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14 April 1971
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The new 350 SL sports car model (107 series) is presented to the international press in Hockenheim. It is the first SL model equipped with an eight-cylinder engine. With its horizontally arranged headlamps, large direction indicators and large ribbed tail lights, it shapes the style of future Mercedes-Benz passenger cars. The integral safety concept with numerous innovative details, including optionally available three-point inertia reel seat belts attached directly to the seat for the first time, sets new standards in vehicle safety.
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24 July 1971
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At the 24-hour race in Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium, Hans Heyer and Clemens Schickentanz win their class in a 300 SEL 6.8 AMG and take second place overall. Their racing touring car, affectionately dubbed the "red boar" because of its red paintwork and aggressive look, was built by the firm AMG, set up by Hans Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher in 1967.
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December 1971
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The Untertürkheim plant administrators move into the newly constructed administrative building at the Mettingen sub-plant. This completes the reorganisation of the Untertürkheim site: engine production is located in Untertürkheim, transmission production in Stuttgart-Hedelfingen, axle production and the administration in Esslingen-Mettingen, and component remanufacture in Esslingen-Brühl.
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