One of the greatest challenges was the manufacture of the 140-hp engine, for which the Classic Center Team were able to rely on the experience and expertise of the experts from the foundry in Daimler’s Mettingen plant.

In Daimler’s Mettingen plant all of the cast parts for the handsome four-cylinder vehicle were reproduced. In addition to traditional gray iron and aluminum casting methods, “rapid prototyping” was also used. This high-tech casting technique is used for the production of small series and prototypes, and is also employed in the manufacture of Formula 1 engines.

In addition, other important vehicle components such as the carburetor, oil and water pump, balance wheel, camshafts, and coil clutch were also manufactured using this sophisticated process.

The racing car body was produced with the help of the photogrammetry method. Using this process, the three-dimensional form was generated based on photographs from the Daimler archive. It served as the basis for the production of the aluminum body.

The vehicle’s paintwork consists of a special paint whose composition was determined with the aid of original paint particles. It was also possible to determine the exact shade of white, the standard Mercedes racing car paintwork at the time. The paint was traditionally applied with a brush.

The tires were made from natural rubber as a special design. No additives were mixed with the natural rubber, in accordance with the 1908 production methods of the “Pneumatiks,” as the tires – which were widely used even then – were called. The color of the rubber was thus preserved, and authentic white tires were created.