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Mercedes-Benz Type W188 I 300S (7/52 - 8/55) or W188 II 300Sc (12/55 - 4/58) coupé / Washington D.C. USA / April 1982 / Camera: Argus "C-Forty-Four." The Argus (circa 1957) was a fully mechanical (no batteries!) rangefinder. This car was parked at the curb, and looked like it had not been moved in a while.


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Photo of a photo. Mercedes-Benz Type W108 and Type W111 comparison / 1994 / Camera: Pentax 6x7. Photos are from the book Mercedes-Benz Automobile Vom 190SL zum 300SL / Author: Heribert Hoffner / ISBN 3-405-12604-5.


Mercedes-Benz Type W126 sedan / The road sign may have confused the driver.


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1966 Mercedes-Benz Type W111 230S / WWW / 1999


1989 Mercedes-Benz Type W124 300E / WWW / 2000


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Mercedes-Benz Type W123 / Ruthin, Wales, UK / 1995 / Trivia: Ruthin is the town where John Lennon's first wife Cynthia was from. The town had a nice restaurant that we visited three nights in a row.  Note the "L" sticker in the rear window, which signifies the driver is Learning.


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Mercedes-Benz Type W124 wagon / Invergarry, Scotland, UK / June 1995


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1957 Mercedes-Benz Type W121 190 Ponton sedan. My first classic Benz! Purchased from the ninth owner on June 17, 1989. Featured a Webasto sliding sunroof, and the original Blaupunkt "Frankfurt" tube radio (AM/FM/LW). Location: George Eastman House / Camera: Pentax 6x7 / Rochester, NY / June 17, 1989. Sold the car June 24, 2016.


1966 Mercedes-Benz Type W108 250S sedan. This Autobahn cruiser spent its first 29 years in Tucson, Arizona before being driven to the northeast US during the summer of 1995. Purchased September 1, 1995 / Photo: July 4, 2012 / Camera: LG cell phone


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1989 Mercedes-Benz Type W124 260E / Purchased June 2, 1999 with 102,057 miles on the odometer. Photo taken in Italy Valley (south of Naples, New York) on October 29, 2000. The original owner was a woman from Pittsford, New York. It was sold new by the Holtz Mercedes-Benz dealership in Rochester. The original window sticker price was just over $40,000. Camera: Nikon Coolpix 990. As of October 2017, it had 177,404 miles, which was an average of 4,100 miles per year since 1999.


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1982 Mercedes-Benz Type W123 240D / Had 291,000 miles as of December 2002. The diesel engine was overhauled in November 2001 at 275,000 miles. The car was originally sold by the Mercedes-Benz Manhattan, Inc. dealership in New York City. The window sticker price was $22,303. Camera: Nikon Coolpix 990. Purchased on September 28, 2001 with 273,546 miles. Drove it until June 11, 2008 when it had 361,846 miles.