Happy Birthday Mercedes Benz!

In the late 20s, the company only offered only four models, all on the upper end of the price spectrum. By the 30s, Mercedes-Benz had found a market for more affordable cars including the
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Reasonably Priced Car
In the late 1920s, the company only offered only four models, all on the upper end of the price spectrum. By the 1930s, Mercedes-Benz had found a market for more affordable cars including the 130 (the model in the photo above is from 1938), which retailed for 3,425 Reichsmarks or approximately $16,000 today. That's about what a KIA forte would cost today.

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