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19 January - 6 February 1961
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In the Algiers – Central Africa Rally covering some 11,000 km, Mercedes-Benz scores a spectacular one-two victory overal...
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1 February 1961
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Instead of the lap belts previously available ex factory, all Mercedes-Benz volume-built saloons are equipped with diag...
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10 February 1961
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Walter Hitzinger is appointed Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler-Benz AG, succeeding Dr Fritz Könecke, who...
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25 February 1961
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The new Daimler-Benz Museum is opened in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim and the 111-series 220 SE Coupé is unveiled to coincid...
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16 - 26 March 1961
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The new 220 SE Coupé premieres at the Geneva Motor Show. A technically revised version of the 300 SL with disc brakes al...
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31 March - 4 April 1961
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The East African Safari Rallye ends for the fourth time with an overall victory for Mercedes-Benz. The winners are John...
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1 April 1961
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In order to increase capacity at the Untertürkheim plant, Daimler-Benz leases factory installations and land in Brühl n...
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10 April 1961
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The 220 SE and 220 SE Coupé models are offered with automatic transmission as an optional extra. The four-speed planeta...
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31 May 1961
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The Supervisory Board of Auto Union GmbH decides to concentrate overall production at the Ingolstadt plant. This create...
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1 July 1961
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Daimler-Benz AG and Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH agree to relocate production of the MB 820/836, MB 835/839 and MB 518 heavy-...
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21 September - 1 October 1961
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The new passenger car models 190 and 190 D (internal designations 190 c and 190 Dc, W 110), 220 SE Convertible (W 111)...
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26 October - 5 November 1961
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The Walter Schock and Manfred Schiek driver pairing wins the Touring Car Grand Prix of Argentina, a gruelling race over...
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November 1961
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Manufacture of the newly developed Daimler-Benz automatic transmission is relocated from the main Untertürkheim plant t...
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