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a whole lot of crime. it's probably up to speed if the carriers subscribe to those channels to subscribe to plan, it's a $434445.00 times up. now there's one under stream or just the dues instant section. here i traveled to alabama and looked high and low for answers as to why it has more me see defenses per capita than anywhere else. the legend has a sunny isle. pena's proclivity form a seat as began in the 90s. after the communist blog crumbled. as i discovered that was only half the story. some secrets have just been very well,

have rough hands for clues that might explain albania must see this obsession. the what's the place to start then to come to run home to around $500000.00 people. and boasting and this tory is mercy, does clubs season or dam medley enough 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 moves? no, no, no. and is it possible a good there are 3 such clubs and albania, with well over a 100 members who travel to meets 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 of that it's made just for for fun. elton tells me these carts are usually in garages but went off. they shined 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 sellers. the thing is to live 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

a found make of 10 minutes fried county at starting now. ok. 12345. the stairs funeral here raises driving parts one year. both orders in my book. read 4040. what is the 42? 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 time to figure out exactly how many mercy this cars really play the streets of opening. 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 market. their own 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 the 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 ends the whole job rule of the country and the best place to explore a communist history in toronto is the central block for name, but it's not home to entertainment. tourism, of course, knife last was back then the premises of and the gang by with the only very few

people here is actually that his favorite goes to the car was the german class. the albanians were banned from using private carts and the hubs. 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. this is the 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. 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. the only covert 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 good soul 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 his 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 stuff with 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 our binion is? i mean, 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. that's a bit strange. of course it's a deed smith. this luxury car was not the only ones used by hall, just party and albania. they bought 7 mosquitoes, dentist at the time,

all $280.00 seals plus hodges, $600.00, sit down. i wonder if this car could be the very 1st seat as an all day. now let me take you. 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 ninety's. so if you look for the beginnings of mercedes in albany 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 ruled all damien streets. in

order to leave toronto, i need to get myself the car, which is how i came into contact with almost the mainly run so its mislead as carson. i'm says the brand to sell populate here because the roads where demanding and used to be particularly bad. mercedes fits perfectly without banyon roads. it's suitable for both off road and ask spot mercedes a suitable for all road surfaces and albania. we for him, german cars, a good business, the car, we run cost 80 years a day, but already has over 200000 kilometers on the clock. so it's long since paid for it . so, no wonder how much relies on receipt as but where does it get them from? from do sales or as a cologne often is very good. i is raisal and you drove yourself?

yeah. well yeah. so 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 doors with its picturesque beaches and albanians, the main port. i'm . i mean, i'm a 22 year old who loves vintage cars and is a mechanic and a place that some of damian's call them or see to city ship together, which is far the house on who runs of worship. only 4 cars with a start from what year is the car? 19. 87. well and 19. 87. with the motor looks good. there. 2.5 liter. yeah. huh. and the spare

parts 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 business. the good place here. so all the tools assembly here you have all the, uh like this. that's like a treasure here for me as it as awesome as almost 40 years of experience as a mechanic. and he let his son following his footsteps and at an early age is convinced that it's the quality of german cars, which made the brand so popular in albania. 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. and if the cars break down of them says it's always cheap to repair to you can open. yeah.

or cheaper than other cars. fine. yeah, no, that's plus dollars. easy to maintain and robust, especially on demanding roads. these were ones, the main arguments for buying mosquitoes in l. dania. but that's also changing in the country. so we drive to lake, well, which one of your 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 them the, the progress cool. some of the goals where there was no money or the close to what they do more. thank you for watching the those that

you got bored is what who is moving to to do is discuss it. scores made is the most politics that you may have. so let me uh, but as long as the wheels of their benches still turn, they say they'll stick with them. the german brand still makes them proud and happy . anteriano for w $124.00 a fence. 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 causes any malaysian old codger . scrap it to find somebody that still good 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 the needs this the generation it's ready to roll the new dot so dot to move. this is holden with view drive and multi media know chrome know that the boss confident design. i know the most cost effective dw, learn shannon with.