Mercedes-Benz
Stuttgart, 1926. Benz and Daimler merged into the marque that built the 300 SL, the Pagoda and the G-Wagen.
190E
The Baby Benz that went racing: Cosworth heads, dogleg gearboxes, and the Evolution homologation cars.
280SE 3.5
The last of the hand-built W111 coupes and cabriolets, with the new 3.5 V8 under the low grille.
300SL
The 1954 Gullwing put direct fuel injection and a genuine 150 mph on the road a decade early; the Roadster that followed civilised it for touring.
600
The Grosser: air suspension, hydraulically powered everything, and an owner's list of heads of state.
E-Class
The mid-size Mercedes at peak engineering; the 500E gave it a supercar build story.
G-Class
The military-derived Geländewagen, in civilian production since 1979 and never out of it.
SL
The two-seat touring Mercedes since 1963: every generation a fixture of its decade, from the Pagoda to the R129.
W123
The over-engineered mid-size Mercedes of the late seventies: a million-mile reputation earned in taxi service.