Skip to main content

Restoring Mechanical Fuel Pumps

Restoring the Mechanical Fuel Pump by Bruce Adams On internal combustion engines, fuel pumps are used to deliver fuel to the carburetor or fuel injection system. A mechanical fuel pump is typically used on a carburetor system, delivering fuel under…

Stop Those Vibrations! Replacing Motor Mounts on Your Older Benz

Motor mounts are almost always problems on unrestored older cars for two simple reasons: they're rubber and they eventually wear out, and replacement is not straightforward if you don't know what you're doing.As the primary care physician of many an…

Buyers Guide - 1959-1971 W111/W112 Coupes and Cabriolets

1961-1971  W111/W112 Coupes and CabrioletsElegant, Collectible, and PracticalA Buyers Guide to the 220S, 300SE, 250SE, 280SE and 280SE 3.5 Coupes and CabrioletsArticle by Gary AndersonContributions from Mathieu Cama, Pierre Hedary, Roy Spencer, and…

An American Success Story

An American Success Storyby Karl LudvigsenPhotos courtesy Daimler Archives The enviable position of Mercedes-Benz in the contemporary American market is the outcome of the firm’s repeated struggles with early business partners. Daimler-Benz managers…

Designing the Best Cars in the World – 1956 – 1986

Article by Graham RobsonPhotography courtesy of Daimler Archives Encapsulating the achievements  of Mercedes-Benz in the 30 years covered here is impossible without having to summarize, or even ignore, whole chunks of the brand’s development. We…

Silver Survivor - An Original Gullwing

Silent Survivorby Gary AndersonHad the 300SL Coupe introduced to North America at the New York International Auto Show in February 1954, later nicknamed the Gullwing, been a thoroughbred race horse, the stud book entry might read “Out of the W194…

Tips on Trailering Your Mercedes-Benz

by Richard Luhr   Towing your Mercedes-Benz on a trailer may be the most sensible way to get it where you want it. Here’s how to do it safely.   Trailering is often the preferred way to transport a fine vintage or classic Mercedes, either because…

Tech Tips from StarTech 2011

StarTech 2011 Article by Keith Powers.  Photographs by Paul Gruener   Picture: Gernold Nissius gives Star Tech 2011 attendees a guided tour of a W113 230SL in the shops of Black Forest in Milwaukee, Wi. Harking back to the early days of the…

President's Column - Retention, Continued

President’s Message Rodger Van Ness  Retention, Continued   In the May issue of The Star, I asked for your input on what we needed to do to retain our valued members. Thank you for the many outstanding responses. By the time I began receiving your…

After the Battering -- Rebirth in the 1950s

After the Battering -- Rebirth in the 1950sArticle by Graham RobsonImages from Daimler Archives In 1946, Daimler-Benz was little more than a pile of rubble, but there were plans for new models that had been hidden away for the duration.Less than a…