Some pics from MBZ museum and some other goodies. - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

winmutt · #1 09-14-2007, 08:49 AM

http://winmutt.com/album/de.trip/mbz/

This was a day trip we took on 9/9. The on the road cars were taken whenever we saw one. There was one SWEEET looking W116 in my omi's (gmom) dorf but I never got to take a pic.

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TX76513 · #2 09-14-2007, 09:08 AM

Very cool and you are very lucky to have seen that, thanks for sharing. Looking at one picture of a combination triangle and gas can - that could be a new group here or a new thread, the triangle gas can club.

winmutt · #3 09-14-2007, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by TX76513

Very cool and you are very lucky to have seen that, thanks for sharing. Looking at one picture of a combination triangle and gas can - that could be a new group here or a new thread, the triangle gas can club.

I specifically took that picture for that exact reason... Although I have to say the combo electric razor and flashlight was pretty cool to

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SwampYankee · #4 09-14-2007, 09:26 AM

Great pics, mutt! Is that silver TD (next to your lovely Mrs. I assume?) the one in question?

And what's the story with that blue COE-esque car hauler? That's pretty wild!

That is a trip I'd love to make someday. My wife is 50% German (Middendorf) and my maternal grandfather was 100% so we'd both like to trace our roots back.

JimmyL · #5 09-14-2007, 10:43 AM

Nice pics, and looks like an awesome trip!!

winmutt · #6 09-14-2007, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by SwampYankee

Great pics, mutt! Is that silver TD (next to your lovely Mrs. I assume?) the one in question?

And what's the story with that blue COE-esque car hauler? That's pretty wild!

That is a trip I'd love to make someday. My wife is 50% German (Middendorf) and my maternal grandfather was 100% so we'd both like to trace our roots back.

The gray one is indeed the 5 speeder and that is indeed my wife. I really wish the windows were rolled down so I could take decent incar shots.

Biodiesel300TD · #7 09-14-2007, 11:43 AM

I think I just ruined my keyboard from drooling on it!

Great pictures! I need to visit the MB museum.

R Leo · #8 09-14-2007, 12:17 PM

..unlike any other.

Hatterasguy · #9 09-14-2007, 02:04 PM

Its the holy land!

Amazing, I need to go there one day!

TheDon · #10 09-14-2007, 03:07 PM

did you buy anything from the gift shop?? Like the W123 book? or a die cast?

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And what's the story with that blue COE-esque car hauler? That's pretty wild!

Mercedes used it for transporting race cars to and from the test track..

I do believe I see Ulenhaut's (sp) SLR

jshadows · #11 09-14-2007, 03:17 PM

great to see the 123 wagon in there. Proves that it's a true legend of a vehicle.

winmutt · #12 09-14-2007, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDon

did you buy anything from the gift shop?? Like the W123 book? or a die cast?

Key chains postcards and some other trinkets. I was really kind of disappointed in the gift shop. Mostly the exchange rate was what did it. Cheaper to buy here....

NoSpark · #13 09-14-2007, 05:35 PM

Thanks for sharing,makes me want to reminisce:

I last visited the museum back in '81, when I was a whopping 10yrs old. Looks completely different (I have pics from that trip which refresh my memory). The one thing I remember clearly was in the gift shop, hanging high up on the wall were the Euro prices of all the '81 models. They were basically 60% what it would cost you in the States. This was back when the Euro cars didn't meet any smog laws, and I remember my old man contemplating buying from the factory and having it shipped over (something his dad did back in '64, the 230SL I drive now).

Didn't happen, but when we got back he bought my mom a new 4sp 240D. Bare bones except for cruise control and a sunroof...didn't even have a passenger side mirror. Cost a whopping $16k...a load of cash back then, esp to my parents who bought our house 4yrs earlier for $60k (house is easily worth $750k now...ouch).

Anyway, my mom babied that thing, but it started to rust 6yrs later, despite all the pressure-washes it went thru during the winter. We got $9k for it, only had 100,000 on it in '87. I was glad b/c I was 16yrs old and couldn't stand being limited to 90mph. Was real frustrating b/c I took several trips up to Canada that summer and everyone up there would do an honest 100mph (even flying by stopped cops), I couldn't keep up.

pawoSD · #14 09-14-2007, 06:06 PM

How old is that museum? I was there in 2002 (summer) and they had no such thing! Looks like they went nuts and built a megamuseum!

I want to go back now!!!

However, we DID get to go on a FULL factory tour, something the average citizen can no longer do. (You only get the tour if you do euro-delivery and buy a new car) My dad talked with the person in charge and explained how he worked there and his parents history there...and they let us into the tour.