Author Topic: Old MB brochures. (Read 48811 times)

scoot · « **Reply #25 on:** June 12, 2012, 14:58:15 »

I absolutely love old car literature, brosures, advertisements. I would like to open the topic of having an on-line collection of literature. Take a look at this link on the Jag Lovers forum pages:
http://www.jag-lovers.org/brochures/
Specific example - the X-type:

http://www.jag-lovers.org/brochures/section_s-type.html

This is a wonderful resource.

I wonder if there is a good place in this forum for digitized Mercedes literature...
Have a look at the Jag stuff - it is wonderful.

Your Mercedes literature is really great and reminded me of the Jag pages...

Scott

gerster · « **Reply #26 on:** June 12, 2012, 15:16:34 »

You'r right Scott, looks great, but the problem with the thicker brochures is that they are glued together so if you want to scan them then you have to open the brochure completely and the glue will brake so the pages are coming loose ,there is no problem when the brochures are stapled or have a ring mounting.

gerster · « **Reply #27 on:** June 12, 2012, 22:02:25 »

Here another small brochure from 1934/35.

scoot · « **Reply #28 on:** June 13, 2012, 01:31:40 »

Quote from: gerster on June 12, 2012, 15:16:34

You'r right Scott, looks great, but the problem with the thicker brochures is that they are glued together so if you want to scan them then you have to open the brochure completely and the glue will brake so the pages are coming loose ,there is no problem when the brochures are stapled or have a ring mounting.

It wouldn't work well for bound brochures (but photographs could still do a pretty good job).

gerster · « **Reply #29 on:** June 13, 2012, 09:22:55 »

I will give it a try Scott. I will post the result here.

gerster · « **Reply #30 on:** June 13, 2012, 11:48:19 »

I don't know if it is the right place here on this forum because I think alot of members are only interested in the Pagoda and not in other MB's.
You see a high score on views but only a few reactions if they like it.

Larry & Norma · « **Reply #31 on:** June 13, 2012, 12:25:57 »

I think they are great, more please

gerster · « **Reply #32 on:** June 15, 2012, 12:04:14 »

Quote from: scoot on June 13, 2012, 01:31:40

It wouldn't work well for bound brochures (but photographs could still do a pretty good job).

Hello Scott, I did give it a try but the MB brochures from the 50's and 60's are mostly from a bad quality if you open them completely then the pages are coming loose. I show you some examples in the pictures below.

1st a picture from the 200 Fintail from 1965.
2nd a 220 Convertible brochure from 1954.
3rd a 300S brochure.
On the last picture you see the binding of a prewar brochure, they are from a much better quality and are glued and stapled.

The thicker Jaguar brochures are stapled or had a spiral bounding.

gerster · « **Reply #33 on:** June 16, 2012, 21:17:40 »

Here some pictures from a foldout brochure of the Type 460 (Nurburg) of 1929. Look at the nice wooden wheels.

gerster · « **Reply #34 on:** July 21, 2012, 18:17:06 »

Here pictures from a brochure from around 1923 before the merger between Mercedes and Benz (1926) it describes the 6-cilinder models of that time.

gerster · « **Reply #35 on:** July 21, 2012, 18:35:10 »

and some more pictures of it.

gerster · « **Reply #36 on:** October 23, 2013, 04:34:49 »

Here some pics of the German brochure of the 540K from 1938.

gerster · « **Reply #37 on:** October 23, 2013, 04:37:05 »

Here some more.

pdc · « **Reply #38 on:** October 23, 2013, 05:55:20 »

Gerster,

Thanks for sharing this.

Looking at the last one you posted, the red one; you know what model that is? I would like to google it and see some real pictures of it. Looks great.

mvg

Pascal

gerster · « **Reply #39 on:** October 23, 2013, 06:22:18 »

The red-one is the Special Roadster Pascal, it's in my opinion the most beautiful Mercedes of all times.

Greetings: Ger.

pdc · « **Reply #40 on:** October 23, 2013, 06:30:46 »

Ger,

OK the 540 special roadster, I am slow thinker apparently

Just googled this and seen some are sold over 6M$, one even over 11M

I agree that is a very nice one .

thanks !

gerster · « **Reply #41 on:** December 11, 2013, 09:45:16 »

Here an English brochure from 1933 with the famous SS and SSK.

gerster · « **Reply #42 on:** December 11, 2013, 09:46:28 »

Continue.

gerster · « **Reply #43 on:** December 11, 2013, 09:47:35 »

Continue.

gerster · « **Reply #44 on:** December 11, 2013, 09:48:36 »

The last pages.

KevinC · « **Reply #45 on:** December 11, 2013, 16:35:20 »

For those interested in their own collection, I have had some good success with these folks...

http://www.autolit.com/Store/home.php?cat=550

Benz Dr. · « **Reply #46 on:** December 11, 2013, 16:37:31 »

Alll of those 1930's cars are Full Classic today. The ones from the 1950's and 60's are Milestone cars as are our Pagodas.
I have a small collection of similar literature and over 50 dealers books from the 50's and 60's. Some of them are for trucks and engine blocks - not sure how rare those are today. I also have a dealers price list from 1966. Amazing how much prices have increased over the years and in particular, these last couple of years.

KevinC · « **Reply #47 on:** December 11, 2013, 16:39:37 »

Here's a shot from an MB Brochure of a 1968 280 SL. But its not is it? Probably a 250SL used for an early printed piece. Note the rocker panels are the same color as the body...what the heck???

gerster · « **Reply #48 on:** May 25, 2015, 10:45:48 »

The Site is still expanding every week!

Gr. Ger

w113bkk · « **Reply #49 on:** May 25, 2015, 12:20:35 »

Thanks for posting the pics. I love old automobile art work!

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