" MERCEDES-BENZ THE CHALLENGE OF BUILDING CARS " 1980s MERCEDES AUTOMOBILE PROMO FILM XD86555

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“Mercedes-Benz: The Challenge of Building Cars” (Mercedes-Benz: Die Herausforderung Autos zu bauen) is a 1980s color promo film made by Mercedes-Benz that emphasizes the global outlook and high, innovative standards of the company, which aspires to produce "nothing but the best". The film, which was originally made in German, features narration in English and shots of various Mercedes-Benz models like the Mercedes-Benz C 111-III Diesel record car, Unimog 416 Doka, 914K Meiller 3 SK, W201. Additionally, the film features footage of car development, production, testing, and innovation at Mercedes-Benz plants around the world from Germany to Saudi Arabia.
Opening credits (0:08). Mercedes-Benz design studio, engineers/ designers sketching, montage of various car models: Mercedes-Benz C 111-III Diesel record car, Unimog 416 Doka, 914K Meiller 3 SK, W201 (0:30). Testing cars on racetrack Nardo, Southern Italy (1:29). Assembly line truck factory, testing models: Unimog 416 Doka, 1213 Platform Truck (2:03). Mercedes-Benz compact car series: W201 (190 E Elektro), shots of other compact cars in different settings like ship dock, forest (T-Modell), coastline (perhaps 380 SE) (2:43). Hong Kong: Victoria Harbor, delivery of car to largest Mercedes-Benz dealership in Asia, bustling outdoor produce market, Hong Kong - China border crossing (3:30). Family tours Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen; state-of-the-art machinery, robots (4:30). Computerized system, control station tracking car parts (5:30). Finished cars glisten under factory lights, models chosen at random and put through extensive tests (6:22). Mercedes-Benz Plant Jeddah, KSA truck production (Mercedes-Benz short-bonnet trucks 1924) (6:40). Shots of Mercedes-Benz short-bonnet trucks used for various purposes at new Saudi development along Red Sea (7:23). Quality control, testing of construction and commercial vehicles under different conditions: frost/ ice, sound measuring chamber, mud (7:37). Mobile laboratory drives across Sahara Desert, Algeria (8:29). Servo hydraulic test bench (8:48). Interference holography testing using laser beams (9:27). Founders Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz (9:34). Technological innovation: 1936 Mercedes-Benz Model 260 D (first diesel car), 1951 passenger safety cell, 1954 first fuel injection engine (M186 engine), 1961 disc brakes, 1967 collapsible steering column (9:43). Testing passive, active safety - airbag, tire slitting on bus, skid tests, anti-lock braking system (10:20). Mettingen Plant: casting of engine parts in light alloy, engine testing (11:57). Alternative/ electric engines and fuels: gas turbine, ethanol engine, methanol engine, hybrid methanol petrol drive unit, hydrogen (13:10). Mercedes-Benz 307 D Gyro Bus (14:10). Mercedes trucks parts transported to remote power plant in Norway (14:15). Truck used for logging work in Zaire (today DRC) (14:45). Race cars (280 GE, 1936 AK) battle tough terrain, 1983 Paris-Dakar Rally (15:18). Tests on exhaust emissions, evaluated electronically (16:13). Cars arrive on cargo ship from Germany at port in Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Sent to Vehicle Preparation Center (16:45). Mercedes development engineers in meeting at Türkheim office (18:00). Electric, battery powered Mercedes O305 bus (18:38). O-Bahn Busway (19:20). Sindelfingen Plant, young apprentices and trainees at work (19:47). TRASCO mobile lab truck on highway, data helps customers choose right vehicle for them, truck training/ info session (21:34). Sub-suppliers, incoming supplies, undergo quality checks (22:48). Design studio: engineers, designers sketching, creating models; Design research (23:23). 1982 Italeri Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 16v (24:16). 1969 Mercedes-Benz S-Class W111/112 (24:19). 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (24:23). 1934 Mercedes-Benz 500 K (24:26). 1924 Mercedes-Benz 24/100/140 PS (24:29). 1904 Mercedes Simplex (24:31). 1901 Mercedes Cyprus (24:34). 1886 Benz Motor wagons (4 and 3 wheels) (24:38). Training at customer support center: stickers with countries of origin of trainees: Senegal, Kuwait, Belgium (24:56). Hong Kong Victoria Harbor at night (25:15). Jeddah at dusk (25:43). Mercedes sales employees arriving at work in New York, New Jersey (25:51). Finished cars leave Sindelfingen ready for export, montage scenes of other Mercedes vehicles around the world in various contexts (26:04). Bremen City Hall (28:19). Hockenh
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@PatrickSBellSr Ай бұрын

Ah! This is back when Mercedes-Benz automobiles were built like tanks - they were just awesome! My Dad bought a brand-new 1985 MB 300D Turbodiesel - in German Racing Silver with Navy Blue leather interior. That car was simply awesome. Sadly, they lost their way and ever since ~2000, MB cars were not the same.

@Porsche996driver Ай бұрын

My 2010 E550 begs to differ.

@Mahdah1955 Ай бұрын

You have get the point , Mercedes Benz is no more Unique vehicle. As they are priced with fortune

@Obsfucation Ай бұрын

I was never so proud of a car as I was of my 190E. I lost it in a head on crash caused by another driver. I never felt so safe in a situation like that as I did then. An amazingly engineered automobile that I don’t believe is offered by Daimler today.

@unconventionalideas5683 Ай бұрын

@@ObsfucationThey all offer better safety than in those days, but few stand out like that nowadays.

@Broken_Yugo Ай бұрын

Any 80s MB is the closest you'll ever get to driving a production car where the mechanical engineers always got their way, all the way down to grease fittings on the door hinges. Very blank check, "it costs what is costs" style design. The deeper you get into the 90s and 00s the more apparent it becomes they started building them to a price point.

@Matt2chee Ай бұрын

I went to the training center in Jersey. Mercedes Benz has standards and rules and they stand by them. The facility was top notch in every way.

@dr.danchallice3888 Ай бұрын

What a sharp contrast to similar videos from GM and Ford assembly plants of that era.

@handymatt1970 Ай бұрын

I started with a 1975 280s then a 1985 500sel, 1992 300se, 1992 600sel and finally a 2005 e55. Wonderful cars that when maintained ( unlike bmw ) will never let you down.

@apl175 Ай бұрын

I'm guessing this was late 1983 or early 1984. There were completed specimens of type W124, and the type W126 vehicles still had ridged lower body cladding. Also interesting at 16:13 that the "exhaust emissions" test was being done on a USA "Federalized" emissions vehicle - as evident by the sealed beam headlamps which was still a legal requirement in the States.

@compu85 Ай бұрын

I think you're right. That car on the emission stand looks like a 300SD, and I see the early gold colored switchover valve on the firewall for overboost protection.

@compu85 Ай бұрын

I think this is the first time I've heard the sound of the C111 diesel car, and the Auto 2000 turbine car!

@Porsche996driver Ай бұрын

I was at the Seal Beach car show yesterday and saw a gorgeous 1970 4.5 sedan white with brown leather and only 65k miles. It was like a time warp. ✨

@compu85 Ай бұрын

This must've been produced in 1985, the S Classes shown are pre 1986 models, and in 85 the new W124 sedan replaced the W123, but the T123 station wagon was still being produced.

@c.l.kenney5357 Ай бұрын

As a Mercedes Benz owner I enjoyed this video 👍🏾

@PeriscopeFilm Ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@c.l.kenney5357 Ай бұрын

@@PeriscopeFilm keep up the good work!

@Porsche996driver Ай бұрын

3:47 Alle Achtung on that Turning Radius - another Benz hallmark. Safe U-turns oder nichts ha. What a gem - thanks for your work!

@stephenspence1192 Ай бұрын

Very interesting film and with unintended humour at one stage. "1936 The First Diesel Car A Breakthrough In Fuel Economy And Enviromental Protection. Lol! The former yes but the latter no way. Thank you for putting this up.

@christhevancura9113 Ай бұрын

They still never stopped building them like tanks..My wife had a 2002 320 clk was the same size as my 2002 mustang gt but was 600 lbs. heavier ..My Daughter has 2020 G wagon and that vehicle too is build like a tank ..The best cars in the wold world no doubt.I love my American cars but they are not close.

@COIcultist Ай бұрын

The G Wagons are something else, but not exactly cheap!

@unconventionalideas5683 Ай бұрын

The current reliability ratings of most of them are pretty much at the very bottom for many of them, including Benz, though to be fair they did just introduce a lot of new electric models, where they have little experience.

@CountryFenderBass Ай бұрын

Our friend, Grigorios Sahinidis is a taxi driver that made over 4.6 million kilometres with the same Mercedes Benz 240D built in 1976

@Porsche996driver Ай бұрын

Wow that’s awesome! Yes Benz are built so solid. I have a 2010 E550 V8 drives like new.

@HockeyVictory66 Ай бұрын

I could run faster than those 240D’s. They were a hazard on U.S. roads because of their insanely slow acceleration.

@CountryFenderBass Ай бұрын

@@HockeyVictory66 no not really..

@jagboy69 Ай бұрын

Then the 90's happened and it's been downhill since then for MB.

@odenviking Ай бұрын

i am a mercdes-benz owner since october 2018 and i am very happy with my estate. had a bmw diesel prior to my mb diesel and was happy whith both engines. 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪👍👍👍🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

@luckybestwash Ай бұрын

With this music I expected a cameo from Brock Landers and Chest Rockwell

@fujifrontier Ай бұрын

The music was delightful!

@user-yu8rv4zf5f Ай бұрын

think you❤

@vz5374 Ай бұрын

The electronics today is crappy

@jagboy69 Ай бұрын

Been crappy since about 1995. It started with the biodegradable wiring harnesses.

@Porsche996driver Ай бұрын

Not true what are you even talking about lol.

@Porsche996driver Ай бұрын

@@jagboy69 Never heard of a problem with that. Germans pioneered biodegradable pieces but never heard of a wiring related issue lol.

@jagboy69 Ай бұрын

@@Porsche996driver Had a 95 SL and the insulation fell off the conductors if you looked at it wrong. FKing GARBAGE! How MB avoided massive class action lawsuits is beyond me.

@jagboy69 Ай бұрын

To put this one to bed... It was a heat issue on the cars. Something was wrong with the insulation and it didn't tolerate hot/cold cycles under the hood. The coating became very brittle and just fell off the copper wiring. Kinda wish mine caught fire and burnt to the ground! I would have made a fortune off the insurance.