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Under Pressure: Mercedes Mechanical Fuel InjectionBy Cassy Leone Complex mechanical devices have always interested me. When I was 17 years old, my friends offered to build me a computer for playing video games; I sold it after a few months and bought my first typewriter with the money. I fell in love with mechanical writing and after a few weeks, I started to buy up old ty …
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When Mercedes Engines Ruled The Air By: Cassy Leone “The common sight of an airplane speeding across the skies arouses little wonder in the child of today. Yet the fact that such man-made contrivance can leave the ground at all without any apparent movement of its component parts, with the exception of the rotating propeller, is surely amongst the most remarkable phenomena …
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How the Mercedes-Benz R107 Convertible Roadster Became an Automotive Iconby Jason Paige Dumont, edited by Sheila HeaneyHow many automobiles have such a pleasing, classic silhouette that they enjoy an eighteen-year model run with only a few minor cosmetic changes? Not many. The Mercedes R107 SL is one of these classics. In fact, engines and engine size changed more than exter …
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Monterey Car Week, a moment in time: by Matthew E.  This was my first year driving to Monterey carweek with no agenda besides the enjoyment of cars and the caretakers thereof. My typical schedule in Monterey around this time includes many functions, however, with less international attendees, those events weren’t necessary. This year was different, I was going up …
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A Brief History of the W126 Chassis:by Cassy Leone The W126, what more can truly be said about this flagship sedan from Mercedes? People that wouldn’t know a Ford from a Toyota in normal conversation, know this is a Mercedes from the look of it alone. Manufactured for twelve years it was an icon. You knew whoever was at the wheel had class, style, and above all- money.The S-C …
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