Diecast Model Mercedes

True to Long Tradition

This long, distinguished line of German cars owes part of its name to luck. Race car driver Emil Jellinek had his daughter's name written on his cars for good luck. Mercedes (meaning "grace" in Spanish) became the name of the car that Jellinek ordered built to his specifications by the German carmaker DMG. In 1900, the engine was dubbed the "Daimler-Mercedes," and the car called the Mercedes 35 HP.

Reportedly, Jellinek was very exacting about what he wanted in these special cars and is remembered for saying, "I don't want a car for today or tomorrow, it will be the car of the day after tomorrow".

In 1910, the trademark symbol of a three-pointed star began to appear on the automobiles. According to historians, this star s ...more

True to Long Tradition

This long, distinguished line of German cars owes part of its name to luck. Race car driver Emil Jellinek had his daughter's name written on his cars for good luck. Mercedes (meaning "grace" in Spanish) became the name of the car that Jellinek ordered built to his specifications by the German carmaker DMG. In 1900, the engine was dubbed the "Daimler-Mercedes," and the car called the Mercedes 35 HP.

Reportedly, Jellinek was very exacting about what he wanted in these special cars and is remembered for saying, "I don't want a car for today or tomorrow, it will be the car of the day after tomorrow".

In 1910, the trademark symbol of a three-pointed star began to appear on the automobiles. According to historians, this star symbolized early carmaker Gottlieb Daimler's dream of motorizing machines "on land, on water and in the air."

In 1926, another change was made when a new company, Daimler Benz AG was formed. All models from that time forward became Mercedes-Benz.

But the company was not characterized by change. Rather, it remained true to its internal philosophy about the quality of cars it would offer to its growing, worldwide audience. Mercedes-Benz would always represent precision engineering, ultimate luxury, exacting performance and appeal to discriminating drivers.

This world's oldest, continuous producer of automobiles claims more than a century's worth of high performance trucks, buses, coaches and luxury cars. Mercedes-Benz focus on safety features have been mimicked and adopted by carmakers world-over.

One of Mercedes latest innovations was to lower its financial threshold to ownership. Now an entry level Mercedes can be purchase for about $40,000 perhaps making it possible for someone of Janis Joplin's means to fulfill her plea, "Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes- Benz..." For those at the other end of the gold standard, Mercedes still offers a stunning SLR Roadster from $479,000. Exacting die cast model cars are perhaps the best bargain of all! ...less