One of the main attractions of Stuttgart is the Mercedes museum. The museum is right in the heart of the Mercedes corporate area of the city. I saw many cars on the street that were covered in plastic. These were prototype cars being tested on the road, but covered to prevent people taking pictures of the future models. The Mercedes museum itself was very large, clean and well organized. It started with the first engines built by Daimler and then proceeded to explain every generation of cars produced by Mercedes up to current models. There were way to many cars to take pictures of, so here is a sense of the museum.
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| Some of the very first models. |
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| The 1920's. |
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| The 1930's and first uses of supercharging. |
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| Rebirth of Mercedes after the war. |
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| One of the most coveted cars of all time, the 300SL gullwing. |
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| The original Silver Arrow which was stripped of its paint to meet weight requirements for racing. |
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| The behind car still holds highest speed on a public road (autobahn). Its successor (foreground) never was finished because of the war. |
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| Ringo Starr's Mercedes in front of a car used in Jurassic Park. Also saw the Pope's Mercedes and one owned by Princess Diana. |
