Mercedes-Benz Silver Star Century Author:Dennis Adler The Mercedes-Benz legacy stretches back more than a century, when Gttlieb Daimler and Karl Benz built their first motorized vehicles, both in 1886 and unbeknownst to one another. This exhaustive history presents the entire Mercedes-Benz heritage from Benz and Daimler's separate ventures through their 1926 merger and the 1999 deal that crea... more »ted DaimlerChrysler. Dennis Adler's masterful photography-accompanied by a selection of rare imagery sourced from DaimlerChrysler archives and private collections-depicts classics like the behemoth 7.6-liter 770 Grosser introduced in 1930, the legendary gullwing 300SL, and 1998's supercharged SLK230, to name but a few. Along the way, readers witness an incredible racing heritage that encompasses drivers from Fangio to Moss to Hakkinen, wartime activities that included the production of tank and aircraft engines, and a succession of design exercises and trendsetting cars unrivaled in the history of the automobile.« less