• 5 January 1951
  • The Mercedes-Benz car models 170 S and 170 V are offered with a sliding sunroof as optional extra. For the 170 D this e...
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  • 23 January 1951
  • A patent application is filed for the passenger safety cell. Béla Barényi’s invention, protected under patent no. 854 15...
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  • 18 und 24 February 1951
  • Daimler-Benz enters three pre-war W 154 racing cars for the "Gran Premio Presidente Perón" and the "Gran Premio Eva Peró...
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  • March 1951
  • A month after the last O 5000 rolled off the assembly line, production of the O 6600 at the Sindelfingen plant also come...
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  • 19 - 29 April 1951
  • The six-cylinder 220 (W 187) and 300 (W 186) passenger cars are unveiled at the first ever Frankfurt International Motor...
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  • June 1951
  • Under the model series designation 2010 the first unit of the Universal-Motor-Gerät built at Daimler-Benz comes off the...
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  • 7 - 9 August 1951
  • Daimler-Benz AG and Argentinean businessman Jorge Antonio set up Mercedes-Benz Argentina S.R.L. with headquarters in Bu...
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  • 4 - 14 October 1951
  • The 300 S (W 188), a sporty two-door variant of the 300, debuts at the Paris Motor Show. It is available as a Coupé, Co...
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  • 31 December 1951
  • Export sales of Daimler-Benz AG reach DM 159.6 million, 140 % more than the previous year and now 22.4 % of total sales...
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