen by Karl Benz got its patent in 1826. To honour the date, Mercedes-Benz will provide the exhibition with a remarkable range of historic vehicles to celebrate the brand’s development through time.
The rarities on display will include the 120 PS, a racing car designed in 1906 by Wilhelm Maybach and still remembered as one of the most innovative of the time. This six-cylinder will strike you for its unusual features such as overhead camshafts and valves, dual high-voltage spark plug ignition and a quite low centre of gravity.
Another noteworthy vehicle that will be on display is the replica of the famous Blitzen Benz, a 1909 car best known for being the first petrol vehicle to pass the 200 km/h mark. And let’s not forget the 1928 SSK by Ferdinand Porsche, a vehicle that not only dominated the international racing scene of the 1920s and 1930s, but is also still highly regarded today for its performance and design.
View the full Mercedes 2011 Pebble Beach Photo Gallery
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