1963 Mercedes-benz Ad
1963 Mercedes-Benz Ad

Mercedes-Benz can lay claim to a history that goes all the way back to 1886. That was the year the first Benz Patent- Motorwagen was introduced. The German company has been building cars and trucks ever since then.

Patent Wagen
1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen

Mercedes-Benz can claim, along with Aston Martin, Fiat, Opel, Peugeot, and Renault, to have done business in three centuries–a pretty cool achievement.

Though Mercedes’s focus today is primarily on luxury products, especially in the U.S., the company also produces a successful line of commercial trucks. Of the 380,000 vehicles Mercedes-Benz sold here last year, almost 35,000 were commercial vans.

But, it’s the cars we love. Thus, all of the ads we’ve complied here are for coupes, sedans, and convertibles. You really can’t summarize 130 years of car building with just ten ads, so we didn’t even try. We just selected some of our favorite magazine spots. We hope you enjoy them, too.

True Elegance: 12 Classic Cars From Mercedes

 

1907 American Mercedes

1907 Mercedes Ad
1907 American Mercedes Ad (American Mercedes built Mercedes-Benz vehicles in the U.S. under license between 1904 and 1907.)

 

1936 170-H

1936 170-H
1936 Mercedes-Benz 170-H Ad

 

1959 190SL

1969 Mercedes-Benz 190SL Ad
1959 Mercedes-Benz 190SL Ad

 

1961 300D

61 300D
1961 Mercedes-Benz 300D Ad

 

1963 300SL Roadster

1963 Mercedes Roadster Ad
1963 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Ad

 

1974 450SLC (Britain)

1974 Mercedes SL Ad
1974 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC Ad

 

1975 450SE

1975 450SE
1975 Mercedes-Benz 450SE Ad

 

1982 380SEC (Italy)

1982 Mercedes-Benz 380SEC Ad
1982 Mercedes-Benz 380SEC Ad

 

1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC

1989 560SEL Ad
1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC Ad

 

1990 190E

1990 Mercedes 190 Ad
1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E Ad

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