Saturday, April 27, 2013

the last remaining 1905 American Mercedes, built by Steinway and Sons




I didn't realize that when I took these photos at the Mercedes Benz center in Irvine that is was so unusual

above from the AAA magazine Westways... 

3 comments:

  1. The end of production of the American Mercedes was not due to any fault of the car - production ended because the Long Island, NY factory burnt down in a fire.

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    1. well, thanks! I hadn't ever thought to find out why! Did they simply see no reason to invest so much to get it started again?

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  2. Jesse,
    It was probably cheaper to import the cars into the United States than build them. Also, the US Merceces was an exact replica of the German-built cars, so there was no unique features that made American assembly a major selling point.

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