From August 13 to 21, 1983, Mercedes-Benz set several world records on the high-speed oval track in Nardò, in southern Italy with a completely unknown vehicle at the time. These records were impressive proof of the reliability of the new little sports car, especially the Sechzehnventil-Motor (German: “sixteen valves engine”) of the "Baby Benz" over an extremely long distance.

Without Bruno Sacco's visionary talent and contributions to design, it is safe to say that the trajectory of the Mercedes-Benz Marque would not be the same. The task of quantifying Sacco's life in just a few pages of text and images was quite difficult. I would like to thank Alfredo Stola of Stola S.p.A. on behalf of the entire Mercedes-Benz Club of America for sharing his personal experiences with Mr. Sacco. Our goal with this piece was not only to pay tribute, bur ro share with the world a unique perspective that described Mr. Sacco's Character and manner. - Rubin Howard, Editor in-Chief