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stmoritzer
10-07-2005, 10:23 AM
I spent the last weekend in St.Moritz, approaching the village at night, I saw some cars placed in the garden of the Kempinsky hotel...

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Saturday I went there to have a closer look...
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But Sunday, it started snowing like hell :shock: and at the end of the day, the pass was only open to cars with chains - I had summer tyres on my car and we ended up taking the train to Zürich :?

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Kempinsky Grand Hotel des Bains with ML320 hotel shuttle
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They presented the new S class in St.Moritz, about 8 cars around but :? all were gone the 3 times I was there ...

the exhibition is called
EVOLUTION S , the line-up
showing the development of MB and its S class

Enjoy these rare cars 8)




You can leave your hat on 8)
Konrad Adenauer's (1. German Chancellor of Germany) legendary official car into which he could climb with his hat on
Mercedes Benz 300d "Adenauer"
1959, 2996ccm, 6cyl., 160hp, 165km/h ...original number plates

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Freedom for South Africa :)
Present for Nelson Mandela: this 500SE was built by the workers of East London plant in voluntary shifts!
1990, 4.973ccm, 8cyl., 245hp, 230km/h

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In diplomatic service
(mainly asian diplomats and guests of state travelled in this car
Mercedes Benz 300SE long wheelbase "Fintail"
1964, 2.996ccm, 6cyl., 160hp, 175km/h

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1'640'565km first hand, in 34 years :shock:
Mercedes Benz 280SE
1970, 2778ccm, 6cyl., 160hp, 190km/h

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The Chancellor's official car Armoured S-classs - safe heaven for Helmut Kohl
Mercedes Benz S500 long wheelbase, armoured vehicle
1993, 4973ccm, 8cyl., 320hp, 250km/h

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A star for the star
A very special present sent to Alain Delon (french actor) on his 60th birthday
Mercedes Benz 450SEL 6.9
1978, 6834ccm, 8cyl., 285hp, 225km/h

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S class down under
The fleet of Australian haulage operator Lindsay Fox comprises 4200 vehicles and his S600
Mercedes Benz S600 long wheelbase
2002, 5786ccm, 8cyl., 367hp, 250km/h

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dingo
10-07-2005, 10:37 AM
The pics in the snow are stunning - beautiful building and all that white makes the photos look perfect! :D

Thanks alot.



S class down under
The fleet of Australian haulage operator Lindsay Fox comprises 4200 vehicles and his S600
Mercedes Benz S600 long wheelbase
2002, 5786ccm, 8cyl., 367hp, 250km/h



Why do they care about his S-Class, when he has a 288GTO, F40, F50, Enzo, XJ220, 959 etc etc... :P
stmoritzer
10-07-2005, 10:52 AM
The pics in the snow are stunning - beautiful building and all that white makes the photos look perfect! :D

Thanks alot.

:D , the 4th snow picture !
I also like the night shot


Why do they care about his S-Class, when he has a 288GTO, F40, F50, Enzo, XJ220, 959 etc etc... :P

:shock: , does he live close to you :wink:



Snow in St. Moritz?? :shock: damn! we're 25ºC here!! :P

... back on topic - nice event! I like those Mercs with a story behind :D The one with 1'640'565km... that was before starting to use electronic gadgets everywhere :wink: I guess that the current S-Klasse can't last more than 300000 without a BIG and serious mechanical malfunction :D

The night shots are great BTW!

It's not a big surprise to have snow in October (and usually it goes away quick on the roads, but along the mountains this could mean the start of teh winter), but I was not prepared to it :wink:
TT
10-07-2005, 01:10 PM
Nice pics, the Kempinsky is a nice location ;)

Interesting way to present the new S which will sell a lot in St.Moritz (hotel's shuttles, taxis...) :D but interesting also to see that nobody seems to pay attention to it LMAO, or you were just lucky/skilled and managed to have 100% of pics with nobody on them? :D
stmoritzer
10-07-2005, 01:27 PM
Nice pics, the Kempinsky is a nice location ;)

Interesting way to present the new S which will sell a lot in St.Moritz (hotel's shuttles, taxis...) :D but interesting also to see that nobody seems to pay attention to it LMAO, or you were just lucky/skilled and managed to have 100% of pics with nobody on them? :D

I got the area cleared by security staff :D j/k

in October, ther are not many people/touristes in StM on one side (I think the Kempinsky is the only 5*hotel which is open at the moment .... and the few ones around (5 max.) where easy to avoid :wink:

as I understood, the MB crew is there for about 2-3 weeks and the hotel guest are probabely free to do a test drive with the new models
and also they will promote the cars via the local cardealers (as taxi,...), a social event with customers, etc. or similar
Wutputt
10-07-2005, 04:35 PM
Those nice shots are great :D But it's even more amusing to see the same line up in three different weahter conditions: day, night and snow. Impressive S line up, except the ones near the end.

btw, wasn't there a new S class?
dingo
10-07-2005, 07:54 PM
Why do they care about his S-Class, when he has a 288GTO, F40, F50, Enzo, XJ220, 959 etc etc... :P

:shock: , does he live close to you :wink:



In Melbourne, so the other side of the country. However he has all his cars in a "musuem" there so when I go over I will make sure to visit it.
raphaelws
10-07-2005, 11:05 PM
what a nice lotation!! 8)
nice view!!
dutchmasterflex
10-08-2005, 08:49 AM
cool shots! definately a nice find..

really cool how you got night, sunny and snowy pictures!

that fintail s class looks pimp, never seen that one before
stmoritzer
10-10-2005, 03:25 AM
Those nice shots are great :D But it's even more amusing to see the same line up in three different weahter conditions: day, night and snow. Impressive S line up, except the ones near the end.

btw, wasn't there a new S class?


there were about 6 or7 around (according to my dad, he saw them lined up during the week), but I only crossed one on the way back home :? , they were probabely driving around with "clients" ...
jakaracman
10-10-2005, 10:20 AM
St Moritzer, the presentation was there for more than a week - I was there on thursday, when the weather was quite OK. S500 and S600 on that twisting road down to Como is really fun ...
stmoritzer
10-10-2005, 10:45 AM
St Moritzer, the presentation was there for more than a week - I was there on thursday, when the weather was quite OK. S500 and S600 on that twisting road down to Como is really fun ...

any pictures???

Hi jakaracman
So, what exactly was this event about? Were you invited as a cardealer or ? or did you spend your holiday there ?
ARMAN
10-10-2005, 12:50 PM
:o deffinitly a nice sight Stmoritzer, thanx for posting, S-classe is a piece of history of car making :wink:
jakaracman
10-10-2005, 03:07 PM
St Moritzer, the presentation was there for more than a week - I was there on thursday, when the weather was quite OK. S500 and S600 on that twisting road down to Como is really fun ...

any pictures???

Hi jakaracman
So, what exactly was this event about? Were you invited as a cardealer or ? or did you spend your holiday there ?
No, didn't take any photos, although there are a lot of official press photos on the CD-s I got.
The event was official press launch oif the new S class - that means that for approx 2 weeks groups of car journalist from europe (US and Asie usually get their own presentations) came to MIlano, drove over San Bernardino (either pass or the tunnel) to St. Moritz, had press conference and technical presentation there, spent the night and next mornig drove back to Milano via Como. Ususally there'd be about 20 new S class cars at the Kempinski every evening, mostly 350 nad 500 but some 600 V12s too ...
komotar
10-10-2005, 04:31 PM
St Moritzer, the presentation was there for more than a week - I was there on thursday, when the weather was quite OK. S500 and S600 on that twisting road down to Como is really fun ...

any pictures???

Hi jakaracman
So, what exactly was this event about? Were you invited as a cardealer or ? or did you spend your holiday there ?
No, didn't take any photos, although there are a lot of official press photos on the CD-s I got.
The event was official press launch oif the new S class - that means that for approx 2 weeks groups of car journalist from europe (US and Asie usually get their own presentations) came to MIlano, drove over San Bernardino (either pass or the tunnel) to St. Moritz, had press conference and technical presentation there, spent the night and next mornig drove back to Milano via Como. Ususally there'd be about 20 new S class cars at the Kempinski every evening, mostly 350 nad 500 but some 600 V12s too ...


I'd kill to go to the European presentations......Only the big guys do that...

Who else get's to go from Slovenia?

Did you take all the engine variations for a drive? First impresions?
jakaracman
10-10-2005, 05:39 PM
350, 500, 600 ... That's all there vis at the moment ...
stmoritzer
10-11-2005, 02:41 AM
Thanks for the info jakaracman !

Must have been a nice drive over the two passes in one of these cars !!!
Did you like the Kempinsky hotel?
stmoritzer
10-11-2005, 07:28 AM
That's one of the things I most envy about motor journalists - the official presentations, especially if they take place in nice sceneries like this hotel in Sant Moritz :P

yes, indeed :twisted:
jakaracman
10-11-2005, 03:45 PM
Actrually, the only thing I know about hotel is that it's a Kempinski and it has quite big rooms. Left home 9 in the morning Got to milano (by car and plane) around 13.00, drove from milano around 14.00, got to St-. Moritz around 18.30 (one half hour break while driving to change cars and get a cofee), too a quick shower, presentation/dinner at 19.30, went to bed around midnight, got up at 7, was in the car by 8, near Como at 10.30, quick lunch, to airport, home by 17.00, article written that evening, normal work nex day ... Yes, it's fun, but not week after week after ...

Dani: well, you can feel 2 tons but 388 HP (500) or 511 (600) mahes sure that it accelerates fast + you can help the steering with right foot, especially in 600. So it's fun if youl like it sideways ...