Living automotive history: A Benz Patent-Motorwagen drives at ModaMiami 2026

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Fascinating diversity from Mercedes-Benz at ModaMiami 2026: extraordinary vehicles from the brand’s history since 1886 can be experienced at this new, high-caliber automotive and lifestyle event. ModaMiami takes place at the Biltmore Hotel Coral Gables in Florida on February 27 – March 1, 2026.

Classic silver sports cars speed on a seaside bridge with city skyline. — Mercedes-Benz Heritage at ModaMiami. Photo from 2025: The “Silver Stars from Stuttgart” on the Rickenbacker Causeway from Miami to Key Biscayne, led by a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR racing sports car from 1955 (W 196 S, left) and a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss from 2009 (Z 199). (Photo index number in the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: D851915)

ModaMiami honors the birth of the automobile 140 years ago

Convertible and sports cars lined up in front of a grand hotel with palm trees. — Mercedes-Benz Heritage at ModaMiami. Photo from 2025: The “Silver Stars from Stuttgart” in front of the Biltmore Hotel Coral Gables, which opened in 1926. (Photo index number in the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: D852072)

Australian rally car 609 racing on a dusty gravel road. — Mercedes-Benz 300 SE “Fintail” rally car (W 112), driven by Ewy Rosqvist / Eva Maria Falk in the 1964 Argentinian Touring Car Grand Prix. Driving shot from the left. Rosqvist and Falk finished third overall behind their teammates Eugen Böhringer / Klaus Kaiser and Dieter Glemser / Martin Braungart – also in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SE. (Photo index number in the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: 64331-14)

Vintage silver Mercedes-Benz sports car driving on a blurred road. — Mercedes-Benz 300 SL “Gullwing” (W 198). Driving shot from the front left in 2025. (Photo index number in the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: D869048)

Black Mercedes-Benz wagon with wide stance and polished chrome grille. — Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II (W 201). Photo from the front right from 1990. (Photo index number in the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: D90F164)

Indoor car museum with a vintage penny-farthing bicycle centerpiece. — Benz Patent Motor Car. Authentic reproduction of the world’s first automobile from 1886 on offer from Mercedes-Benz Classic Vehicle Trade. Photo from the left taken in 2026 at the Mercedes-Benz Classic Centre, Fellbach. (Photo index number in the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: D872941)

Two women posing beside a retro blue race car with number 609. — Ewy Rosqvist (left) and Eva Maria Falk in their Mercedes-Benz 300 SE “Fintail” rally car (W 112) at the 1964 Argentinian Touring Car Grand Prix. Rosqvist and Falk finished third overall behind their teammates Eugen Böhringer / Klaus Kaiser and Dieter Glemser / Martin Braungart – also in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SE. (Photo index number in the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: 00075735)

Classic Mercedes-Benz roadster in black and white. — Mercedes-Benz 290 Cabriolet A (W 18) from 1934. Contemporary studio photo from the front left. (Photo index number in the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: 19854)

Vintage 1900s open-top car side view, early motoring era. — “American Mercedes”. The US version of the Mercedes 45 PS from DMG was produced under licence by the Daimler Manufacturing Company from 1905 onwards. Contemporary photo from the right. (Photo index number in the Mercedes-Benz Classic Archives: 1995M862)

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Jarrod Partridge

Jarrod Partridge is the founder of Motoring Chronicle and an FIA accredited journalist with over 30 years of experience following motorsport and the global automotive industry. A member of the AIPS International Sports Press Association, Jarrod has covered Formula 1 races and automotive events at venues around the world, bringing first-hand insight to every race report, car review, and industry analysis he writes. His work spans the full breadth of motoring — from the latest EV launches and road car reviews to the cutting edge of motorsport competition.

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Living automotive history: A Benz Patent-Motorwagen drives at ModaMiami 2026

ModaMiami honors the birth of the automobile 140 years ago

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