Remember when the Mercedes C111 concept did 250mph?

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Written by Greg Potts
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Although it may sound like an underground rave from the 1990s, the Techno-Classica is an annual get together of some pretty special classic cars in Essen, Germany. This year"s event in April will play host to 1,250 exhibitors the most exciting of which could be Mercedes.The Stuttgart carmaker is set to bring each member of its incredible C111 family of development cars together in one place for public viewing. The C111 was initially introduced to the public at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1969, and Merc engineers then spent the next decade testing a whole host of engines and technological developments on different iterations. But just what made those C111s so special? Click through to take a look, but be prepared for much 70s wedginess

Date written: 4 Apr 2019

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