Happy Birthday Mercedes Benz!

Ready for Its Close Up
As their reputation and popularity grew, the Mercedes cars increasingly appeared in popular culture. In the original Oceans Eleven, the car served as a prop for Richard Conte (leaning over the fender) Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford. In the late 1950s, in order to penetrate the US market, Mercedes-Benz partnered with Studebaker-Packard to make the German automobiles available at dealerships across the country. When the American company floundered, many of their dealers continued to sell Mercedes-Benz cars.

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