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8-Jul-2012 T.A.LeRoy

1904 Mercedes Simplex "Touring Limousine"

Mercedes Benz Museum, Stuttgart Germany

It was the most powerful Mercedes and car in the world in 1904.
The blue version as shown in the floor display belonged to Emil Jellinek, a loyal Mercedes customer
who's daughter, Mercedes, gave her name to the cars.
This red version is a similar car with a different coach build and color scheme.
4-cylinder, 9236cc, 60-horsepower @ 1400 RPM, 80 km/h top speed

Canon PowerShot S95
1/50s f/2.0 at 6.0mm iso800 full exif

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Chris Morton22-Feb-2013 15:50
front end more compact than 60 horses, but back end not far off a coach!
Sam_C11-Feb-2013 08:17
Superb indeed! Excellent quality you are getting out of that S95 Tom! V++
Marc Demoulin07-Feb-2013 12:47
Superb and nice colors!! vVv
Marc
Frank Brault06-Feb-2013 22:23
A precursor to the SUV. :) A gorgeous vehicle and wonderful presentation. V
ac06-Feb-2013 09:50
Nice colors.
Carol Rollins06-Feb-2013 04:13
This is beautiful!
Yvonne05-Feb-2013 11:31
80 km/h was pretty fast eh! A beautiful old car in a lovely shade of red Tom! v
Graeme05-Feb-2013 10:05
wow what a fantastic and beautiful car, Tom.BBV
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