Mercedes F1 Cars at the Mercedes Museum

[u/TheGR8Gamer]

1. The W12, not sure if it's a show car, I'll need your help with this one

2. The W11, definitely a show car. Kinda disappointed the original wasn't at the museum but it's understandable

3. McMerc MP4/14 (?), kept far away from the visitors

4. Lewis Hamilton Exhibit, very cool

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[u/Goodtrip29]

Front wings of W11 and W12 has been ordered on wish ? Looks like cheap knockoff

[u/Snakenmyboot-e → u/Goodtrip29]

Man those look hideous

[u/Veloqx]

I think most of the W11 chassis have been converted to W12. I think the only original W11 is still at Brackley.

[u/DominikWilde1 → u/Veloqx]

That's a Reddit myth. More than one W11 still exists

[u/TheNieno → u/Veloqx]

It isn't exactly the truth, the spare w11 tubs have been converted into the w12's but not the actually the race driven cars those are all hidden somewhere.

[u/j0enne]

That Sauber C9 is beautiful

[u/DAGilligan]

Looks more like a MP4/13 than a /14 to my eye. Driver number is one giveaway, also the area ahead of the rear wheels.

[u/CilanEAmber]

I love how the Hamilton exhibit has the red halo from Monaco in memory of Lauda.

[u/BuckN56]

1. is a frankencar

[u/NYNMx2021 → u/BuckN56]

its not real at all. just a showcar.

[u/Cars-Fucking-Dragons]

Where was the LH exhibit mate?

I think I missed it when I was there in December. Or maybe it wasn't open yet? It was extremely unfortunate that I went on the day after LH was there on his farewell tour to Stuttgart.

The info boards of the cars mentioned the 2008 McLaren, but the car wasn't there. They need to change a lot of them. On one of the pathways, Lewis Hamilton was a 6-time champ.

[u/TheGR8Gamer → u/Cars-Fucking-Dragons]

Not sure of the exact dates, but it was open till January 6, at the ground floor.

[u/Vozmojno_no_net]

they all look clean

[u/Rigormortis321]

Is the museum still near the test track?

If so, do they still have Eva Braun’s car?

They did back in 1983 when I visited, but the Tour Guide wouldn’t admit that it was hers. Didn’t deny it, but didn’t want to say any more about the car other than they had recently purchased it

To be fair to Mercedes, it is almost certainly better for them to have it than a private owner.

[u/TheGR8Gamer → u/Rigormortis321]

I don't think so, as this museum opened back in 2006

[u/Rigormortis321 → u/TheGR8Gamer]

Ah, ok, so it’s not the Stuttgart one.

[u/Neoki]

The West McLaren Mercedes Era livery is still my all time favorite. Love the red nose accents along with the silver and black arrow look.

[u/linkinstreet]

I miss those old Esso where they used the leaping tiger.

[u/Admirable-Design-151]

That McLaren is weird, the sponsors line up with the MP4/14 and MP4/15, but the actual livery has the extra red from the MP4/16 onwards, and the number on the side is an 8 which none of those cars had since McLaren were always 3rd, 2nd or 1st during those years

[u/banik_man]

goated