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Fuenfkommasechs Returns! W126 Benz Site Extraordinaire
By Gunnar Heinrich | IMG via Fuenfkommasechs.de
W126 Benzers rejoice! Fuenfkommasechs has returned!
There is a lack of quality sites that cover Germany’s best efforts of the 1980s. Fuenfkommasechs was, and once again, is an island in this desert. Following an extensive and beautiful overhaul, the premiere source for W126 info is back.
A veritable treasure trove of insightful commentary, history, archival imagery, technical material, and new photography, Fuenfkommasechs articulates the grandeur that is the W126 generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class, in large, and the magnificent 560SEL, in particular.
There is one catch: the site is published in German.
Luckily, the site compensates with an early online version of ASR, if you will, providing a practical, if rough, translation tool for most any language…including English.
Given that I share with you an undying ardor for Stuttgart’s greatest of elephantine chariots, I could not help but share this most remarkable site.
Enjoy!
Linked: Fuenfkommasechs.de
RetroClassics in Stuttgart: W126 Fest!
By Gunnar Heinrich | IMG Fuenfkommasechs
OUR friend Johannes Schlorb is at it again. Equipped with a fish-eye lensed camera, he recently set about taking some smart shots of a “RetroClassic” event in Stuttgart – featuring mostly 80s gems from BMW and Benz. The W126 Sonderklassen appear in brilliant form. Look carefully through the fotos, and you’ll spy the Silver Spur that found its way onto the floor.
[Linked: Fuenfkommasechs.de]
Fat Cat Capsizing: Much Fun Had In Benzland
By Gunnar Heinrich
I’VE run out of platitudes to praise Johannes Schlorb. Needless to say, he’s a great photographer.
The blogger and very talented photographer runs a site featuring the magnificent Mercedes-Benz 560SEL. Occasionally, his camera lens will find other classic Benzes in addition to W126 generation S-Class sedans and the content – to use gray media language – proves to be every bit as entertaining.
From what I got out of Babelfish (his site’s in German), Herr Schlorb attended a “safety training” get together orchestrated by a local Benz Club somewhere south of the former West German capital Bonn.
As many of the Teutons taking part in the Tri-Star slip ‘n slide were old enough to carry the label “Made in West Germany,” (a practice discontinued after 1985) the location was apt.
It’s not every day that you see a W108 SE drifting running over traffic cones or an R107 SL sideways; which is part of why the event’s shots are so compelling!
Many more polished images are available for sale or simply to peruse through via his website. Never has safety training looked like so much fun.
[Linked: Fuenfkommasechs.de]
Mercedes-Benz 560SEL US Brochure Pictures
By Gunnar Heinrich
“REPOSING in the rear seat of the 560SEL Sedan, basking in near-limousine spaciousness and an atmosphere of blissful peace and quiet with almost every conceivable amenity at hand, you might find it difficult if not impossible to think of this as anything but one of the most supremely livable automobiles ever built.”
When can I move in?
Truth in disclosure, your faithful publisher owns one 1986 navy blue over grey 560SEL which helps fuel an everlasting adoration of three box German sedans.
These are some scanned images from a period US brochure showcasing the former flagship that set the modern benchmark for what a solid luxury grand touring motor car should be.
The standard of excellence that Bruno Sacco penned and the volk auf Stuttgart manufactured has endured long after the W126 series ended in 1991.
Perhaps that’s why so many are still in service, cared for, and remain “supremely liveable.”
[Linked: fuenfkommasechs.de]
Schlöerb Captures Stuttgart’s Finest: The W126 S-Class
By Gunnar Heinrich
JOHANNES SCHLÖERB is an artist. What’s even better is that he’s an artist with a tremendous appreciation for Stuttgart’s best.
Herr Schlöerb, who owns an immaculate Mercedes-Benz 560SEL, publishes his own German site – Fuenfkommasechs – which focuses on the late model flagship and the W126 generation S-Class.
What’s so great about his work and why I’m thrilled that he’s a friend to Automobiles De Luxe is that Mr. Schlöerb understands that in order to dynamically capture a great car’s virtues such that they actually register with non-enthusiasts and enthusiasts, you have to a) be creative, b) be diligent, and c) own a sense of style.
If you have a look at his latest gallery featuring a gathering of W126 aficionados and their affable dogs at a specialist garage in Cologne, I think you’ll agree that it’s a car club event that’s been cataloged unlike any other.
[Linked: Schlöerb Galleries | Fuenfkommasechs]
