A week or so ago I had a chance to visit Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart. I must tell you that it's the best designed, well-thought and most impressive place I've seen. Monumental. The building itself is some sort of DNA-spiral-inspired inside with two corridors going down leading to different exibitions. You park your car in the underground parking lot and already there's a surprice waiting. Than you go up with a neat elevator and start looking at how it all started - a horse, an engine, Benz Patent Wagens and such. Going down the corridor you're looking at displays showing what happened in world history - something like the time-journey underlined by most important history events (not only automotive). Than you go lower and lower exploring Mercedes history floor by floor, car by car. Awesome stuff. Here's some pics:


Parking lot


One of the first Benz Wagens


The one on the right is the oldest car under Mercedes brand still in existance


the oldest Mercedes


The world's coolest truck - I've never seen it before


This truck could go 180 km/h (110 mph) carrying a racing car - insane

Gotta go - will add more later

 

very nice work!!

 

I had a trip booked last yr for there, the porsche factory, and oktoberfest, but some family medical issues came up so I couldnt make it.

Anyway great shots. Cant wait to get there one day.

 

I want that TRUCK!

 

Great shots of some old, old school Benz's

 

did u get a chance to see the sauber C9?

 

nice place visited when i was 8 years old..

 

On with the show, Mercedes Museum:


double-decker from the past


Talking about gangsta


That's plain beauty to me


Three legends in one shot


The Adams Family


Papamobile


The Silver Arrows - that was cool I must admit


Wish I could test-drive some of those...


Future Champion's helmet


That is a monster from the past: T80, 6 wheels, 3000 BHP, 600 km/h (375 mph) in 1939!!! Insane.


The Museum (it is huge in person)


Roof


Other part of the building

OK, so that is it. I hope you enjoy those pics. I sure did enjoy seeing and snaping it all.

 

absolutely beautiful.

 

Gotta love those Germans. Awesome museum, must put that on my "places to go before I die" list