The Stars Came Out
Mercedes-Benz at Monterey Car Week • 2018
IMAGES RICHARD SIMONDS • GARY ANDERSON • DENIS L. TANNEY • GARY HORSTKORTA
A kaleidoscopic look at all things Mercedes-Benz on display during this year’s annual automotive extravaganza in Monterey
• Ready: 1936 Mercedes-Benz W29 500K Special Roadster (left), and 2019 Mercedes-Benz S63 Cabriolet, Pebble Beach Tour d’Elegance
• Replica 1886 Benz Patent Motor Car, Star Lounge
• Wicker pannier, 1904 Mercedes Simplex, Star Lounge
• Immaculate 1971 Mercedes-Benz W109 300SEL 3.5 sedan, Star Lounge parking lot
• 1936 Mercedes-Benz W29 500K Special Roadster, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
• Mercedes-Benz Vision EQ Silver Arrow concept car, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
• 1956-1959 Mercedes-Benz W180 220S Cabriolet and 1955-1963 Mercedes-Benz W121 190SL Roadster, Legends of the Autobahn®
• Replica 1886 Benz Patent Motor Car, Star Lounge
• 1909-1911 Benz racecar (left), and Mercedes-AMG Project One Hypercar, Star Lounge
• 1967 Mercedes-Benz W110 230 Miesen Ambulance, Legends of the Autobahn
• 1952 Mercedes-Benz W194 300SL racing sports car, Star Lounge
• Battered vagabond: 1982 Mercedes-Benz W123 200D, Legends of the Autobahn
• 1955 Mercedes-Benz W121 190SL racing car, Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
• Tail light cluster, 1936 Mercedes-Benz W29 500K Special Roadster, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
• Bleriot headlamp, 1904 Mercedes Simplex, Star Lounge
• Mercedes-Benz Vision EQ Silver Arrow concept car, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
• Fashion statement in front of 1935 Mercedes-Benz W29 540K Cabriolet A, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
• 1987 Mercedes-Benz W201 190E 2.3-16, Legends of the Autobahn
• Let’s go racing: Historically accurate scale models of Mercedes-Benz and AMG racing cars go head-to-head on tricky slotcar track, Star Lounge
• The official T-shirt, Concours d’Lemons
• Matched set: 1970 Mercedes-Benz W111 280SE 3.5 Cabriolet (left), and 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5 Coupe, at auction
• Pedal car in the pits, Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
• 1938 Mercedes-Benz W125 speed-record car, Star Lounge
• Bring the action: Rollerball smart car and owner, Concours d’Lemons
• 1935 Mercedes-Benz W29 540K Cabriolet A, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
• 1954 Mercedes-Benz W198 300SL Gullwing Coupe racecar, Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
• 1929 Mercedes-Benz W06 710 SS Barker Tourer racecar, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
• Sturm und Drang: 1909-1911 Benz racecar, Star Lounge
• Elegance: 1936 Mercedes-Benz W29 500K Special Roadster, Star Lounge
• 1954 Mercedes-Benz W186 300b Adenauer (left), and 1960 Mercedes-Benz W128 220SE Cabriolet, at auction
• Trafficator on 1936 Mercedes-Benz W29 540K Cabriolet A, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
• Period emergency gear: 1972 Mercedes-Benz W108 280 SE 4.5, Legends of the Autobahn
• Battle flag: 1929 Mercedes-Benz W06 710 SS Barker Tourer racecar, Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
• The essence of style: A perfect Pagoda, Legends of the Autobahn •