By 1973, the growing importance of fuel-efficient engines was already clear: tough new emissions legislation was forcing manufacturers to clean up their act. And then the energy crisis hit. On…

The C111-I first appeared in public at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1969, but it wasn’t long before Mercedes-Benz unveiled an uprated version. The appropriately named C111-II arrived at the…

When Mercedes-Benz unveiled their mid-engined C111-I at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September 1969, it garnered massive attention and interested parties began lining up to buy one.