It is said that it was the daughter of Emil Jelinek who once lent her name to the brand. The Austrian businessman Emil Jelinek sold German cars in France and requested a luxurious model with good comfort. Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft responded by delivering 36 cars with the name Mercedes, and the rest, as they say, is history - even though many, many, MANY fine and memorable Mercedes models have come to light since then.
Now, three of them are in Borås. Starting with the oldest, it's a 280 SL silver convertible from 1975. A real gem. It is accompanied by a strikingly red SLK 230 and a plum-colored 500 CL, both from the last years of the 20th century. All that's missing are three drivers.
