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Created on December 24, 2020
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Summary
They still exist, the lost treasures that are eventually rediscovered. In Switzerland, a Mercedes-Benz collection of classics from the 1950s lay dormant for decades in an industrial warehouse until it was brought back to light a few weeks ago. This report tells the story of the "rediscovery" and the background to how it came about.
This article contains the following chapters
- Light into the darkness
- A collector's story
- All Mercedes-Benz models from the fifties
- The most valuable
- The most perfect
Estimated reading time: 5min
Preview (beginning of the article)
Now the "woofie" had actually spent his life "walking" past this industrial hall near Interlaken at the foot of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau and had no idea what mobile classics were hidden behind the gates. Not even driven by his sense of smell, he became curious. None of the passers-by, who had repeatedly walked or driven past the building, knew that various Mercedes-Benz cars were stored there alongside the carpenter's wood and later the paint buckets of a painter. The years passed and the cars became increasingly dusty and dirty. One or two hoods were temporarily converted into "pallet racks", which of course left its mark. The odd star also found a new lover.
Welcome to Zwischengas!
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