The Mercedes Benz Club held a celebration for 60 years of the 600 and Pagoda, as well as 40 years of the W201/ 190 at Mercedes Benz World, Brooklands on 1st October 2023.

@427Motorsports takes a look at the events of the day, plus the history of these cars on this special anniversary.

Thank you to club members Stuart Mathieson for the drone footage, and John Bruno for the trackside footage!

0:00 Intro
2:57 George Harrison’s AMG 500 SEL
12:17 Brief Overview of the W126
14:52 Conception of the “Baby Benz”
16:48 W201 Design Features
20:43 The UK Launch of the W201
24:58 W201 Sporting Ambitions
27:00 W201 & the Nürburgring ReOpening
28:40 W201 Facelift
33:11 History of the Pagoda
35:40 Pagoda in Motorsport
39:39 The History of Mercedes Luxury
41:11 The W100 Grosser
45:37 Chat with Nick, former W100 Technician
50:20 Chat with Joe, former W100 Technician