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In its day the Mercedes 300 was a prestigious car befitting the rich, famous and powerful. Mercedes exploited the patronage of their products for promotional purposes particularly in their publication 'MERCEDES-BENZ in aller Welt' or 'MERCEDES-BENZ all over the world: Pictorial Export News of Daimler-Benz AG Stuttgart-Untertuerkheim' from which most of the following photographs are drawn. Of course, the most famous owner of the W186 was Konrad Adenauer, former Mayor of Cologne and the first post-war Chancellor or West Germany. However, I have few appropriate pictures of him with the vehicle - can anyone help in this respect, or indeed with any other photographs?

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PORTUGUESE EAST AFRICA 'On his state visit to Mozambique, Portuguese State President General Lopes is enthusiastically welcomed by native chieftans at Marracuene.' (in aller Welt No. 3) |
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SYRIA 'A Mercedes-Benz "300" in a parade in Damascus' (in aller Welt No. 3) |
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SWEDEN 'Swedish film star Anita Ekberg, who now lives in the USA, is enthusiastically welcomed in Malmö on a visit to her native country' (in aller Welt No. 3) |
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GERMANY 'On their state visit to the Federal Republic of Germany, King Paul and Queen Friederike of Greece were hearyily welcomed everywhere by enthusiastic crowds' (in aller Welt No. 3) |
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UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA 'Minister of Lands S. P. le Roux (centre) in discussion with B. A. Kachelhoffer (left), Sales Manager of Cargo Motor Corporation Ltd., Johannesburg, and Dan Potieter, at a recent agricultural show at Kimberley, Northern Cape.' (in aller Welt No. 4) |
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USA 'Frank Lloyd Wright, the most famous architect of the United States, with his son-in-law, to whom he presented a Mercedes-Benz 300SL, in front of his model 300.' (in aller Welt No. 4) |
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AUSTRIA 'Romy Schneider, famous 18-year old movie star, was hearlity welcomed when she drove, with her partner Karlheinz Böhm, to the premiere of the film "Kitty und die grosse Welt" in the Apollo theatre in Vienna.' (in aller Welt No. 4) |
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BELGIUM 'German movie star Heinz Rühmann arrives in Brussels for the premiere of his film "Charlie's Aunt".' (in aller Welt No. 4) |
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GERMANY 'Austrian Federal Chancellor Dr. Julius Raab (lifting his hat) arrives in Bonn for a 4-day state visit; left of Dr. Raab: Federal Chancellor Dr. Konrad Adenauer.' (in aller Welt No. 4) |
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300D cabriolet once owned by Led Zeppelin lead guitarist Jimmy Page. |
Has anyone other photographs of MB300s in action? If so, then they would be greatfully received
Comments and queries to: Stuart Lamb.