Young Classics Store opens at the Mercedes-Benz Museum

Daimler AG is adjusting its vision on a new and promising business sector of the growing interest of enthusiasts for classic cars of the more recent kind. This is signaled by the Mercedes-Benz Young Classics, passenger cars produced from 1970 to 1990.

There is a growing number of these Mercedes-Benz model that have gained cult standing, especially in the US and Europe. Due to the limited supply of well maintained cars and the demand for originality, prices of these classics have soared skyward, including the young classics. Daimler is bridging the gap between newer vehicle sales and the highly specialized vintage car business of the Mercedes-Benz Center in both the US and Germany through the ‘Mercedes Benz Young Classics’.
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Deutschland - 3/17/2009 2:58:02 PM

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The W126 S-Class is king

Star - 3/17/2009 3:02:13 PM

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Even the YOUNG MERCEDES CLASSICS STORE has OLDER cars than Lexus Museum. LMAO...

3pointstar - 3/17/2009 3:05:40 PM

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All the young kiddies growing up driving a Japanese car like a Toyota Camry or Nissan Altima or even some of today's German cars should at least have the experience of being in a classic Mercedes. They will realize what real engineering used to be. I had one of the classics - a W116 S-Class and loved the thunk of the bank vault doors (I thought they were heavier than even on the W126), the solid steering, and the smooth take off. I loved it.

Hachee2001 - 3/18/2009 9:20:01 AM

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This was Mercedes at its peak, at least relative to the rest of the market. In the 60's, 70's and into the 80's, there was really no other company that you could call a direct competitor, model for model. You had Cadillac and Lincoln, successful here in the US at the top of the domestic makers, and Rolls Royce at the top. You had a rising BMW, and Jaguar, but they were both much smaller than Mercedes, and for the most part, Mercedes was really the number one prestige car under Rolls. BMW was really coming into its own, but appealed more to enthusiasts and most people thought it was a notch below Mercedes.

The cars themselves were like tanks. They were luxurious, but in a more Spartan way, and didn't even have all the gadgets that you'd find in a Cadillac. But they drove beautifully (they were not sports cars), and had that great, understated styling. When I got my license, I was lucky enough to get to drive a 450SEL and 450SL fairly frequently. As Deutschland said, the W126 was king, and I agree. Today's S-Class captures its presence, but doesn't have the and of course is much more technically advanced, and I assume is a great drive (I've never driven one), but somehow it's not quite the same.

Star - 3/18/2009 5:52:58 PM

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Well said!