1958 Mercedes 190D

Older, diesel-powered Benzes are very popular here. This is the oldest one I've seen. In the 40s and 50s, Mercedes was a company that made simple products in a country rebuilding from the war. Now in the late 50s, it was once again becoming a technology leader. That doesn't particularly show in the old 190D here, however, it was in 1959 that Benz introduced the first car with front and rear crumple zones to absorb kinetic energy. Known in the US as the 220, I'm sure that car will be making an appearance on this blog.

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