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about move join us as we travel around your facing the history of every day. all set and that's something right around the world. no need to talk about just his subscriber id. listen to papa, and we'll take you along for the ride. the 434445 time is up. now there's one under 3 minutes here. it's just the distance and section. here. i travel to obey. now, and looked high and low for answers as to why it has more me see defense as per capita than anywhere else. the legend has it, that's on the whole thing has proclivity for miss cedars began in the ninety's often to come in. this blog crumbled as i discovered,

that was only half the story. some secrets have just been very well kept. ref, funds for clues that might explain albania must see this obsession. the, what's the place to start the capital? to run it home to around $500000.00 people. the and boasting of tory is mercy, does clubs, season or day. i'm madly in love with the w $124.00 produce between the mid eighties and the end of the ninety's, and eventually marketed as the eclipse. the slick old machines that look brand new tricks out in every respect. and with more than a few special features, the

how does it work if you, if you do the traffic move? no, no, no. it is. and is it possible a good there are 3 such clubs and albania, with well over a 100 members who travel to meet from all over the country. the why this model because it looks cool with yeah, it looks cool then uh its uh more and usable here in the bank as it's made just for, for fun. elton tells me these carts are usually in garages, but when else they signed right? classical thing i got these yeah, so they're covered and vaseline to make sure the tires don't look, use almost classical car sort of thing actually with the club members on the streets, it's really hard to guess how many bends this the on to run

a so i decided to check for myself. i'll make it 10 minutes. treat county at starting now. okay. 12345. there's 3 in a row here. lisa is driving parts one year. old. there's a bible. read 4040. what is it? 42 guns. 43444546. that's 148. the number of flights of time is up. now is one under 3 minutes. it's just the distance and section here. actually trying to figure out exactly how many mercy this cars really ply the streets of all day. so i visit the vehicle registration department and to run up. they definitely know the numbers. i'm often they are approximately 740000 registered vehicles in albany of which 212000 are

benches in terms of percentage that's approximately 29 to 30 percent, which is the share of that mercedes benz has in the albany and car markets were in the wrong every 3rd car on albanian streets as a mercy this most the 2nd hand folded in 10 years. but arvin says this large market share has been in part because to combat air pollution. albania has been the import of cars that are older than 10 years. and don't meet your 4 standards. but with so many mercy, this is dusting all daniel streets. i also myself, with all the gap. let's deep dive into albanian history to a time when dictator and the whole general of the country and the best place to explore a communist history and to run up is the central block for now. what is now home to entertainment, tourism, and of course life last was back then the premises of and the gang by what only

very few people knew is actually that his favorite goes to the car was the german class. the albanians were banned from using private cars. and the huge i wanted to be seen as a man of the people which we now know was an elaborate mess. great. is luxury german saloon, which no longer runs, has no park in an old garage in toronto. i'm meeting with me that pony today, which is over one of the dictators, best kept secrets and this is like original flag this mercy, the 600 or w 100 type. pullman was manufactured in 1966 and was custom made and personalized for hutch. um, the price breakdown is equivalent to around $200000.00 your us today.

it's important and it would be great if there was a museum for such vehicles for vehicles that belong to the personalities of the past. you loved your car. it would also be beneficial in terms of maintaining the machines because without proper car storage, the condition of such cars simply deteriorates from the hutch only covered about 7000 kilometers in the car in 17 years, mostly on trips out of town until this occasion spots off to all this mercy, this was a state secret for doors. in fact, he didn't use the car very much because he was smart. i knew that it was too stark, a contrast to the lives of the people who were at the time extremely poor. they wouldn't notice, that's why he always walked from his villa to his office. and this car was hardly ever seen by the common people at the time. hopefully not to go to

get the full picture, we need to look at the history of all dania. after world war 2 and the whole roots, socialist albania, for 40 years, leading his people with an iron fist and isolating the country from his allies. he broke with this conference in moscow and done with communist china after the death of chapman months. later, the increasing the paranoid dictator, capital bay, now with hundreds of thousands of bunkers many people ended up in labor, cams, and del banyon software. the extreme poverty and hunger under his leadership. the, there's a lot of history in the car to say the least. how is it for us as i've been, is back? it's an unusual feeling in some doors when you know that you're sitting exactly where a former head of state, a dictator sat as to the fact that's a bit strange. of course, it's a deed smell. this luxury car was not the only ones used by hotels,

party and albania. they bought 7 mosquitoes, dentist at the time, all $280.00 seals plus hodges, $600.00 saddam. and i wonder if this car could be the very 1st seat as an all day. now let me check you. oh, i think this car is the 1st point of reference for albanians and the mercedes benz brand from the looks to the idea that it was used by the farmers dictator and was considered the most important and safest and most valuable car. if the time of course it was an absolutely secret car until the 90s. so if you look for the beginnings of mercedes and albania, and i think the origins are right here. now that i tracked down a small but important piece of the puzzle i carried on my quest to find out exactly what a treat pointed star rules albanian streets. in

order to leave toronto, i need to get myself a car, which is how i came into contact with almost the mainly run. so it can be seen as cars and says the brunt and still popular here. because the roads where demanding and used to be particularly bad. you mercedes fits perfectly with albanian roads. it's suitable for both off road and asked by mercedes as suitable for all road surface fence and albania and wait for him. german cars, a good business, the car we rent cost 80 years a day, but already has over 200000 kilometers on the clock. so it's long since paid for it . so no one the most relies on receipt is. but where does it get them from? from dusseldorf,

s a cologne often is very good. i is raisal and you drove yourself? yeah. well yes. it's 2200 kilometers. dusseldorf, albania, again, last year you know, the roads between germany and albania, better than here, between toronto and so rhonda. our next stop is near the seaside resort of doris with its picturesque beaches and albanians main port. i'm . i mean, i'm a 22 year old who loves vintage cars and as a mechanic and a place that some old damian's call and let's see, to city ship together, which is father. how son, who runs a workshop only for cars with a star from what year is the car? 19? 87. well 1987. and the model looks good there. 2.5 liter.

yeah. uh huh. and the despair pods. waiting to be put to use in the next classic car restoration. and right next door is the workshop where they run, the family business doesn't stick a place here. so all the tool assembly here, you have all the like this. that's like a treasure here for me as soon as possible and has almost 40 years of experience as a mechanic. and he let his son follow in his footsteps. and at an early age, he's convinced that it's the quality of german cars, which made the brand. so popular, you know, daniel, if you look at that symbol, the messages i can drive around the world 3 times and i'm still a bins. otherwise there's no such thing as you drive around the world 3 times and everything is still there today. and if the cars breakdown unimed says it's always cheap to repair to you can open. yeah.

or cheaper than the other cars. yeah, no, that's less. that's not easy to maintain and robust, especially on demanding roads. these were ones to main arguments for buying mosquitoes in o pena, but that's also changing in the country. so we drive to lake well, which one of europe's oldest and deepest lakes, and live with people survive on tourism and fishing. it's now almost a luxury to drive such big cars because they can't afford the less unless they tell me the, the general public schools. i'm a little bit goals where there's no money or the cost why they don't want that. you

know, i only know that you got bored is what, who is moving to to do is discuss it. scores me is the most politics that you show me. so let me uh, but as long as the wheels of there been so still turn, they say they'll stick with them. the german brand still makes them proud and happy . anteriano for w $120.00 for offense. it's not so much about the money as it is about the details . dash, as he calls himself, listened to okay. but brings his car back to his native albania, to have it restored. because here they still take care of all costs like use. they know the scores that they pay attention to detail when they deal with these cars every day in the u. k. they don't want to see this car's in des moines and old codger. scrap it to find somebody that still got the enthusiasm,

that's impossible over there. now, all you get these people that do the job for a living and these just what and my impression of that this trip. suddenly there are still many and all that were crazy about the german cars. but more and more people are turning away from them. and looking for alternatives and cheapest solutions. and so the image on albanian rhodes that has been shaped by mosquitoes until now is likely to change to africa is up to from looking us also with an issue. and we are asking only so also with citizens of the long how can we contribute preventing and raising awareness about environmental destruction. along with many of these is tackling plastic trash.