Happy Birthday Mercedes Benz!

Pele, the Brazilian soccer virtuoso, poses next to a blue Mercedes with matching hubcaps. Celebrity drivers, like Clark Gable, Grace Kelly and John Lennon helped popularize the brand
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Star Power
A-list drivers like Clark Gable, Grace Kelly, John Lennon and Brazilian soccer virtuoso Pele, above, helped popularize the brand with consumers during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

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