I have a 1992 500SEL that I purchased a few months ago. It's loads of fun. It has proved to be an eye catching conversation piece. Shortly after buying it, I located the original sales brochures for the US market. One is a large full-color glossy describing the S-Class. The second is an abbreviated version describing "The New S-Class." The front cover carries a moniker that strokes some pride into the W140 owner. It reads:
"The engineers of Mercedes-Benz proudly present the car of their lifetime. And perhaps yours."
I don't think it is any secret that the engineers of MB used to have greater say over the content and presentation of their craft. The bean-counters have no-doubt trimmed engineering input down to a suggestion box in the employee lunchroom. But one detail that does not go unnoticed by passers by is what appears to be the signature in the front window. On the lower right side windshield you see what appears to be "G Daimler" in flashy pen and ink font. Can anybody shed some light on this detail? A quick search of the history of Daimler-Benz goes back to the mid 19th century. So this can hardly be a 'real' signature. Is it on all MBs?
Frankly, the windshield picked up a rock chip on a recent trip to Montana and I'd like to replace it. But I don't want to destroy this interesting tid-bit of MB culture in the process.
"The engineers of Mercedes-Benz proudly present the car of their lifetime. And perhaps yours."
I don't think it is any secret that the engineers of MB used to have greater say over the content and presentation of their craft. The bean-counters have no-doubt trimmed engineering input down to a suggestion box in the employee lunchroom. But one detail that does not go unnoticed by passers by is what appears to be the signature in the front window. On the lower right side windshield you see what appears to be "G Daimler" in flashy pen and ink font. Can anybody shed some light on this detail? A quick search of the history of Daimler-Benz goes back to the mid 19th century. So this can hardly be a 'real' signature. Is it on all MBs?
Frankly, the windshield picked up a rock chip on a recent trip to Montana and I'd like to replace it. But I don't want to destroy this interesting tid-bit of MB culture in the process.
