For the 24th time, the Orange County Section of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America invited to the annual Mercedes-Benz Exhibition at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. This years' event celebrated the 100th anniversary of the marque of Mercedes. Although Karl Benz built his first Patent-Motorwagen in 1886 and Gottlieb Daimler produced vehicles since 1889 - the name 'Mercedes' was not used until 1901, when Emil Jellinek initiated the production of a new line of Daimler Automobiles. Being not only the Austro-Hungarian Consul at Nice but also the biggest distributor of Daimler automobiles, he insisted that the new models would be named after his daughter - Mercedes Jellinek.

This 1905 Mercedes featuring a 45 horsepower 4-cylinder engine is one of the oldest Mercedes in existence.

One of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing on display - in the rare Strawberry-Red Metallic color.

1959 Mercedes-Benz 220 S Cabriolet, one of the timelessly beautiful designs. In 1959, the potential buyer had the choice between the carburetted (S) version and the fuel-injected (SE) version.

1936 Mercedes-Benz 170 V Cabriolet A The V indicates, that the engine is located in the front since Mercedes-Benz also offered a model 170 H, with the engine in the rear.

The 1955 Mercedes-Benz 190 SLR featuring the originally available race modifications like a smaller windshield and modified doors without rollup-windows.

Here visible is the 'cutout' in the door and the small 'Brookland-style' wind-shield. Notice the tachometer, which is turned 90 degrees to have the crucial red line not obstructed by the steering wheel.

This is a 1967 Mercedes-Benz W 110 in the extremely rare LWB version '200 D lang'. These limousines offered space for up to nine persons.

1967 Mercedes-Benz 230 in the Ambulance version. The blue cone on the the roof is the original 'Blaulicht', a rotating flashlight common on German police cars and emergency vehicles.

Another rarity is the 1967 Mercedes-Benz 230 S Universal. Converted by I.M.A. in Belgium, these were regular production station wagons and the only postwar Mercedes having received a name.

A 2002 model on Classics.com? The first Mercedes-Benz G(eländewagen) was introduced already 22 years ago. Now - in the refined version G 500 - it will be finally sold officially in the U.S..

One of the two(!) Mercedes-Benz 600 Landaulets in this years' show - originally owned by Nicolae CeauSescu of Romania. This is one of only 11 Landaulets produced with 6 doors and a longer softtop than 'regular' 4 door Landaulets.

The rear compartment of the Mercedes-Benz 600 Landaulet. Refrigerated bar, remote controls for radio and aircondition - not visible are the extensive communication devices, like telephone and short wave radio, installed in this 600.

Thanks to the collective effort of the organizers, the clubs involved and the owners of the automobiles in the exhibition, the annual Fashion Island Mercedes-Benz Exhibition once more showed to have it's place among the premier Mercedes-Benz events in the United States. We are looking forward to the 25th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz Exhibition at Fashion Island  in the year 2002.

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