- Mercedes-Benz is held in awe by many other manufacturers, for its engineering integrity. The magnificent sports and racing cars of the 1920s and 1930s gave way to the up-market executive saloons and coupes of the 1950s and 1960s, resulting in a half century of excellence. ICONS OF STYLE is a brand new series of compact illustrated books which celebrate the most iconic car designs of the 20th century. Each book focuses on a different classic car, or car marque and documents its concept and development, launch and production, its variants and derivatives. The photographs are a mix of archive and factory shots, images from advertising and brochures, and location portraits, all of which exemplify the iconic style of the era.