{"product_id":"mercedes-benz-c-111-gerhard-heidbrink-9780764369001","title":"Mercedes-Benz C 111: The Definitive History of the Mysterious Supercar That Never Was","description":"In March 1969, the news that Daimler-Benz was developing a Wankel rotary-engine sports car hit like a bomb. Six months later, the C 111 was the star of the Frankfurt International Motor Show. Despite tremendous interest, Mercedes never put the vehicle into production. Various C 111s appeared over the next decade, featuring different engines, tweaked aerodynamics, and other modern developments. Based on unprecedented access to the Mercedes-Benz Group Archives, this is a comprehensive history of the C 111 program. - Includes 1,100 photos and diagrams in 520 pages - Features previously unpublished interviews with the people behind the car. - Documents the Vision One-Eleven show car inspired by the C 111 and unveiled in June 2023. This authoritative history was made possible through the support of Mercedes-Benz Classic, which granted access to the Mercedes-Benz Group Archives, the C 111 cars in the company's collection, and contemporary witnesses who formed the development in the 1960s and 1970s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerhard Heidbrink, Joachim Hack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0764369008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780764369001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Schiffer Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.10lbs","brand":"Gerhard Heidbrink","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46767333277951,"sku":"9780764369001","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_97d755f4-686e-4e52-b855-c6d49299faa1.jpg?v=1744169510","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mercedes-benz-c-111-gerhard-heidbrink-9780764369001","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}