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Mercedes C111 - not a successor to the 300 SL, but...

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Created on October 1, 1986

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Frontansicht und Vergleich mit Vorjahresmodell

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Mercedes-Benz C 101 - Vogelperspektive, Flügeltüren

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Mercedes-Benz C 101 - Vorderansicht, Flügeltüren

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Vorderansicht

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Vorderansicht

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Mercedes-Benz C 101 - Ersatzrad

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Mercedes-Benz C 101 - Scheinwerfer

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Mercedes-Benz C 101 - Vogelperspektive

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Mercedes-Benz C 101 - Vorderansicht

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Mercedes-Benz C 101 - Vorderansicht

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Mercedes-Benz C 101 - Heck

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Mercedes-Benz C 101 - Heck

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - vielseitiges Forschungsobjekt aus der Vogelperspektive - Genfer Automobil 1970

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Seitenansicht, rechts, Flügeltüren

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Funktionelle Auslegung des Armaturenbretts

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Heckansicht und Vergleich mit Vorjahresmodell

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Mercedes auf der Rundbahn

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Schalensitze mit Längsverstellung und stufenloser Lehnenverstellung

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Versuchswagen mit Vierscheiben-Wankelmotor

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Mercedes-Benz C 101 - Heck und Flügeltüren

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Mercedes-Benz C 101 - Seitenansicht, links

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Flügeltüren

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Silberpfeil mit Schwalbenflügeln

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Das Gesicht des Daimler-Benz Versuchswagens mit Dreibscheiben-Wankelmotor

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Schnittzeichnung

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Skizze

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Mercedes-Benz C 101 - Skizze, Hinterachse und Achsaufhängung

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - 1. Version, Frankfurt

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Skizze, Flügeltüren

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Skizze, Vogelperspektive

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Strichzeichnung, Masse

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Strichzeichnung, Seitenansicht, links

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Strichzeichnung, Vogelperspektive

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Strichzeichnung, Vorder- und Rückansicht

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Mercedes-Benz C 111 - Vierscheibenmotor des Versuchswagens

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Mercedes-Benz C 101 - Dreischeiben-Wankelmotor

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Mercedes C111 anlässlich des AVD OGP 2010

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Summary

In the course of 1969, there were several mentions in the trade press of a mysterious streamlined coupé that had been developed by Daimler-Benz AG as a test vehicle for the Wankel engine and other innovations. The C111, as this sensational vehicle was called, was officially unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September of that year.

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In the course of 1969, there were several mentions in the trade press of a mysterious streamlined coupé that had been developed by Daimler-Benz AG as a test vehicle for the Wankel engine and other innovations. The C111, as this sensational vehicle was called, was officially unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September of that year. The name, which had originally been C101, had to be changed to C111. Its main features were also announced at the IAA: After NSU and Mazda, Mercedes-Benz was another brand to adopt the Wankel engine. A three-disc engine was installed for the first time, but it was already indicated that there was also room for a four-disc version. Although the suspension of this vehicle did not correspond to the Mercedes tradition, but pointed in the direction of racing, the C111 was by no means intended as a descendant of the "Silver Arrows" for racing use. But - and this was regretted by many enthusiasts - it was also not intended as a successor to the unforgotten 300 SL. Rather, the Daimler-Benz engineers had created a pure test vehicle with which the possibilities of the Wankel engine and other future-oriented innovations were to be tested.

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