A few piccys from MB World

[Howard]

Popped down there this morning to have a look around ..... what a stunning place ...

Do you know if they change the exhibits from time to time ?

Anyway , here we go ....

The MB Timeline , various models from day one ....

SL63 looking very mean ....

Skidpan from the 2nd floor ...

A Beauty ....

190SL from above ...

Another Beauty ...

Yet another classic beauty ...

600 Pullman ( like John Lennons )

Another lovely 600 ...

Black SLR convertible ...

Silver SLR ...

Jochen Mass's Sauber C9 ...

Pit display ....

W154 racer , from 1938 , driven by Fangio !! ..... read the specs

W154 engine ...

Specs ...

Lovely convertible ....

Lovely silver gullwing ....

Another nice gullwing ....

Black Maybach ....

 

[BTB 500]

Great pics - many thanks for posting.

Yes they do change the exhibits!

 

[mattc]

Lovely motors...but couldnt they have dusted the tonneau on the red SL and aligned the stars on the wheels of the white/cream convertible (is it a 116? I've no idea on older mercs )

edit; Looked again and its the same car; not a redd interiored SL (should have stayed of the cider this afternoon!)

 

[Howard]

I was hoping to see a few more classic AMG's , i guess i need to go to HQ in Germany for that ....

It's not dust , it's my flash

The Sauber C9 however had a thick layer of dust on the carbonfibre rear wing , so thick in fact that some oik had 'tagged' the rear wing by writing in the dust ...

 

[Dieselman]

Ha ha, Nice specs there. 400 litres of fuel onboard..

I once saw one of these crashed into a bank at Donnington Park...

 

[Will]

Hi Howard,

Glad to see you've had fun, thanks for the pictures

I think the black 600 is/was Jay Kay's (from Jamiroquai)

Will

 

[Howard]

Anyone know how often they change the cars ?

On the top deck in the AMG section was a CLS55 in designo mystic red with a black and white interior and it was STUNNING .... so stunning in fact that i forgot to take a picture of it ....

Went into the cinema to watch the timeline film , that was great and then went into the birth of the CLK film ( with the vibrating seats ) and was nearly ill

Perhaps i could offer them my CLK as an exhibit

 

[BTB 500]

The M-B World in Germany is several times the size ... very impressive and definitely worth a visit.

This is the entrance lobby - the 'Star Trek' lifts also project videos onto the lobby walls for you to watch while you wait! You start at the top of the building and work down in a huge spiral.

 

[crockers]

Nice pics Howard ..thanks

 

[st4]

Ha ha, Nice specs there. 400 litres of fuel onboard..

I once saw one of these crashed into a bank at Donnington Park...

Hope it didn't catch fire. 400litres going up in a blue light will be toasty.

 

[wallingd]

Any other 1930s/1950s racers there? I notice the W154 is slightly different in its details from the 1 @ Stuttgart...

Anyone know what the W154 might do to the gallon @ full pelt?

 

[Dieselman]

Anyone know what the W154 might do to the gallon @ full pelt?

It says 1.6-2.0mpg in the specs..

 

[Benzin]

Wow, some real nice examples, yet to visit. How much is the entrance fee? Discount for being an MB owner?

 

[gurpz]

Very nice cars there and thanks Howard for sharing.

 

[Howard]

It's free !! :bannana:

 

[blueserenity777]

Great photos..Wonder if Mclaren also do a open day at Woking..

 

[gaz_l]

Not bad.. but you should check out the specs on a BRM V16. 600bhp @12,000 rpm out of 1.5 litres . And it only needed a mere 72PSI of boost to achieve it..

Cheers,

Gaz

 

[Benzin]

It's free !! :bannana:

Cant beat that for an entry fee!

 

[Howard]

Not bad.. but you should check out the specs on a BRM V16. 600bhp @12,000 rpm out of 1.5 litres . And it only needed a mere 72PSI of boost to achieve it..

Cheers,

Gaz

When was it made ?

 

[gaz_l]

It's later than the Merc.. 1950/51? There's a copy of Motor Sport knocking around in the canteen at work with an article about it, I'll have to see if I can track it down and scan it. A truly epic bit of engineering, but so complicated they never made it run reliably.

Cheers,

Gaz