Mercedes-Benz 600 (W100) “Grosser” is able to decorate any exhibition, but these cars are extremely rare in public. And the point is not only in the circulation of less than three thousand copies. At one time, this limousine became a favorite of politicians and celebrities, and many Purists believe that to this day he does not have an ideological successor in the Mercedes-Benz lineup and remains the most luxurious car in the history of the brand.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic We consider this opinion controversial because we highly appreciate and [возрожденные Майбахи](https://motor.ru/stories/maybach-story.htm), and even modern [Mercedes-Maybach S-Class](https://motor.ru/lab/2020-mercedes-maybach-s-class.htm). However, if today it is possible to discuss how much Maybachs are able to compete with Rolls-Roads, then during the Grosser, Rolls-Royce was more likely to worry about how to compete with the W100. Why? We recommend reading [подробную статью](https://motor.ru/stories/60-years-off-mercedes-w100.htm) Mikhail Medvedev about the “six hundred”.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic Mal, yes, removal is definitely about the “190th”. Despite the modest size, the smallest Mercedes-Benz of the 1980s has no modest merits. This applies to motorsport, and engineering solutions, and commercial success. We told his story [во всех подробностях](https://motor.ru/stories/story-off-mercedes-benz-190.htm).
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic A copy at the exhibition is interesting in that it has a mileage of less than 25 thousand km and extremely rich equipment in combination with a basic carburetor engine.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic Many consider the best Mercedes of the last decades E-Class W124, which last year [стукнуло сорок лет](https://motor.ru/stories/40-let-mercedes-w124.htm). And what will happen if you try to make the best car even better, turning for help to Porsche? Famous business: the famous [Mercedes-Benz 500 E](https://motor.ru/stories/dvoinoiyubilei.htm).
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic There were two “five hundredths” at once at the exhibition, and this copy is especially interesting in the rare color of “Borin”. Last year it was imported from Germany, and the mileage at the moment is only 90 thousand kilometers. And in 1992, he was sent to AMG, where the branded wheels, a dashboard with an on -board computer, was installed, and at the same time finalized the suspension.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic If the “124th” is easily associated with the concept of “fast car” (after all, on its basis, both the monstrous 300 E 6.0 Hammer, and the mentioned 500E, and incredibly rare [E 60 AMG](https://motor.ru/stories/e60amg.htm)), then his predecessor W123 has a completely different image. He is famous for his phenomenal reliability, not dynamics. However, this Mercedes-Benz 280 E AMG 1980 is an exception. Under the hood forced up to 210 hp motor.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic They say that no more than 50 similar modified 280 E.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic Over time, cars that have recently been considered old “pontious cutters” go into the category of young classics. Mercedes-Benz S-Class W220 is a vivid example. Not all copies survived: after all, this technically complex model for almost three decades. But those that are well preserved are now beginning to be appreciated. In the photo 500-horsepower S 55 AMG, equipped with a V-shaped eight with a supercharger.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic A similar fate is the “seven” of the BMW model E65/66. This car with a controversial design of Chris Banlo finds more and more fans, although until recently the majority rejected this “seven”, considering the generation of the E38 “last real BMW”. To get a good copy is now not so simple, but in Komarovo there was such a BMW 745LI in an outstanding beige color.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic At the exhibition, it was possible to collect four generations of “Semarok” at once, starting from the first. This is a second -generation model with the E32 body index, the first BMW with the V12 engine. At one time, he forced Mercedes-Benz to transfer his exit [S-Класса W140](https://motor.ru/stories/the-history-off-w140.htm) as much as several years.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic “Five” E28, nicknamed “Shark”, still no one needs to represent. By bumpers, you can understand that this BMW 528i 1986 came to Russia from North America.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic Interestingly, this car in the fall of 2024 was brought from Khabarovsk to St. Petersburg from Khabarovsk.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic The car did not fail its new owner and without much difficulty overcame about 9,000 km.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic The cult superfront of the late 1980s and the early 1990s appeared-the BMW M5 E34. It was from this car that the endless Race of Energy Production between Munich and Stuttgart brands began. Thanks to him, Mercedes 500 E appeared. A copy at the exhibition is an already modified version of the M5 with a 3.8 -liter engine and a capacity of 340 hp. The car was brought from Europe in the fall of 2024 and has a mileage of just over 80 thousand km.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic Representatives of the Swedish school also gathered interesting. Two Volvo two hundred series in two- and four-door performance at once.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic The mint -colored car is interesting in that it represents a kind of restaurant based on Volvo 242 of 1976. On the roof he has a universal reg-in the cabin, sports seats and steering wheel, and under the hood of a turbo engine from a more modern 700th series.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic At one time, Saab 9000 was in the shadow of his younger brother Saab 900, because it seemed too normal. But the years go, and the classical status gradually comes to the hatchback, who managed to argue on equal terms with the best European sedans of the 1980s.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic The GM era in the history of Saab is often evaluated negatively. And yet, like the last chord [Saab 9-5 второго поколения](https://motor.ru/stories/the-last-saab-9-5.htm) became a worthy end of the history of the cult brand. A copy at the exhibition is the flagship modification of the SAAB 9-5 Turbo6 XWD, released by a circulation of just over 2 thousand copies.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic The country of the rising sun was represented by truly outstanding cars. The bright red Eunos Roadster (this was the name of the Mazda MX-5 of the first generation for the Japanese market) without much difficulty received a prize of spectator sympathies. And this is not surprising, given his appearance, thanks to which he has long occupied a strong place in the world pop culture.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic The last generation Mazda RX-7 lived a long life on the conveyor-from 1991 to 2002. It does not look outdated today today, and the circulation of a little less than 69 thousand copies is difficult to consider large. The rotary engine, depending on the performance, developed up to 280 hp. The cult status of the RX-7 did not receive from scratch, this is a truly serious sports car, which even after three decades is able to surprise on the racing highway. This copy, which is in close to the factory state, is a vivid example of this, because it still goes to the track.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic The youngest car at the exhibition was Ferrari 296 GTB 2021 release. She is still far from the age of the classics, but Ferrari has a privilege to be special cars from birth. 296 GTB – the first serial Ferrari, equipped with a V6 engine, previously six -cylinder cars were produced only under the Dino brand, without a single Ferrari emblem.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic The bright yellow Fiat Coupe attracted the attention of visitors at the exhibition thanks to its outstanding appearance. However, hardly anyone could have thought that at one time it was a truly fast car. The most powerful version was equipped with a 2.0-liter 20-valve turbo engine with a capacity of 220 hp. This modification is a little simpler, 16-valve, 190-horsepower (however, she had such a power before chip tuning).
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic The first -generation Golf is an epoch -making car without a doubt. Especially when it comes [о версии GTI](https://motor.ru/stories/vwgolfgtis.htm). A copy in the photo was released in 1981, very well -groomed and regularly used.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic In the history of Audi there are at least two sign engines, and one of them originates under the hood of this particular car. The Audi V8 was not only the first model of a company with an 8-cylinder engine, but also was the first attempt to competition Mercedes-Benz and BMW in the class of representative sedans. At the exhibition, V8 were represented immediately with both engines options – a volume of 3.6 and 4.2 liters.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic Audi V8 was released from 1988 to 1993. It is interesting that on this model, not only the progressive 32-valve V8 debuted, but for the first time, the Quattro all-wheel drive was combined with an automatic gearbox.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic Well, the most cult in the entire history of Audi is considered to be an engine hidden under the hood of this Audi 200 Turbo 20V. A similar five -cylinder unit with a turbocharged was put on the famous Audi Quattro, which glorified the “rings” with its successes in motorsport. As for the specific “two hundred”, this model in the late 1980s was considered one of the fastest sedans in the world. And all thanks to the 2.2-liter turbo engine with a 20-valve block of the block, which issued 220 hp. The total of such sedans was released 4767.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic A separate thematic zone was dedicated to SUVs. Three generations of Land Rover Discovery, two copies of the Jeep Cherokee of the first generation, as well as Ford Bronco II, gathered in it.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic The 1989 Range Rover Classic was the cherry on the cake. This car is not in its original condition. The body is repainted, and the salon will be noded, but the work was performed so that the car did not lose its authentic appearance.
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic The history of the very first Range Rover [можно изучить здесь](https://motor.ru/stories/range-rover-50-niversary.htm)
Maxim Podkolzin/Grand Picnic Is this Land Rover Discovery 3 2007 too early enrolled in young classics? Just right, because its value is not related to age. The G4 Challenge version was created for international competition under the same name. The G4 Challenge off -road race appeared a few years after the closure of the legendary Camel Trophy and was carried out only 5 years, from 2003 to 2008. This instance was a demonstration car in the showroom of the Perm dealer “Uralavtoimport” and did not participate in the conquest of off -road.
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In the resort village of Komarovo near St. Petersburg, Mercedes-Benz cars were going on at such meetings, and it was called Benz Classic Picnic. But this time, the meeting was expanded and invited by owners of cars of other brands. As a result, more than 130 rare cars were collected at the event – 60 of them with a three -beam star, and the remaining 70 represented various automobile schools: Japanese, Swedish, Italian, German. The place was also found for the exposition of SUVs. For this gallery, we have chosen several of the most interesting specimens of the Grand Picnic exhibition.