Since then, the German automaker has continued experimenting with the gull-wing design, with the C111 and C112 concepts from the '60s and '70s. Apparently, the time has finally come for a return ...

Revealed at the 1991 Frankfurt motor show, the name of the C112 signalled it as spiritual successor to the C111 rotary- and diesel-powered test cars from the 1960s and ’70s, but the technology ...

Just 55 years ago, the look alone was a statement: Ultra-flat and painted bright orange, the Bruno Sacco–designed C111 was intended to herald the future and initiate technological advances.

The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL is highly regarded for its design and performance. But its predecessor, the Mercedes-Benz C111, had the style and substance to be even more significant than the original ...

Jay Leno gets to experience one of Mercedes' most interesting vintage concepts on the road with a drive in the 1970 C111-II concept. First unveiled in 1969, the C111 concept featured an in-vogue ...